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. 1971 Feb;7(2):233–240. doi: 10.1128/jvi.7.2.233-240.1971

Biological, Physical, and Chemical Properties of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus I. Purification and Physical Properties 1

Anthony A Fuscaldo a, Halvor G Aaslestad a,2, Edwin J Hoffman a
PMCID: PMC356104  PMID: 4106780

Abstract

A new purification procedure was adopted for Eastern equine encephalitis virus which does not subject the virus to pelleting at any stage. Three- to 4-liter volumes were passed through a diethylaminoethyl cellulose column. The virus-containing fractions were banded on a sucrose cushion and finally concentrated in an isopycnic band in a linear sucrose gradient. This method reduced the volume 1,000-fold with a concomitant increase in viral titer, i.e., better than 90% recovery. Numerous criteria have been used to establish that this viral preparation was essentially free from cellular debris and nonviral material. Physical studies on this purified viral product were initiated. The sedimentation coefficient as determined by band sedimentation was 240S, the buoyant density in sucrose was 1.18 g/cc, and the diameter of the virus was 54 nm. From the diameter and the buoyant density it was possible to calculate the molecular weight of a spherical particle. In this case, the calculated molecular weight for Eastern equine encephalitis virus was 58 × 106 daltons.

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