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. 1978 Oct;36(4):625–626. doi: 10.1128/aem.36.4.625-626.1978

Purification of the protein crystal from Bacillus thuringiensis by zonal gradient centrifugation.

B J Ang, K W Nickerson
PMCID: PMC243104  PMID: 708033

Abstract

A method is described for the large-scale purification of the Bacillus thuringiensis protein crystal by zonal gradient centrifugation. NaBr gradients are employed in a Beckman J21-B centrifuge equipped with a JCF-Z rotor.

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