Affinity chromatography purification of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin

Anti-enterotoxin immunoglobulins immobilized on CH-Sepharose or CNBr-Sepharose were used for affinity chromatography purification of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin. Cell extracts containing enterotoxin or partially purified toxin preparations were applied to the column and nonspecifically-bound protein was eluted. NaOH was used to elute specifically bound toxin. The purity of enterotoxin purified by Sephadex G-100 chromatography followed by affinity chromatography appears similar to toxin highly purified by conventional means. The procedure can be used successfully for the rapid (less than 2 h) purification of small amounts of enterotoxin.