Plasminogen: Purification from Human Plasma by Affinity Chromatography
04 Dec 1970-Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science)-Vol. 170, Iss: 3962, pp 1095-1096
TL;DR: Plasminogen was prepared from human plasma by affinity chromatography on L-lysine-substituted Sepharose with a specific activity of 100 caseinolytic units per milligram of nitrogen.
Abstract: Plasminogen was prepared from human plasma by affinity chromatography on L-lysine-substituted Sepharose. Thirty milligrams of plasminogen, with a specific activity of 100 caseinolytic units (Committee on Thrombolytic Agents) per milligram of nitrogen, were obtained from 340 milliliters of plasma. This corresponds to over 200-fold purification from plasma. Disc-gel electrophoresis at pH 8.3 indicated seven distinct bands, all of which contained activity.
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TL;DR: The technique of disc electrophoresis has been presented, including a discussion of the technical variables with special reference to the separation of protein fractions of normal human serum.
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The technique of disc electrophoresis has been presented, including a discussion of the technical variables with special reference to the separation of protein fractions of normal human serum.
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TL;DR: Some mechanisms that provide a rationale for the resolution afforded by zone electrophoresis in many gels will be detailed; the theory of some new modifications of zone electophoresis that have been designed to take maximum advantage of these mechanisms will be developed.
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