[EN] METHODS FOR THE REVERSIBLE PROTECTION OF PROTEINS DURING PATHOGEN INACTIVATION<br/>[FR] METHODES DE PROTECTION REVERSIBLE DE PROTEINES PENDANT L'INACTIVATION PATHOGENE
申请人:NAT BLOOD AUTHORITY
公开号:WO2006005961A1
公开(公告)日:2006-01-19
The present invention relates to a method for the in vitro reversible protection of a protein comprising the nitrosylation of reactive sites in said protein. Methods of protein processing or purification; methods of maintaining the structure and/or function of a protein during exposure of said protein to reactive species and/or physical processing steps; and methods of virus inactivation in a protein sample comprising the method for the in vitro reversible protection of a protein are also described. A method for protein disulphide bond formation comprising nitrosylating a free thiol group in a protein to form a nitrosothiol group, and then exposing the protein to conditions which promote disulphide bond formation between two nitrosothiol groups is provided. Proteins obtainable by the methods of the invention and kits for carrying out the methods of the invention are also described