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Protein Downstream Processing pp 3–10Cite as

Protein Purification Technologies

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Abstract

Protein Biotechnology is an exciting and fast- growing area of research, with numerous industrial applications. The growing demand for developing efficient and rapid protein purification methods is driving research and growth in this area. Advances and progress in the techniques and methods of protein purification have been such that one can reasonably expect that any protein of a given order of stability may be purified to currently acceptable standards of homogeneity. However, protein manufacturing cost remains extremely high, with downstream processing constituting a substantial proportion of the overall cost. Understanding of the methods and optimization of the experimental conditions have become critical to the manufacturing industry in order to minimize production costs while satisfying the quality as well as all regulatory requirements. New purification processes exploiting specific, effective and robust methods and chromatographic materials are expected to guide the future of the protein purification market.

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  • Chromatography
  • Downstream processing
  • Protein purification
  • Protein manufacturing
  • quality and safety

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Labrou, N.E. (2021). Protein Purification Technologies. In: Labrou, N.E. (eds) Protein Downstream Processing. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2178. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0775-6_1

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