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Table 3 List of additives commonly used to promote refolding of solubilized proteins

From: Protein recovery from inclusion bodies of Escherichia coli using mild solubilization process

Common additives used in refolding buffer

References

Chaotropes

 

   Urea

[19]

   Guanidine hydrochloride

[74]

Amino acids

 

   Glycine

[100]

   Arginine

[101,102]

   Proline

[103,104]

Sugars and polyhydric alcohols

 

   Sucrose

[104]

   Polyethylene glycol

[105-108]

   Sorbitol

[110]

   Glycerol

[104,109]

Others

 

   Sulfobetaines

[111-114]

   Substituted pyridines and pyrolles

 

   Acid substituted aminocyclohexanes

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