Nerve growth factor was insolubilized by covalent attachment to Sepharose beads. Nerve growth factor-Sepharose was biologically active in both the neurite outgrowth assay for nerve growth factor and in preserving responsive neurons in vitro. Modification of the bioassay to detect solubilized activity of nerve growth factor and histological examination of ganglia treated with nerve growth factor...

The binding of bovine testicular hyaluronidase to AH-Sepharose (1,6-diaminohexane--Sepharose) gels substituted with (1) dermatan sulphate, (2) desulphated dermatan sulphate, (3) heparin and (4) de-N/O-sulphated, re-N-acetylated heparin was investigated. Hyaluronidase was found to bind to (1) and (3), but not (2) and (4). On the basis of these observations a preparative scheme for the purificati...

Acetone fractionated peroxidase from crude extract of Brassica oleracea leaves (Cabbage) was purified in three steps on chromatographic columns, using Sp-Sepharose, DEAE-Sepharose and Con A-Sepharose. The specific activity of purified main isoenzyme (BOC-POD) is 1887 u/mg protein with RZ: 3.1, which is 172 times more than the RZ of crude extract with 4.3% recovery. The molecular weight of BOC-P...

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)-Sepharose is often used for purification of protein A- and tandem affinity purification (TAP)-tagged proteins from eukaryotic cells, but because it is based on an agarose matrix, it is not always optimal for all proteins. Synthetic matrices such as IgG-Dynabeads have improved properties over IgG-Sepharose but are generally expensive. Here we describe the preparation and p...

We report here the first case of an affinity isolation of eukaryotic RNA polymerase II. The procedure employs an affinity matrix composed of alpha-amanitin coupled to Sepharose 4B via a ten atom spacer. RNA polymerase II from either calf thymus or wheat germ binds to the amanitin-Sepharose, as indicated by subsequent elution with sodium dodecylsulfate-containing buffer and analysis by polyacryl...

Serum samples were obtained from patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR: n = 10) or giant cell arteritis (GCA; n = 7), or both. Samples were taken either before treatment or within one week of starting prednisolone. Immune complexes (IC) were concentrated by polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation then purified with either IgG anti-C1q-Sepharose or IgG anti-C3c-Sepharose. Complex components ...