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US 4,396,477 AGranted
Separation of proteins using electrodialysis-isoelectric focusing combination
AssigneeIonics, Incorporated
InventorSurendar M. Jain
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Abstract
A process and apparatus for treating a liquid protein mixture is disclosed in which the protein mixture is first determined by electrodialysis (ED) and then subjected to isoelectric focusing (IEF) to effect the separation of proteins based on differences in their isoelectric points (pI). This combination of ED-IEF results in an improved separation of the protein components of a mixture than without the ED step.
Claims5
A process for the treatment of a liquid mixture of proteins comprising the steps of:
- first demineralizing said protein mixture by subjecting the same to electrodialysis at a temperature of between 0.degree.-40.degree. C. to effect a substantial reduction in the salt content of said mixture to a conductivity in the range between about 0.25-2.0 milli-Siemen/cm;
- removing from said demineralized mixture any turbidity present, and thereafter subjecting said resulting demineralized protein mixture to isoelectric focusing to effect therefrom a seperation and a simultaneous increase in the relative percentage of at least one of said proteins in at least one channel or separation path of said isoelectric focusing apparatus.
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