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A unique non-mammal source for research antibodies, polyclonal IgY from yolk sack is considered more humane than drawing blood. However success has been limited.
A unique non-mammal source for research antibodies, polyclonal IgY from yolk sack is considered more humane than drawing blood. However success has been limited.
   
==Monoclonal Antibody purification==


== Antibody purification==
===Hybridoma cell cutlure supernatant===
     
'''Monoclonal purification'''
*Protein-G affinity column
*Hybridoma cell cutlure supernatant
*Ascites fluid from peritoneal cavitiy of a mouse


'''Polyclonal purification'''
Centrifuge cultured medium at 1000 rpm for 5 minutes, collect supernatant into sterile containers, if necessary add sodium azide up to 0.2%. for several month storage, keep supernatant at 4C, otherwise, -20C.
 
*Peptide antigen affinity column
===Ascites fluid===
*Protein A or G column
 
Hybridoma cell lines grown as ascites tumors in mice will frequently yield milligram quantities of monoclonal antibody per milliliter of ascites fluid.


===Protein G purification===
===Protein G purification===
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7. Re-equilibrate the column in PBS with sodium azide.
7. Re-equilibrate the column in PBS with sodium azide.
==Polyclonal purification==
===Peptide antigen affinity column===
===Protein A or G affinity column===


===Polyethylene Glycol Precipitation===
===Polyethylene Glycol Precipitation===
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