BIOMOLECULES EXTRACTED BY ATPS: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

 

J.V. Dutra-Molino, V. Araujo-Feitosa, L. C. de Lencastre-Novaes, V- de Carvalho Santos-Ebinuma, A. Moreni Lopes, A. Faustino Jozala, D. de Araújo Viana Marques, L. Pellegrini Malpiedi and A. Pessoa Júnior

 

 

  • In this review, we compare several liquid-liquid extraction in aqueous two phase systems for purification of various bioproducts.

  • The development of purification techniques of biomolecules has been important for advances in the biotechnology industry.

  • Before applying a method to purify a molecule, it is vital to analyze the benefits and disadvantages of each one.

  • Aqueous two-phase systems are an attractive technique to be used as the initial separation step.

  • For most biomolecules and particles, the separation purity increases when two or more purification techniques are applied.