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Init Ithoi

2010

Pichia pastoris

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Optimization For High-Level Expression In Pichia Pastoris And Purification Of Truncated And Full Length Recombinant Sag2 Of Toxoplasma Gondii For Diagnostic Use, Init Ithoi May 2010

Optimization For High-Level Expression In Pichia Pastoris And Purification Of Truncated And Full Length Recombinant Sag2 Of Toxoplasma Gondii For Diagnostic Use, Init Ithoi

Init Ithoi

SAG2 is one of the major surface antigens of the intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. In the present study, truncated recombinant SAG2(S) and full length recombinant SAG2(T) of T. gondii were optimally produced (similar to 15 mg/liter) in Pichia pus tons expression system using BMMY medium at pH 3, 25 degrees C in 0.5-1% methanol and a time-course of 1-2 days. The recombinant proteins were purified using a commercial gel filtration purification system obtaining similar to 33% recovery. The purified SAG2(S) and SAG2(T) showed molecular masses of 45 and 36 kDa by SDS-PAGE, respectively. The recombinant proteins were evaluated by …