α-Amylase Purification and Separation from Gluco-Amylase by Affinity Chromatography on Cross-Linked Amylose(CL-Amylose)

Abstract
Using a CL-amylose column it is possible to purify α-amylase from other protein contaminants (e.g. albumin, haemoglobin, etc.) and from interfering exoamylases, by its specific retention on CL-amylose. α-Amylase is eluted off the column in the second step by a mixture containing 0.1 M NaCl in acetic acid 0.01 M and CaCl2 0.015 M. The recoveries of glucoamylase and α-amylase were 74% and 65% respectively. The retention capacity of the stationary phase is 0.5 mg of α-amylase/ml bed volume.