US5552325A
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Method for separation and recovery of biological materials
Assignee: Cambrex Bio Science Rockland Inc
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Filing: 1992-07-17
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Granted: 1996-09-03
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Expires: 2012-07-17
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a centrifuge tube containing a porous selection means for selectively separating and recovering biological substances from gels, broths, or solutions containing the same, and thus concentrating them, the tube comprising separate upper and lower containers and means for joining the two containers to form a unitary device, the bottom of the upper container comprising a porous selection means, preferably a membrane containing a particulate substance which will selectively bind the biological substances while allowing unbound substances to pass through from the upper to lower container while being centrifuged. A method for recovering the biological substances in high concentration using the centrifuge tube is also provided, comprising introducing said gels, broths, or solutions containing the desired biological substances, centrifuging the same until the desired substance is bound to the selection means, and eluting the bound material from the selection means to recover the substance in concentrated form.
Inventors
- 👤 Samuel Nochumson
- 👤 Bruce S. Goldberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:58
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01L; B01L3/00; B01L3/50; B01L3/502; B01L3/5021; G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/483; G01N33/487; G01N33/49; G01N33/491; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/543; G01N33/54366; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/25; Y10T436/25375; Y10T436/255
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for selectively separating and recovering desired biological substances from liquids containing the same which comprises centrifuging said liquid in a centrifuge tube wherein said tube is divided into a separable upper container and lower container, the bottom of said upper container being comprised of a porous selection means capable of selectively binding desired biological substances thereto while allowing filtrate to pass therethrough, said porous selection means comprising a porous membrane containing an integrally bound particulate affording binding sites distributed throughout said membrane, thereby binding said biological substances to the selection means, and recovering the bound biological substances from the selection means by elution.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
105 words
A method for selectively separating and recovering desired biological substances from liquids containing the same which comprises centrifuging said liquid in a centrifuge tube wherein said tube is divided into a separable upper container and lower container, the bottom of said upper container being comprised of a porous selection means capable of selectively binding desired biological substances thereto while allowing filtrate to pass therethrough, said porous selection means comprising a porous membrane containing an integrally bound particulate affording binding sites distributed throughout said membrane, thereby binding said biological substances to the selection means, and recovering the bound biological substances from the selection means by elution.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
137 words
A method for selectively separating and recovering in concentrated form desired biological substances from liquids containing the same which comprises centrifuging said liquid in a centrifuge tube wherein said tube is divided into a separable upper container and lower container, the bottom of said upper container being comprised of a porous selection means capable of selectively binding desired biological substances thereto while allowing filtrate to pass therethrough, said porous selection means comprising a porous membrane containing an integrally bound particulate affording binding sites distributed throughout said membrane, thereby forming a first phase comprising unbound biological substances on the surface of the selection means or in the pores thereof, a second phase comprising the biological substances bound to the selection means, and a third phase comprising any filtrate in the lower container and recovering the bound biological substances.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
137 words
A method for selectively separating and recovering in concentrated form desired biological substances from liquids containing the same which comprises centrifuging said liquid in a centrifuge tube wherein said tube is divided into a separable upper container and lower container, the bottom of said upper container being comprised of a porous selection means capable of selectively binding desired biological substances thereto while allowing filtrate to pass therethrough, said porous selection means comprising a porous membrane containing an integrally bound particulate affording binding sites distributed throughout said membrane, thereby forming a first phase comprising unbound biological substances on the surface of the selection means or in the pores thereof, a second phase comprising the biological substances bound to the selection means, and a third phase comprising any filtrate in the lower container and recovering the bound biological substances.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein said liquid comprises a liquefied agarose gel containing deoxyribonucleic acid and the method is carried out in the presence of a chaotropic salt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the chaotropic salt is sodium iodide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein the selection means binding sites are capable of selectively binding deoxyribonuclec acid, radiolabeled deoxyribonucleic acid or ribonucleic acid, proteins, or nick translation products.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the binding sites are inorganic particulate entities comprising aluminum hydroxide, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide, ferrous hydroxide, hydrated absorbent clays or diatomaceous earth, borax, silica or mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the binding sites are organic particulate entities comprising microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxymethylcellulose, dextran, alginic acid, acetyl salicylic acid, polyacrylate/cellulose graft copolymer, crosslinked polyacrylates, collagen, agarose, chitosan, hydroxyl-bearing gums, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein the biological substance is unlabeled or 32 P-labeled DNA, and the selection means is a silica-filled polyvinylchloride membrane.
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