Thr extract of E. containing recombinant human interferon- (rhIFN-) with 7.0 mol/L guanidine hydrochloride (Gu . HCl) was directly injected into a column of reverse phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) to separate and purify rhIFN- with acetic acid-water as mobile phase. Gu I-ICI and most impure proteins can be separated by this way. Compared with the usual dilution method, the bioactivity recovery of the purified rhIFN- was found to be over 500%. In addition, compared to common organic solvents employed ill RPLC, acetic acid has higher freezing point, and therefore, it is easy to concentrate the aim-protein by freeze-drying when acetic acid-water is used as mobile phase ill RPLC.
