Abstract
Mis‐folded recombinant cytochrome c 3 (rcyt c 3) formed in the purification process was refolded with strong cation exchange chromatography, with tri‐gradient of salt, urea, and pH in the mobile phase. The optimal concentration of urea was found to be 6.0 mol/L in mobile phase to refold the mis‐folded rcyt c 3 under the experimental conditions. The recovery of the correctly refolded rcyt c 3 was calculated to be 57.0%.
Acknowledgment
The authors are grateful for the financial support from The Education Deparment of Shaanxi Province of China (No. 05JC30) and The Science & Technology Department of Shaanxi Province of China (No. 2005K10‐G1 (8)).