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Protein C (PC) is an anticoagulant, antithrombotic, and anti-inflammatory protein in the blood. PC deficiency can lead to blood clots and these clots can prevent the nutrient and oxygen from being transported to tissues. In addition, blood clots detached from the origin can lead to pulmonary embolism, heart attack, and stroke. Purified PC has valuable therapeutic functions for PC-deficient patients, sepsis patients1, and patients undergoing major surgeries2,3. The current purification method for PC is expensive due to the high cost of monoclonal antibodies (by animal cell culture) used as a ligand in immunoaffinity chromatography separation3. In an attempt to lower the PC purification cost, a cheaper ligand, the single chain variable fragment (ScFv; mini-Ab) produced by recombinant E. coli is currently being studied.
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Korah, L.K., Kang, K.A. (2003). Preliminary Study for the Protein C Purification Using Mini-Antibodies Produced from Recombinant E. coli . In: Thorniley, M., Harrison, D.K., James, P.E. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue XXV. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 540. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6125-2_24
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