immediately used for plasma preparation. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid was
added as anticoagulation agent to fresh porcine blood at 2 g/L and mixed well.
Blood was immediately placed in ice slash and brought back to the laboratory
within 30 min. Samples were centrifuged (Supra 25K, Hanil Science Industrial
Co., Ltd., Incheon, Korea) at 8,000×g for 15 min at 4℃ for plasma
separation. Globulin and albumin proteins were isolated from the separated
plasma using a modified cold ethanol method (
et al., 1946
For the separation of globulin and albumin proteins from the plasma, the plasma
separated by centrifugation was cooled in an ice water bath. Cold ethanol was
then added to the plasma at a final concentration of 7.4%. Next,
centrifugation was performed at 10,000×g for 20 min to remove fibrinogen
and antihemophilic factor. After that, ethanol was added to the supernatant at a
final concentration of 24% and centrifugation was carried out again under
the same conditions (10,000×g for 20 min). The resulting precipitate
(globulin) was stored at 15℃. Ethanol was added to the separated
supernatant at a final concentration of 60%. The precipitate (albumin)
obtained after centrifugation was stored at 15℃.