Affinity partitioning of restriction endonucleases : Application to the purification of EcoR I and EcoR V

Partitioning of restriction endonucleases between two liquid aqueous phases can be strongly influenced by group-specific ligands included in the two-phase system. Three restriction endonucleases, namely EcoR I, EcoR V and BamH I, were partitioned within an aqueous dextran—polyethylene glycol (PEG) s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Chromatography A 1991-02, Vol.538 (2), p.311-321
Hauptverfasser: Vlatakis, G., Bouriotis, V.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Partitioning of restriction endonucleases between two liquid aqueous phases can be strongly influenced by group-specific ligands included in the two-phase system. Three restriction endonucleases, namely EcoR I, EcoR V and BamH I, were partitioned within an aqueous dextran—polyethylene glycol (PEG) system. The enzymes could be extracted into the upper PEG phase by using either triazine dyes or herring DNA as affinity ligands. The influence of the endogenous bacterial nucleic acid, concentration of polymerbound dye and concentration of sodium chloride on the system were examined. A partial purification of EcoR I (up to 52-fold) and EcoR V (up to 37-fold) was achieved using a combination of affinity partitioning and ion-exchange chromatography, providing an extremely fast and economical method for the isolation of restriction endonucleases free from contaminating nuclease activities.
ISSN:0021-9673
DOI:10.1016/S0021-9673(01)88852-X