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Polycomplexes – potential for bioseparation

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This review discusses the properties of complexes formed by proteins with polyelectrolytes (PPC) and two polyelectrolyte molecules of opposite charge (PEC). The most highly charged polymers with ionic groups in each monomer unit are considered in this paper. There are all reasons to regard PEC as macromolecular compounds produced as a result of equilibrium reactions with inherent permanent exchange of polyions in water-salt solutions. They combine two properties that might appear at first sight to be mutually exclusive, i.e. rather high stability and lability. Introduction of bioaffinity ligands endows PEC with the recognition capacity sufficient for the purposes of bioseparation and bioanalysis. Antibody-PEC conjugates were successfully used in the immunoassay combining the advantages of both homogeneous and heterogeneous assays and for modeling of chaperone action. The unique properties of polyelectrolyte complexes in combination with bioaffinity ligands makes them promising for the development of highly efficient means of protein isolation, new immunoassay procedures and creation of reversibly soluble biocatalysts.

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  1. Polymer Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow State University, 199899, Moscow

    Vladimir A. Izumrudov

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lund University, P. O. Box 124, S-22100, Lund, Sweden

    Igor Yu. Galaev & Bo Mattiasson

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Izumrudov, V.A., Galaev, I.Y. & Mattiasson, B. Polycomplexes – potential for bioseparation. Bioseparation 7, 207–220 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008007818765

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