Process for removing bacterial endotoxin from gram-negative polysaccharides.

摘要

A process for removing endotoxin from Gram-negative polysaccharides such as polyribosylribitol phosphate by solubilizing polysaccharide-containing powder derived from Gram-negative bacteria fermentation broth to provide a divalent counter ion for endotoxin and adding alcohol incrementally to induce lipolysaccharide precipition, and mixing material resulting from the alcohol addition with a nonionic resin, a detergent and a chelating agent. A process for removing endotoxin from Gram-negative polysaccharides such as H. influenzae polyribosylribitol phosphate by mixing with a nonionic resin, a detergent and a chelating agent. A process for removing endotoxin from Gram-negative polysaccharides such as H. influenzae polyribosylribitol phosphate by adding alcohol incrementally until substantially all lipopolysaccharide precipitates.