PURIFICATION OF GONADOTROPHIN FROM HUMAN MENOPAUSAL URINE

Abstract
Gonadotrophins were prepared from human postmenopausal urine with the kaolin-acetone method and purified by adsorption of impurities on diethylamine ethyl cellulose (DEAE-C). The last step, namely chromatography on the column of permutit, resulted in a significantly improved specific activity. The immuno-electrophoresis showed that the purified HMG is not homogeneous and that the constituents are glycoproteins which migrate into the region a1, a2 and [beta] globulins.