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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-14
pubmed:abstractText
Molecular recognition guides the selective interaction of macromolecules with each other in essentially all biological processes. Perhaps the most impactful use of biomolecular recognition in separation science has been in affinity chromatography. The results of the last 26 years, since Cuatrecases, Wilchek and Anfinsen first reported the purification of staphylococcal nuclease, have validated the power of biomolecular specificity for purification. This power has stimulated an explosion of solid-phase ligand designs and affinity chromatographic applications. An ongoing case in point is the purification of recombinant proteins, which has been aided by engineering the proteins to contain Affinity-Tag sequences, such as hexa-histidine for metal-chelate separation and epitope sequence for separation by an immobilized monoclonal antibody. Tag technology can be adapted for plate assays and other solid-phase techniques. The advance of affinity chromatography also has stimulated immobilized ligand-based methods to characterize macromolecular recognition, including both chromatographic and optical biosensor methods. And, new methods such as phage display and other diversity library approaches continue to emerge to identify new recognition molecules of potential use as affinity ligands. Overall, it is tantalizing to envision a continued evolution of new affinity technologies which use the selectivity built into biomolecular recognition as a vehicle for purification, analysis, screening and other applications in separation sciences.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0021-9673
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
707
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-1-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Current trends in molecular recognition and bioseparation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Protein Biochemistry, SmithKline Beecham, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review