Fractionation of a sex-inducing substance from flatworms using open-column chromatography and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary: A substance that sexualizes planarians, an ancestral group of parasitic flatworms, is widely present in planarians and parasitic flatworms. Here, we present a protocol for extracting and purifying the active fraction with sex-inducing activity. We describe steps for homogenization of flatwo...

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Main Authors: Kiyono Sekii, Taro Watanabe, Riku Ito, Akitoshi Yoshikawa, Madoka Ichikawa-Seki, Kimitoshi Sakamoto, Kazuya Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:STAR Protocols
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166723005920