Fractionation of Apis mellifera venom by means of ultrafiltration: removal of phospholipase A 2

Abstract The fractionation of apitoxin (bee venom) by means of a commercial 10 kDa ultrafiltration membrane was investigated aiming at the removal of phospholipase A2, the main allergenic substance. The feed content was varied from 1 to 50 g apitoxin/L, in deionized water, and caused changes in memb...

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Main Authors: Júlio César Moreira de Brito, Esther Margarida Alves Ferreira Bastos, Luiz Guilherme Dias Heneine, Kátia Cecília de Souza Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering
Series:Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322018000100229&lng=en&tlng=en