SELECTIVE FLOCCULATION OF NUCLEIC-ACIDS, LIPIDS, AND COLLOIDAL PARTICLES FROM A YEAST-CELL HOMOGENATE BY POLYETHYLENEIMINE, AND ITS SCALE-UP

被引:46
作者
MILBURN, P [1 ]
BONNERJEA, J [1 ]
HOARE, M [1 ]
DUNNILL, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON UNIV COLL,DEPT CHEM & BIOCHEM ENGN,SERC,CTR BIOCHEM ENGN,TORRINGTON PL,LONDON WC1E 7JE,ENGLAND
关键词
borax; cell debris; lipid; nucleic acid; Polyethyleneimine; protein;
D O I
10.1016/0141-0229(90)90070-7
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Nucleic acids, lipid, and colloidal particulate material can be selectively flocculated from a yeast cell homogenate by the cationic polymer polyethyleneimine (PEI). Flocculation can occur from a crude homogenate, a homogenate clarified centrifugally, or by the prior use of sodium tetraborate (borax). Flocculation from a homogenate previously clarified by the use of borax is best suited for large-scale operation. The supernatant obtained following centrifugation is effectively free of nucleic acid, lipid, and particulate material with essentially 100% soluble enzyme recovery. Enzyme specific activity increases by approximately 45% compared to a zero PEI control. © 1990.
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页码:527 / 532
页数:6
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