A simple technique for purification of the parasporal crystal (δ-endotoxin) of Bacillus thuringiensis var thuringiensis

C D RAO, Y I SHETHNA

Abstract


A  simple  technique  is  described  for  the  large  scale  purification  of  the  B.  thuringienis   var  thuingiensis  protein  crystal.  The  method  is  based  on  the  property  of  preferential   aggregation of  crystals  and  their subsequent  separation  from  the  spores  in  a  column  containing  0.001  M  NaH2PO4,  0-4  M  NaCI  and  10  per  cent  glycerol  at  pH  5.5.  The  separation  of  crystals  from  spores  is  dependent  on  the  conditions  of  pH,  presence  of  sodium  chloride  in  the  culture  medium  as  well  as  in  the  column  buffer  and  presence  and  content  of  cellular  debris  in  the  spore  crystal  mixture.  About  99  per  cent  pure  crystal  and spore  preparations  are  obtained  with  high  yields.

Keywords


Parasporal crystal; δ-endotoxin; crystal aggregation; spore-crystal complex (sec); spore-crystal mixture (scm); crystal recovery; Bacillus thuringiensis var thuringiensis(B.t.t.).

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