IDENTIFICATION AND PURIFICATION OF A NEW PROTEIN FROM WATER-SOLUBLE EXTRACTS OF HUMAN ADRENAL GLAND

in Journal of Endocrinology
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M. A. AL-AWQATI
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Y. B. GORDON
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An homogenate of human foetal adrenal gland was subjected to negative immunoabsorption by column chromatography using anti-whole human serum coupled to Sepharose 4B. Two peaks were eluted and used to immunize rabbits. The antisera produced were absorbed and tested for specificity by double immunodiffusion.

Two antigens, which appeared to be specific to the adrenal gland, were identified having molecular weights of 25 000 and 65 000 as determined by gel filtration. The lower molecular weight antigen was isolated by physicochemical methods and found to be a protein. The amino acid composition is reported.

 

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