Abstract
The role of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) during the onset of prostate cancer and subsequent tumor growth and metastasis is not well understood. We have developed a simple two step procedure, based on principles of hydrophobic charge-induction chromatography and molecular size chromatography to provide pure free-PSA (f-PSA) preparation that is free from all other known PSA complexes as well as human kallikrein 2 (hK2). The overall recovery of f-PSA is 72%. The isolated f-PSA consists of three known isoforms that corresponds to pI of 6.2, 6.4 and 7.2. f-PSA is enzymatically active and its enzymatic activity can be effectively neutralized by a serine protease inhibitor.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 113-120 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Chromatography B: Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Volume | 813 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 25 2004 |
Keywords
- PSA
- PSA purification
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate-specific antigen
- Serine protease
- Thiophilic-interaction chromatography
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