title: Purification of prealbumin from human serum.
abstract: A method is presented by which prealbumin (thyroxine-binding prealbumin; tryptophan-rich prealbumin) may be purified to homogeneity from human serum. The method involves precipitation of contaminating proteins with dilute aqueous phenol, ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sephacel, and gel permeation chromatography on Sephadex G-100. The yield is 25-30%, and the prealbumin is homogeneous by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis at pH 8.9 and pH 3.6.
mesh_terms: D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D019800:Phenol; D010636:Phenols; D011228:Prealbumin / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014462:Ultrafiltration
chemical_list: D010636:Phenols; D011228:Prealbumin; D019800:Phenol