Avid AL, a synthetic ligand affinity gel mimicking immobilized bacterial antibody receptor for purification of immunoglobulin G.

Avid AL is an affinity gel designed for the purification of immunoglobulin G (IgG). The gel was prepared by first reacting Sepharose with 3,5-dichloro-2,4,6-trifluoropyridine and 4-dimethylaminopyridine and then with 2-mercaptoethanol. The IgG purified by Avid AL is about 95% pure. The binding parameters of Avid AL for the whole IgG, Fab and Fc fragment and the stability of gel were investigated. The IgG bound to Avid AL can be eluted with an acidic buffer or with a novel neutral buffer containing electron donors. The development of such a mild neutral elution buffer is described. Application of Avid AL in a rapid gram-scale IgG purification was demonstrated. The possible mechanism of IgG binding is discussed.     

In‐Tandem Column Arrangement for Rapid Purification of IgG using a Blue Avid Gel P and an Aza‐Arenophilic Affinity Gel

Abstract

An in‐tandem study comprising two affinity chromatographic columns, Blue Avidgel P (for the selective removal of albumin) and an aza‐arenophilic gel (Gel A) containing a nitrogen capping nucleophile (for the selective removal of IgG), was conducted to obtain high purity IgG from serum. The results demonstrated that highly pure IgG (>97%) can be obtained from the phenethylamine capped aza‐arenophilic gel column after the serum was passed through the Blue Avidgel P column in contrast to the 38% IgG purity obtained when the serum was passed through a Gel A column alone under similar conditions. Further studies show that IgG selectivity is not dependent on the nature of the support material used in the synthesis of these aza‐arenophilic gels since the synthesis of aza‐arenophilic gels using either Sepharose or Fractogel yield similar results.     

Novel hydrophobic interaction chromatography matrix for specific isolation and simple elution of immunoglobulins (A, G, and M) from porcine serum

A new, highly acetylated agarose matrix (HA-Sepharose) was synthesized and used as a hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) medium to specifically isolate immunoglobulins (Igs) from porcine serum. Recovery of Igs was in a single step and under mild conditions. HA-Sepharose adsorption was studied in terms of salt, gel acetylation time, flow rate, and protein concentration on the loading buffer. At 0.5 M Na2SO4, control with unmodified Sepharose retained a small fraction (0.70 mg/mL of matrix) of serum albumin. On the contrary HA-Sepharose retained primary Igs (IgA, IgG, and 53% of IgM) as revealed by sodium dodecyl sulphate 10% polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), quantitative radial immunodiffusion and immunodetection. At a flow rate of 1 mL/min, the HA-Sepharose column capacity (3.9 mg/mL of matrix) was similar to the reported capacity for the commercial thiophilic T-gel. However, HA-Sepharose showed higher recovery of IgA and IgM than the T-gel in the same salt conditions, clearly an advantage in terms of immunoglobulin recovery strategies. Acetylation changed the matrix adsorption from albumin to immunoglobulins; thus, the highly acetylated gel rendered recoveries of Igs from unprocessed porcine serum practically free of albumin.     

Isolation of human serum immunoglobulins with a new salt-promoted adsorbent

In this work a highly acetylated-ethylenediamine-Novarose (HA-EDA-Novarose) gel was synthesized and used as a new agarose-based salt-promoted adsorption chromatography (SPAC) matrix to effectively isolate serum immunoglobulins without the need of denaturing conditions. Samples of human serum in 0.5 M Na2SO4, 10 mM 3-(N-morpholino)-propane-sulfonic acid (MOPS), pH 7.6 were applied to a chromatographic column packed with the SPAC gel. Immunoglobulins (Igs) with affinity for the HA-EDA ligands were specifically adsorbed to the matrix, non-bound serum proteins were readily removed by washing the column with the same feed solution buffer. Bound Igs were effectively and very gently eluted by simply removing the salt from the feed solution buffer. The elution buffer consisted thus of only 10 mM MOPS, at pH 7.6 and no salt. The salt-dependent adsorption capacity of this system was estimated to be 7.3 mg/ml with protein recovery of about 93%. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel (SDS-PAGE) electrophoresis analysis, radial immunodiffusion and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays showed that immunoglobulins G, M and A (IgG, IgM and IgA) were the main components present in the elution fraction. The new SPAC adsorbent was used to purify Igs from human serum and IgG and IgA from non-pure commercially available Igs preparations in a very gentle single step.     

Evaluation of Amino Acid O-Phosphoserine as Ligand for the Capture of Immunoglubulin G from Human Serum

The amino acid ortho-phosphoserine (OPS) immobilized on agarose gel was evaluated as a ligand for adsorption of polyclonal human immunoglobulin G (IgG) from human serum in the presence of low ionic strength buffers. Screening of buffer systems showed sodium phosphate as the buffer that exhibited higher IgG purity values. Through breakthrough curve analysis for agarose-OPS (feeding of 31.93?mg of total protein per mL of gel), a purification factor of 5.4 with an IgG purity of 89?% was obtained (based on IgG, IgM, IgA, HSA, and Trf nephelometric analysis). IgG adsorption equilibrium studies showed that these data followed the Langmuir-Freundlich model, with cooperativity parameter (n) equal to 1.74, indicating the presence of positive cooperativity, probably due to multipoint interactions. The maximum IgG binding capacity was 24.2?mg?mL^?1, near the value for the bioaffinity ligand protein A. The agarose-OPS adsorbent provides an attractive alternative for capturing of IgG from human serum.     

Preparation of Monomeric Affinity-Purified Fab'-ß-D-Galactosidase Conjugate for Immunoenzymometric Assay

Abstract

A Simpler method for the preparation of monomeric affinity-purified Fab'-ß-D-galactosidase conjugate is described. Rabbit (anti-human IgG) serum was subjected to successive processes of pepsin digestion to convert IgG to F(ab')_2′ reduction with 2-mercaptoethy on a column of human IgG-Sepharose 4B. The affinity-purified Fab' thus obtained without using gel filtration was reacted with excess of maleimide groups introduced into ß-D-galactosidase from Escherichia coli. The monomeric Fab'-ß-D-galactosidase conjugate formed was separated from unconjugated Fab' by gel filtration and from unconjugated ß-D-galactosidase by affinity chromatography on a column of goat (anti-rabbit IgG) IgG-Sepharose 4B. By immunoenzymometric assay technique for human IgG, the monomeric conjugate was compared with a monomeric conjegate prepared by a previously reported complexmethod and non-monomeric conjugate which contained 3.7 Fab' molecules per ß-D-galactosidase molecule. The present monomeric conjugate provided as sensitive a dose-response curve as the previously reported monomeric conjugate and a more sensitive dose-response curve than the non-monomeric conjugate.     

Depletion of high-abundance proteins from human plasma using a combination of an affinity and pseudo-affinity column

Human serum albumin (HSA) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) represent over 75% of all proteins present in human plasma. These high-abundance proteins prevent the detection of low-abundance proteins which are potential markers for various diseases. The depletion of HSA and IgG is therefore essential for further proteome analysis. In this paper we describe the optimization of conditions for selective depletion of HSA and IgG using affinity and pseudo-affinity chromatography. A BIA Separations CIM (convective interaction media) Protein G disk was applied for the removal of IgG and the Mimetic Blue SA A6XL stationary phase for the removal of HSA. The binding and the elution buffer for CIM Protein G disk were chosen on the basis of the peak shape. The dynamic binding capacity was determined. It was shown to be dependent on the buffer system used and independent of the flow rate and of the concentration of IgG. Beside the binding capacity for the IgG standard, the binding capacity was also determined for IgG in human plasma. The Mimetic Blue SA A6XL column was characterized using human plasma. The selectivity of the depletion was dependent on the amount of human plasma that was loaded on the column. After the conditions on both supports had been optimized, the Mimetic Blue SA A6XL stationary phase was combined with the CIM Protein G disk in order to simultaneously deplete samples of human plasma. A centrifuge spin column that enables the removal of IgG and HSA from 20 μL of human plasma was designed. The results of the depletion were examined using sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis.     

The isolation and purification of pre-S2 containing hepatitis B virus surface antigen by chemical affinity chromatography

A simple, rapid, and efficient method was developed to isolate and purify pre-S2 containing HBsAgs from the plasma of a single chronic carrier of HBsAg (adw) by ammonium sulfate fractionation, hydroxyapatite column chromatography, and polymerized human serum albumin-affinity column chromatography. About 500 μg of pre-S2 containing HBsAg was obtained from 140 mL of plasma containing 4,200 μg of HBsAg. Two purified pre-S2 containing HBsAgs were analyzed by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and their molecular weights were determined to be 31,000 and 68,000 respectively. No significant amount of HBsAg or its derivative was detected in the final product.     

Quantification of Monoclonal Antibodies from Bioreactor Supernatants Using Protein-G Sepharose Chromatography

A protein-G sepharose affinity chromatography was validated to quantify antibodies from cell culture supernatants. The calibration curve linear range was 30–480 μg immunoglobulin (IgG). Between-run study demonstrated a coefficient of variation 5.73–9.02% in 20 purification cycles and sample dilution with protein-free medium (>3 mL) showed a marked IgG amount over estimation. Sensitivity was 30 μg, and bovine serum albumin addition to columns did not affect IgG recovery (?90%). CB.Ifn-2.4 antibody quantification in MiniPERM^® bioreactor supernatant reached 1.5 mg mL^?1, coinciding with concentration measured by ELISA and thus demonstrating the protein-G sepharose column accuracy used to quantify IgG under these experimental conditions.     

免疫吸附治疗用ProteinA切流膜色谱柱的研究

切流膜色谱柱是免疫吸附治疗中实现全血灌流的一种新的模式。实验研究表明,切流膜色谱柱的结构和血液流动形式对血细胞的损害很小。分别考察了水、血浆、血液等不同流体流速与切流膜色谱柱柱压降之间的关系,柱压降随着流体流速和粘度的升高而增高,血液流速为120mL／min时,柱压降达到93kPa;考察了ProteinA切流膜色谱柱对人血浆中免疫球蛋白IgG的吸附能力,切流膜色谱柱ProteinA健合量为139mg（6mgProteinA／g干介质）,血浆在柱中循环1h可吸附IgG553mg（23．8mgIgG／g平介质）,而血液在柱中循环1h,可吸附IgG499.4mm（21.5msIgG／g卡介质）。     

Antibody-biotemplated HgS nanoparticles: extremely sensitive labels for atomic fluorescence spectrometric immunoassay

In this work, antibody goat anti-human IgG as a scaffold was employed for the synthesis and biofunctionalization of HgS nanoparticles (NPs) via a facile one-pot process. After a complete sandwich-type immunoreaction among primary antibody, human IgG and secondary antibody labeled with HgS NPs, a large number of mercury ions released from captured HgS NPs dissolution were quantitatively detected by chemical vapor generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CVG-AFS). Taking advantage of the signal amplification property of HgS NPs and the high sensitivity of CVG-AFS, the assay detected human IgG with a limit of detection (S/N = 3) of 0.6 ng mL(-1) (4.0 fmol mL(-1) or 0.4 fmol) and the response was linear over a dynamic range from 1.0 to 5.0 × 10(4) ng mL(-1) with a correlation coefficient of 0.996. A relative standard deviation (RSD) of 1.0 × 10(2) ng mL(-1) human IgG was 1.5% for within-batch (intra-assay) and 4.5% for between-batch (inter-assay). Other proteins, such as goat anti-rabbit IgG, goat anti-human IgG, rabbit anti-human IgG, carcinoembryonic (CEA), α-fetoprotein (AFP), human serum albumin (HSA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) did not significantly interfere with the assay for human IgG. The analytical result of HgS NPs with AFS-based immunoassay technology for the quantification of human IgG in human serum from patients is in good agreement with the result obtained by conventional immunoturbidimetric method. The consequence shows that the novel immunosensor possessed satisfactory precision, extremely high sensitivity, high selectivity and could be applied for the quantification analysis of real samples.     

高效凝胶渗透色谱法检测马初乳中的免疫球蛋白G

建立了高效凝胶渗透色谱(HPGPC)测定马初乳中免疫球蛋白G(IgG)含量的方法。采用TOSOH TSK-G4000PWXL色谱柱(300 mm×7.8 mm, 5 μm)分离,以0.05 mol/L磷酸盐缓冲液(pH 6.9)为流动相,流速0.8 mL/min,检测波长280 nm,温度25 ℃。结果表明: 免疫球蛋白G的线性范围为0.2～3.0 g/L(r2=0.9995),平均回收率为97.47%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.22%,检出限(信噪比为10)为0.08 mg/L,方法的稳定性、精密度和重现性(以峰面积的RSD计)分别为2.86%、1.62%、1.82%。在优先满足小马哺育的前提下,采集新疆昭苏马场中两个不同品种马匹的马乳,于低温保存,在4 ℃和12000 r/min下30 min内离心两次,制得乳清,测得第一次泌乳时,IgG含量在2 h时高达35.0～50.0 g/L,而在72 h后,马乳中IgG含量迅速下降为2.0～4.0 g/L。该方法前处理过程简单、快速,方法简便、准确、重现性好、精密度高,适合作为马初乳中IgG的检测方法。     

Purification of ascitic fluid-derived murine monoclonal antibodies by anion-exchange and size-exclusion high-performance liquid chromatography

Ascitic fluid-derived murine monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) of immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG isotypes (IgG1 and IgG2a subisotypes) were previously prepared against an isolate of Actinobacillus sp (CAs8C) for the purpose of identifying and characterizing outer membrane antigens on this bacterium. An attempt was made to purify these MoAbs by anion-exchange and size exclusion high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Hybridomas producing the IgG1 and IgG2a MoAbs posed unique difficulties in that they also secreted irrelevant IgG2b MoAbs that were present in the ascitic fluids. Anion-exchange chromatography (Protein-Pak DEAE-5PW column), with a simultaneous change in gradients of pH and ionic strength, was used to purify IgG and as a first step in the purification of IgM. There was good separation of IgG2b from IgG2a, but not from IgG1. Size-exclusion chromatography (Protein-Pak 300 SW column) was required to complete the purification of IgM. The presence of MoAbs in the HPLC fractions was confirmed by discontinuous gradient polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (denatured and either reduced or non-reduced conditions) and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. HPLC-purified MoAbs were free from transferrin and albumin and retained their specificity for As8C.     

Evaluation of an immunoaffinity extraction column for enrichment of adducts between human serum albumin and hexahydrophthalic anhydride in plasma

An immunoaffinity extraction (IAE) column was prepared for extraction of adducts between human serum albumin (HSA) and hexahydrophthalic anhydride (HHPA). HHPA is a strong sensitizer inducing immunoglobulin E antibodies in vivo. Polyclonal antibodies from a rabbit immunized with keyhole limpet hemocyananin-HHPA conjugate were purified using a Protein A Sepharose gel. To obtain antibodies with optimal affinity towards HHPA-protein adducts, HHPA-specific antibodies were selected using an N-hydroxysuccinimide-Sepharose column coupled with albumin-HHPA conjugate. Antibodies eluted from this column at pH 2.2 were selected to prepare the IAE column. The column was evaluated using 2 mL plasma spiked with HSA-HHPA conjugate. The column was eluted with glycine buffer at pH 2.0. The conjugates in the eluate were hydrolyzed to the corresponding HHP acid and quantified by mass spectrometry. The average recovery of HHPA adducts in 11 experiments was 68% with a coefficient of variation (CV) of 7%. The column's capacity to bind protein-HHPA adducts was found to be linear in the range of 0.15-1.2 nmol conjugate. The evaluation showed that the IAE column had adequate affinity towards the HHPA adducts and that the adducts could be extracted with good recovery and precision from a large volume of plasma.     

Screening and chromatographic assessing of a novel IgG biomimetic ligand

A novel biomimetic ligand, N-benzyloxycarbonyl-l-tyrosine (N-cbz-l-Tyr), was screened by a combination method of molecular docking and immobilized receptor technique. Then, N-cbz-l-Tyr was immobilized on Sepharose CL-4B to prepare a specific affinity adsorbent for immunoglobulin G (IgG). Scatchard analysis of the binding isotherm for IgG on the adsorbent gave an association constant (K(a)) of 4.91 x 10(6) m(-1) and a theoretical maximum adsorption capacity of 17.3 mg IgG/mL gel. IgG with a purity of 98% was separated from human plasma by this new affinity adsorbent.     

多合一真菌毒素免疫亲和柱的制备及其应用

以rProtein A-琼脂糖凝胶为载体,同时偶联抗黄曲霉素B1( AFB1)、玉米赤霉烯酮( ZEN)和脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇( DON)单抗,制备了AFB1-ZEN-DON三合一免疫亲和柱,并对非特异性吸附、柱空白、柱容量、柱效及样品加标回收率等指标进行评价。结果表明,0.25 mL胶对应的柱容量分别为：AFB1295 ng,ZEN 905 ng,DON 2342 ng;柱空白为0;rProtein A-琼脂糖凝胶(0.25 mL胶)对3种毒素的非特异吸附率均低于8%,3种毒素不同浓度的平均柱回收分别为97.4%、98.0%和98.4%。通过优化条件,选择80%甲醇-水(80：20, V/V)为提取溶剂,PBST稀释;FAPAS质控样本经不同批次三合一亲和柱净化后测定结果接近靶心值。制备的三合一免疫亲和柱能满足食品及饲料样品的前处理,可替代常规单一亲和柱,为多种毒素的一步富集、净化、检测奠定基础。     

Fluorescence immunological determination of immunoglobulin G in human serum by high-performance liquid gel-permeation chromatography

Summary A high-performance liquid gel-permeation chromatographic method is described for the determination of human serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) by separating the fluorescent immuno complex from the free fluorescence-labeled antibody. Fluorescence-labeled antibody used in this study was fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled Fab fragment goat anti-human IgG (anti-IgG Fab). Immuno complexes and antibody of different molecular sizes can be separated. FITC-labeled anti-IgG Fab was added to the serum and the mixture is passed through the column. An immuno complex separates as well-delineated peak in the column void volume, and was measured by the fluorescence of the column eluate (Ex=490nm, Em=520nm). The total analysis time for a serum sample was approximately 15min. The minimum detection limit was 25 mg/dl. The relative standard deviation was below 2% (peak area). The results of the HPL-GPC analysis correlate well with those obtained by laser nephelometric assay (r=0.992).     

Determination of pindolol in human serum by HPLC

A method for determining pindolol from human serum by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is presented. Pindolol is extracted into methylene chloride from 1 mL of alkalinized serum with a recovery of 87%. The organic layer is evaporated and the residue is reconstituted in mobile phase for injection into the column. Samples are eluted from a 5-micron C18 column (250 x 4.6 mm) with acetonitrile-water containing 0.1% triethylamine, pH adjusted to 3.5 with phosphoric acid (20:80 v/v). Samples as low as 2 ng/mL have been detected.     

A simple method for determination of the concentration of anti-dextran IgG in antiserum by means of affinity electrophoresis

A simple technique for determination of the concentration of anti-dextran IgG in antiserum using affinity electrophoresis is described. In the presence of an excess of intermediary molecular size dextran in the polyacrylamide gel, polyclonal anti-dextran IgG migrated in a single sharp band, separated from the nonspecific IgG fraction and other serum protein fractions. With this technique, 1-10 micrograms anti-dextran IgG in antisera can be determined within 3 h. We call the procedure ligand saturating affinity electrophoresis.     

4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl) aniline: A new ligand of mixed-mode chromatography for antibody purification

4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl) aniline (AN) was immobilized on Sepharose CL-6B (AN-Sepharose) for use as a new ligand of mixed-mode chromatography. Adsorption equilibria of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) to AN-Sepharose were studied at extensive pH values (4.0–8.8) and salt concentrations (0–1.0 mol/L). Static binding studies indicated that AN-Sepharose had a good salt-tolerance property for IgG adsorption up to 1.0 mol/L NaCl. This was attributed to the combined ligand–protein interactions (hydrophobic interaction, hydrogen bonding and charge transfer interaction). By contrast with BSA, AN-Sepharose showed a high binding selectivity for IgG at NaCl > 0.2 mol/L. Dynamic binding capacities (DBC) of IgG and BSA at 10% breakthrough were measured at pH 4.0–8.8 by frontal analysis chromatography. IgG had DBC values over 40 mg/mL at pH 7.0–8.8, and the maximum reached 59 mg/mL at pH 8.0. At pH 5.0, a distinct drop in DBC to 8.5 mg/mL was observed, but that for BSA kept over 22 mg/mL. The result suggested that IgG could be selectively desorbed from AN-Sepharose by decreasing pH to about 5. Therefore, compared to BSA, AN-Sepharose exhibited a dual-selectivity for IgG in both adsorption and elution. Purification of IgG from bovine serum also confirmed the dual-selectivity. IgG purity of the pooled fractions by elution at pH 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 reached 55% and the highest purity, 80%, was obtained at pH 4.5. The average purification factor of IgG was over 25. The results indicate that AN is a promising ligand of mixed-mode chromatography for antibody purification from a complex feedstock.