Medical Definition of Affinity column

1. A technique of analytical chemistry used to separate and purify a biological molecule from a mixture, based on the attraction of the molecule of interest to a particular ligand which has been previously attached to a solid, inert substance. The mixture is passed through a column containing the ligand attached to the stationary substance, so that the molecule of interest stays within the column while the rest of the mixture continues through to the end. Then, a different chemical is flushed through the column to detach the molecule from the ligand and bring it out separately from the rest of the mixture. (09 Feb 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Affinity Column

affine transformation
affine transformations
affined
affinely
affines
affineur
affineurs
affining
affinitative
affinities
affinitive
affinity
affinity adsorbent
affinity antibody
affinity chromatography
affinity column (current term)
affinity fraud
affinity labeling
affinity labels
affinity reagent
affinity reagents
affinity tag
affinization
affinized
affinor
affinors
affinous
affirm
affirmable
affirmably

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