| Literature DB >> 15556523 |
B Bindukumar1, Elzbieta Kawinski, Craig Cherrin, Leah M Gambino, Madhavan P N Nair, Stanley A Schwartz, Kailash C Chadha.
Abstract
The role of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) during the onset of prostate cancer and subsequent tumor growth and metastasis is not well understood. We have developed a simple two step procedure, based on principles of hydrophobic charge-induction chromatography and molecular size chromatography to provide pure free-PSA (f-PSA) preparation that is free from all other known PSA complexes as well as human kallikrein 2 (hK2). The overall recovery of f-PSA is 72%. The isolated f-PSA consists of three known isoforms that corresponds to pI of 6.2, 6.4 and 7.2. f-PSA is enzymatically active and its enzymatic activity can be effectively neutralized by a serine protease inhibitor.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15556523 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.09.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci ISSN: 1570-0232 Impact factor: 3.205