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Purification of the Yersinia entomophaga Yen-TC Toxin Complex Using Size Exclusion Chromatography
Sandra A Jones1, Mark R H Hurst2
1Innovative Farm Systems, AgResearch, Lincoln Research Centre, Canterbury, New Zealand. sandra.jones@agresearch.co.nz.
Abstract:
The Yersinia entomophaga toxin complex (Yen-TC) is the bacterium's main virulence determinant. Because of its high insect activity, methods were developed to allow the routine isolation and purification of Yen-TC from an overnight bacterial culture using size exclusion chromatography. Here we outline an overnight purification procedure using a 100-ml culture volume, where approximately 2 mg of Yen-TC, with an approximate purity of 95-98 %, can be routinely obtained.

