Method to reduce plasma cholesterol
AssigneeCanadian Patents and Development Limited
InventorsSailen S. Mookerjea, Arun Nagpurkar, Uday Saxena
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Abstract
Cholesterol in liquids such as blood plasma can be reduced by passing such liquids over an insoluble matrix such as agarose or treated glass beads to which is attached a C-reactive protein capable of binding cholesterol. An eluent such as sodium chloride or phosphorylcholine can be used to remove bound cholesterol and regenerate the insoluble matrix-C-reactive protein combination for re-use.
Claims10
A method to separate cholesterol from a cholesterol-containing liquid comprising passing said cholesterol-containing liquid over a selected insoluble matrix upon which is immobilized a C-reactive protein capable of binding said cholesterol or cholesterol-containing material thereby to bind said cholesterol or cholesterol-containing material and separating a liquid with a reduced cholesterol concentration from said matrix.
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