title: Purification of proteins using foam fractionation.
abstract: Purification is an important step in the production of pharmaceuticals from recombinant proteins. The characteristics of industrial-scale purification schemes, such as conventional chromatography, have a significant impact on the cost of production. Foam fractionation, a novel separation technique based upon the differences in affinities of components for the gas/aqueous interface of a foam, has the potential to be a cost-effective component in a purification scheme. This review covers some of the more recent studies in understanding the process and applications of foam fractionation in protein-containing systems with special attention to the requirements of pharmaceutical products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington 40536-0082, USA.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Lockwood
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bummer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jay
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D011506:Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins