Tedious, time-consuming, exasperating: Those are perhaps the three words that researchers use most commonly to describe protein purification. Proteins, and their little sisters the peptides, are among ...

Protein purification is both an art and a science, requiring the right combination of techniques, equipment, and molecular insights. From hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) to reversed phase ...

Previous purification methods, such as ammonium sulphate precipitation, were known to yield a crude purification of proteins. Affinity purification of antibodies is one of widely used techniques where ...

Protein characterization can be an extensive field of study covering a broad range of analytical methods and techniques. Although biochemists have made significant advances in protein analysis, the ...

Creating analytical tools that support the advancement of knowledge can often come about through the integration of existing information and techniques, theoretical and practical, directed toward a ...

Membrane proteins are the gateway to cells and are involved in many critical functions. Each membrane protein is unique, and their complexity makes it difficult to fit into a standardized expression ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- One of the most expensive steps in manufacturing protein drugs such as antibodies or insulin is the purification step: isolating the protein from the bioreactor used to produce it.

Proteins play a key role in the life sciences -- from basic research and biotechnological applications to the development and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals. Scientists have developed a method that ...