Summary
The following gel filtration properties of the vitamin ढ dependent clotting factors
have been established :
1. The elution patterns of factors II, VII, IX, and X in 0.5 M NaCl are the same in
factor XII deficient native plasma, anticoagulated plasma, and BaSO4 eluates.
2. In 0.01 M Tris buffer pH 7.3 or 0.5 M NaCl, plasma factors II, IX, and X elute
together; factor VII élûtes later as a smaller molecule. All 4 plasma activities elute
as larger molecules in 0.01 M Tris buffer and smaller ones in 0.5 M NaCl.
3. In 0.01 M Tris - 0.005 M EDTA peak factor II activity elutes first, followed by
factor IX, factor X, and then factor VII.
4. Activation decreases the apparent size of factor IX.
