Pre-purification system allows heightened purity of a metal binding compound

Friday, October 2, 2015 - 10:30 in Physics & Chemistry

The use of an aqueous two phase system allowed the pre-purification of a complex natural product called yersiniabactin, which has an innate ability to bind iron. This research is part of a larger plan to efficiently produce and purify this compound for numerous applications associated with metal removal and retrieval.

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