PURIFICATION OF CANINE PROLACTIN BY PREPARATIVE ISOTACHOPHORESIS

in Journal of Endocrinology
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P. J. KNIGHT
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M. GRONOW
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J. M. HAMILTON
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SUMMARY

Preparative isotachophoresis in polyacrylamide gel using carrier ampholytes as 'spacers' has been used to purify prolactin from canine pituitary extracts. Using Ampholine pH 5–8 as spacers, a prolactin fraction was obtained which was essentially homogeneous as judged by the criteria of disc electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing. Amino acid analysis indicated a close similarity between canine and ovine prolactin. A growth hormone fraction, identified by its electrophoretic mobility, was also obtained although this was heterogeneous in disc electrophoresis at alkaline pH.

 

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