per 40 monomer units (10). Thus, the proteins move more and more slowly until they reach a certain relationship to the polymerized chains of the gel such that their further movement is linear with time at constant voltage. Therefore, "pore-limit" can be defined as the distance migrated from the original starting point in a specific gradient after which further migration occurs at a rate directly proportional to time (at a specific voltage). It also follows that when all the components in a mixture have reached their respective "porelimit" the time of migration becomes unimportant-viz., further migration will not change their positions relative to each other. Furthermore, if two proteins of known molecular weight are included in the mixture as standards, then after the "pore-limit" has been reached, a simple log-log plot can be used to determine the molecular weight of each of the other components in the mixture.Obviously there are limitations to the determination of molecular weight by the method described here. First, a protein must carry enough net charge to move it at an initial rate which is greater than the rate it would have at its "porelimit." It is also possible that very long and narrow proteins will migrate at slower rates at the "pore-limit" than globular proteins of equivalent weight; however, this remains to be determined. Also, the possibilities of association and disassociation are probably greater because the protein mix-