Chapter title |
Magnetic Nanoparticles for Protein Separation and Purification.
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Chapter number | 8 |
Book title |
Protein Chromatography
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2023
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-0716-3362-5_8 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-07-163361-8, 978-1-07-163362-5
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Authors |
Vedarethinam, Vadanasundari, Jeevanandam, Jaison, Acquah, Caleb, Danquah, Michael K, Danquah, Michael K. |
Abstract |
Proteins are essential for various functions such as brain activity and muscle contraction in humans. Even though food is a source of proteins, the bioavailability of proteins in most foods is usually limited due to matrix interaction with other biomolecules. Thus, it is essential to extract these proteins and provide them as a nutraceutical supplement to maintain protein levels and avoid protein deficiency. Hence, protein purification and extraction from natural sources are highly significant in biomedical applications. Chromatography, crude mechanical disruption, use of extractive chemicals, and electrophoresis are some of the methods applied to isolate specific proteins. Even though these methods possess several advantages, they are unable to extract specific proteins with high purity. A suitable alternative is the use of nanoparticles, which can be beneficial in protein purification and extraction. Notably, magnetic iron and iron-based nanoparticles have been employed in protein extraction processes and can be reused via demagnetization due to their magnetic property, smaller size, morphology, high surface-to-volume ratio, and surface charge-mediated property. This chapter is a summary of various magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) that can be used for the biomolecular separation of proteins. |
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