Fermentation, Recover, and Purification of the Hc Fragment of the Botulinum Neurotoxin from Pichia pastoris.

Abstract

This mid-term report is an update on the purification of Clostridium botilinum serotype B Hc fragment expressed intracellularly in Pichia pastoris, clone BBC-C-02136 A5 BoNT B (Hc)/pHILD4. During the first half of this year the fermentation was improved by the addition of casamino acids during the methanol feed. In addition, a process using a Streamline column (fluidized ion exchange column) was used to capture the Hc fragment directly from the cell homogenate at approximately 70 to 80% pure. This step replaces the polyethyelenimine precipitation and the ammonium sulfate precipitation step in the previous purification process. A purification process was completed that generates a 99+% pure product by SDS-PAOE and 97% to 99% pure on isoelectric focusing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA322790

Entities

People

  • Michael M. Meagher

Organizations

  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Cells
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Clostridium
  • Fermentation
  • Fungi
  • Ion Exchange
  • Methanols
  • Neurotoxins
  • Organic Compounds
  • Precipitation

Fields of Study

  • Biology

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