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ArticleThe protein journal2010

Purification of BmR1 recombinant protein.

Norsyahida Arifin, Madihah Basuni, Chew Ai Lan, Ahmad Ramli Mohd Yahya, Rahmah Noordin

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Article in The protein journal, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Norsyahida ArifinInstitute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia.
Madihah Basuni
Chew Ai Lan
Ahmad Ramli Mohd Yahya
Rahmah Noordin
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper describes a refinement in the purification step that facilitated the downstream recovery of high purity BmR1 recombinant protein, which is a protein used as a test reagent in the commercialized rapid tests for detection of lymphac filariasis i.e. Brugia Rapid™ and panLF rapid™. Purification was performed by immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC), followed by ion exchange chromatography (IEX). Results showed that a total of 10.27 mg of BmR1 was obtained when IMAC was performed using 20 mM of imidazole and 5 column volume of wash buffer containing 500 mM of NaCl. Purity of the target protein was enhanced when buffer at pH 5.8 was used during the IEX. Two proteins that recurrently appeared below the BmR1 recombinant protein were identified by mass-spectrometry analysis as the same protein, thus they were probably degradation products of BmR1. These strategies improve purity of the target protein to be used in applications such as production of aptamers and monoclonal antibodies.

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AnimalsBrugia malayiChromatography, AffinityChromatography, Ion ExchangeHelminth ProteinsMolecular WeightReagent Kits, DiagnosticRecombinant ProteinsHelminth ProteinsReagent Kits, DiagnosticRecombinant Proteins

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PMID20845068
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