Research Article

Electrofocusing of Hepatitis B Antigen

Journal of General Virology 1973; 20(2):253 · https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-20-2-253

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Abstract

Hepatitis B (Australia) antigen was isolated from normal serum proteins by gel filtration and electrofocusing. The latter technique revealed a heterogeneity of the small spherical particles associated with hepatitis B antigen activity, there being a variance in determined isoelectric points according to the serological subtype studied. Hepatitis Bantigen isolated in this manner was aggregated by concanavalin A.