Patent 11242515 was granted and assigned to President and Fellows of Harvard College on February, 2022 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Disclosed herein are methods for the isolation and purification of a botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) protein, or a polypeptide comprising a receptor binding domain of BoNT, from a solution. The method comprises contacting the solution containing the protein or polypeptide to a matrix which has attached thereto a non-toxic non-hemagglutinin (NTNHA) under conditions appropriate for binding, washing the matrix to thereby remove unbound materials, and eluting the protein or polypeptide with a solution that dissociates the bound protein from the NTNHA. Conditions appropriate for binding are a pH of less than 7.5 (e.g, 6). Conditions appropriate for dissociation are a pH greater than or equal to 7.5 (e.g., 8). Compositions specific to the methods are also disclosed.