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A simple method for the preparation of pure and active gamma-globulin-ferritin conjugates using glutaraldehyde

E Siess, O Wieland, F Miller
PMCID: PMC1455871  PMID: 4137515

Abstract

A method is described for coupling γ-globulin to ferritin using glutaraldehyde. Isolation of the conjugate is achieved by ammonium sulphate precipitation. The conjugate is free from uncoupled ferritin or γ-globulin and the coupled antibody retains full activity. Preparation of pure active conjugate takes about 2½ hours.

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