The Isolation and Characterization of the Two Macromolecular Antitumor Agents from Streptomyces

Purification of the two antitumor macromolecules, A216 and A280 substances, from culture filtrates of Streptomyces is achieved by chromatography using ion-exchanged celluloses. The purified macromolecules appeared homogeneous are characterized as a protein from the chemical and biological properties by paper electrophoresis, paper chromatography and ultracentrifuge.

The simple method for approximation of molecular weight of a protein from distribution coefficient on gel filtration is proposed. The molecular weights of both macromolecules given by gel filtration are near to those given by ultracentrifugal analysis.