Purification of Immunoglobulin Y (IgY) from the Ostrich (Struthio camelus) by Staphylococcal Protein A (SpA) Affinity Chromatography

Angel Alberto Justiz Vaillant¹, Patrick Eberechi Akpaka^1*, Norman McFarlane-Anderson², Monica P Smikle³ and Brian Wisdom⁴

¹Department of Para-Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, E-mail: Angel.Vaillant@sta.uwi.edu

²Departments of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica, E-mail: Angel.Vaillant@sta.uwi.edu

³Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica, E-mail: Angel.Vaillant@sta.uwi.edu

⁴School of Biology and Biochemistry, Medical Biology Centre, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, Ireland, E-mail: Angel.Vaillant@sta.uwi.edu

^*Corresponding Author: Patrick Eberechi Akpaka, Room 26, Block 5; Pathology/ Microbiology Unit, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Department of Para - Clinical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, Tel: 868-645-2640 Exn. 2332/2322; 736-0440, Fax: 868-663-3797 Email: ,