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. 1977 Dec;18(3):741–745. doi: 10.1128/iai.18.3.741-745.1977

Purification of beta-toxin from Clostridium perfringens type C.

J Sakurai, C L Duncan
PMCID: PMC421297  PMID: 201565

Abstract

Beta-toxin was purified about 340-fold from culture supernatant fluid of Clostridium perfringens type C with a yield of about 24% in terms of biologically active beta-toxin. The purification involved ammonium sulfate fractionation, gel filtration through Sephadex G-100, isoelectrofocusing in a pH 3 to 6 gradient, and immunoaffinity chromatography. The purified beta-toxin gave a single band on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

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