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Jan, 2010

Artificial chaperone-assisted refolding in a microchannel

BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
  • Etsushi Yamamoto
  • ,
  • Satoshi Yamaguchi
  • ,
  • Naoki Sasaki
  • ,
  • Haeng-Boo Kim
  • ,
  • Takehiko Kitamori
  • ,
  • Teruyuki Nagamune

Volume
33
Number
1
First page
171
Last page
177
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1007/s00449-009-0374-1
Publisher
SPRINGER

Protein refolding using a simple dilution method in a microchannel often led to the formation of protein aggregates, which bound to the microchannel wall, resulting in low refolding yields. To inhibit aggregation and improve refolding yields, an artificial chaperone-assisted (ACA) refolding, which employed detergents and beta-cyclodextrin was used. Model proteins, hen egg white lysozyme and yeast alpha-glucosidase, were successfully refolded in a microchannel. The microscopic observation showed that the ACA method suppressed protein aggregation and facilitated the refolding of lysozyme, whereas significant aggregation was observed when a simple dilution method was employed. The ACA method increased the lysozyme refolding yield by 40% over the simple dilution approach. Similarly, for alpha-glucosidase, the refolding yield using the ACA method (ca. 50%) was approximately three times compared with the simple dilution method. The ACA refolding method is a suitable approach to use in the refolding of proteins using a microfluidic system.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-009-0374-1
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000272910600021&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1007/s00449-009-0374-1
  • ISSN : 1615-7591
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000272910600021

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