text: what is a zymogram?   a zymogram is a strip or band of electrophoretic medium showing the pattern of enzymes or isoenzymes after their separation by electrophoresis.  zymography is an electrophoretic technique, based on sds-page, that includes a substrate copolymerised with the polyacrylamide gel, for the detection of enzyme activity. samples are prepared in the standard sds-page treatment buffer but without boiling, and without a reducing agent. following electrophoresis, the sds is removed from the gel (or zymogram) by incubation in unbuffered triton x-100, followed by incubation in an appropriate digestion buffer, for an optimised length of time at 37?c. the zymogram is subsequently stained (commonly with amido black or coomassie brilliant blue), and areas of digestion appear as clear bands against a darkly stained background where the substrate has been degraded by the enzyme.