Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 31, 1771-1780, Copyright © 1990 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Isolation and identification of HDL particles of low molecular weight

RF Atmeh
Department of Allied Health Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid.

Small particles of high density lipoproteins (HDL) were isolated from fresh, fasting human plasma and from the ultracentrifugally isolated high density lipoprotein fraction by means of ultrafiltration through membranes of molecular weight cutoff of 70,000. These particles were found to contain cholesterol, phospholipids, and apolipoproteins A-I and A-II; moreover, they floated at a density of 1.21 kg/l. They contained 67.5% of their mass as protein and the rest as lipid. Two populations of small HDL particles were identified: one containing apolipoprotein A-I alone [(A-I)HDL] and the other containing both apolipoproteins A-I and A-II [A-I + A-II)HDL]. The molar ratio of apoA- I to apoA-II in the latter subclass isolated from plasma or HDL was 1:1. The molecular weights of these subpopulations were determined by nondenaturing gradient polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and found to be 70,000; 1.5% of the plasma apoA-I was recovered in the plasma ultrafiltrate.
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