Biotechnology Letters, Vol.23, No.9, 661-665, 2001
Production and purification of recombinant Blomia tropicalis group 5 allergen from Pichia pastoris culture
The gene of Blomia tropicalis group 5 allergen (Blo t 5) was cloned and expressed in Pichia pastoris KM71. Selected KM71 clones were cultivated in a fed-batch bioreactor feeding first glycerol then followed by methanol. Recombinant Blo t 5 constituted about 30% of the total broth protein after 60 h cultivation. The harvested broth was purified to > 95% purity by a two-step anion exchange chromatography. The overall yield was 37 mg Blo t 5 per litre broth.
Keywords:anion exchange chromatography;Blomia tropicalis;dust mite allergen;fed-batch culture;Pichia pastoris