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An Economical Method for the Recovery of Albumin from Outdated Packed Cells using Polyethylene Glycol and Heat‐Fractionation
Author(s) -
Viljoen Mike
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1978.tb02933.x
Subject(s) - polyethylene glycol , albumin , fractionation , chromatography , peg ratio , fraction (chemistry) , chemistry , globulin , biochemistry , medicine , immunology , finance , economics
. Outdated packed cells were pooled and the red cells, together with a large fraction of unwanted globulins, were precipitated with polyethylene glycol. The albumin was then precipitated from the supernatant fluid as a crude paste containing about 85% albumin which was further fractionated using standard techniques.