HUMAN LEUKOCYTE INTERFERON - PRODUCTION, PURIFICATION TO HOMOGENEITY, AND INITIAL CHARACTERIZATION

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RUBINSTEIN, M [1 ]
RUBINSTEIN, S [1 ]
FAMILLETTI, PC [1 ]
MILLER, RS [1 ]
WALDMAN, AA [1 ]
PESTKA, S [1 ]
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[1] NEW YORK BLOOD CTR, LINDSLEY F KIMBALL RES INST, NEW YORK, NY 10021 USA
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10.1073/pnas.76.2.640
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A method of fractionating proteins by high-performance liquid partition chromatography has been developed and used for isolation and purification to homogeneity of one of the species of human leukocyte interferon. The homogeneous interferon exhibited a sharp peak on high-performance liquid chromatography and a single narrow band on sodium dodecyl sulfate/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of 2-mercaptoethanol. Extraction of the gel gave a single sharp peak of antiviral activity coinciding with the protein band. The specific activity of pure interferon was found to be 2-4 x 108 units/mg, based on amino acid analysis. The molecular weight is 17,500-18,000.
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