Separation and Purification of Bioactive Molecules by Ion Exchange

Bioactive molecules (or signaling molecules) are involved in tissue regeneration and have an important role modulating the microenvironment vivo. chemicals ability to govern host cell motility, proliferation, differentiation, as well enabling cells interact with their surrounding via particular receptors for chemical recognition. This chapter introduces ion-exchange chromatography (IEC) a method separating purifying bioactive compounds such polyphenols, catechin derivatives from complicated plant mixtures, proteins, minor whey protein, peptides, human C-peptide, alkaloids Chinese medicines, plasmid DNA carbohydrates.