The method of the present invention for separating and purifying a
cationic protein is performed by using an electrodialysis apparatus. The
electrodialysis apparatus used herein includes an electrodialysis bath
having an anode and a cathode. The electrodialysis bath includes an anode
compartment, a raw material loading compartment, a concentration
compartment, and a cathode compartment in this order from the anode side.
The anode compartment and the raw material loading compartment are
divided from each other by a porous membrane made of a polymer having an
anion exchange group, the raw material loading compartment and the
concentration compartment are divided from each other by a porous
membrane made of a polymer having a cation exchange group, and the
concentration compartment and the cathode compartment are divided from
each other by a microporous membrane. The method of the present invention
includes the steps of, in this electrodialysis apparatus, (1) loading a
cationic protein-containing aqueous solution into the raw material
loading compartment and loading an electrolytic solution into the anode
compartment, the concentration compartment, and the cathode compartment,
(2) applying a current to the electrodialysis apparatus, and (3)
collecting a solution containing a cationic protein from the
concentration compartment.