Influence of nonionic surfactants on the chromatographic behaviour of proteins in hydrophobic interaction chromatography

The chromatographic characteristics of proteins in the presence of additives of nonionic surfactants Brij-35 and Tween-80 in the conditions of descending gradient of ammonium sulfate and phenyl-coated polymeric stationary phase were investigated. It was revealed that retention factors of proteins may be regulated by use of mentioned additives. The improvement of resolution is achieved for some hardly separated pairs of proteins, viz. albumin egg/albumin bovine, aldolase/tripsin. A reversion of the elution order is observed for tripsin/chymotrypsinogen A.     

Microcalorimetric determination of displacement adsorption enthalpies of protein refolding on a moderately hydrophobic surface at 308 K

Both microcalorimetric determination of displacement adsorption enthalpies ΔH and measurement of adsorbed amounts of guanidine – denatured lysozyme (Lys) refolding on the surface of hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) packings at 308 K were carried out and compared with that at 298 K. Study shows that both temperature and concentration of guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl) affect the molecular mechanism of hydrophobic interaction of protein with adsorbent based on the analysis of dividing ΔH values into three kinds of enthalpy fractions. The adsorption in higher concentrations of GuHCl (>1.3 mol L^–1) at 308 K is an enthalpy-driving process, and the adsorption under other GuHCl concentrations is an entropy-driving process. The fact that the Lys denatured by 1.8 mol L^–1 GuHCl forms a relatively stable intermediate state under the studied conditions will not be changed by temperature.     

源于大肠杆菌蛋白的表达、液相色谱复性与纯化新进展

对近两年来源于大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli,E．coli）的蛋白表达和用蛋白折叠液相色谱（protein folding liquid chromatography,PFLC）法对所形成的包涵体目标蛋白的复性并同时纯化的新近发展做了简要的介绍和评述．PFLC法用于包涵体蛋白分离、纯化很广,其特点是除了在色谱柱上将目标蛋白与其他组分分开,还同时要在色谱柱上进行包涵体蛋白折叠．可以说,现代生物技术中所用的大多数有价值蛋白产品的制备仍然有赖于不同机理的液相色谱（Lc）法．而用PFLC法对源于E．coli的蛋白的制备方法更具可塑性和容易达到规模化,其生成本可以成倍地降低．该文主要内容包括了E．coli蛋白的表达及样品前处理、PFLC的实用范围、PFLC的优化、PFLC中的新技术、新设备和新方法、PFLC的分子学机理、应用事例及对未来的展望．     

基于微流控芯片的色谱系统的研究进展及其应用

近年来,基于微流控芯片的色谱技术研究取得了快速发展。本文对微流控芯片上色谱柱的加工方法、泵阀驱动控制装置的设计、集成及联用色谱系统的研制及其应用等方面予以综述,涉及文献66篇。     

高效疏水相互作用色谱法复性与同时纯化重组人Flt3配体的包涵体蛋白质

Flt3配体(FL)是一类具有促进早期造血功能的细胞因子,在促进造血细胞生长发育及造血动员方面具有重要的临床应用价值。为了用基因工程方法获得大量用于临床和研究的重组人FL(rhFL)蛋白质,本文对在大肠杆菌(E. coli)中表达得到的Flt3配体的包涵体进行回收、洗涤,溶解于8 mol/L脲后在高效疏水相互作用色谱(HPHIC)柱上进行rhFL包涵体的复性与同时纯化,并对其保留特征和复性规律进行了研究。结果表明,在连续进样、变性蛋白质质量浓度为8.51 g/L、固定相选用端基为PEG800、流动相添加4 mol/L脲、1.8 mmol/L 还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)和0.3 mmol/L氧化型谷胱甘肽(GSSH)、pH 7.0的优化条件下,复性与同时纯化rhFL包涵体的质量回收率为36.9%,纯度达94.5%以上。本文仅用一步HPHIC法成功地复性与同时纯化了rhFL蛋白质,为获得高活性的rhFL产品奠定了一定的工作基础。     

Purification and analysis of mono‐PEGylated HSA by hydrophobic interaction membrane chromatography

We discuss the purification of mono‐PEGylated HSA by hydrophobic interaction membrane chromatography. The hydrophobicity difference between the different fractionated species was induced by the addition of a lyotropic salt that caused phase transition of PEG (hydrophilic under normal condition) to a mildly hydrophobic form. The HSA PEGylation reaction mixture was mixed with lyotropic salt and passed through a stack of hydrophilized polyvinylidene fluoride membrane discs. Unmodified HSA was obtained in the flow through, while the PEGylated forms of the protein bound to the membrane and could be eluted by reducing the salt concentration. Among the three major PEGylated forms of HSA present in the feed (i.e. mono–, di–, and tri–), mono‐PEGylated HSA was eluted first and could be resolved from the others. The purified material was analyzed by SDS‐PAGE, dynamic light scattering, and SEC combined with multi‐angle light scattering. All these analytical techniques indicated the presence of species that has a molar mass consistent with mono‐PEGylated HSA. A scaled‐down version of the membrane chromatographic methods could be used for the rapid and sensitive analysis of PEGylated proteins.     

Fractionation of human plasma proteins by hydrophobic interaction membrane chromatography

This paper discusses the fractionation of human plasma proteins HSA and HIgG by hydrophobic interaction membrane chromatography. A type of microporous polyvinylidine fluoride (PVDF) membrane having 0.1 μm pore size was identified as being suitable for carrying out this separation. This membrane bound HIgG at 1.5 M ammonium sulphate concentration, a condition at which HSA did not. Based on this selective binding resulting from the selective pressure induced by the high anti-chaotropic salt concentration, these human plasma proteins were fractionated. The HIgG binding capacity of the PVDF membrane examined in this study was 42.8 mg/ml at a feed concentration of 0.45 mg/ml. Separation of simulated HSA/HIgG mixtures were carried out in the pulse and step input modes and the HSA and HIgG fractions thus obtained were analysed for purity using affinity chromatography and SDS-PAGE. HSA and HIgG purities were typically in excess of 97–98%.     

Characterization and modeling of nonlinear hydrophobic interaction chromatographic systems

A general rate model was employed in concert with a preferential interaction quadratic adsorption isotherm for the characterization of HIC resins and the prediction of solute behavior in these separation systems. The results indicate that both pore and surface diffusion play an important role in protein transport in HIC resins. The simulated and experimental solute profiles were compared for two model proteins, lysozyme and lectin, for both displacement and gradient modes of chromatography. Our results indicate that a modeling approach using the generate rate model and preferential interaction isotherm can accurately predict the shock layer response in both gradient and displacement chromatography in HIC systems. While pore and surface diffusion played a major role and were limiting steps for proteins, surface diffusion was seen to play less of a role for the displacer. The results demonstrate that this modeling approach can be employed to describe the behavior of these non-linear HIC systems, which may have implications for the development of more efficient preparative HIC separations.     

Evaluation of recombinant green fluorescent protein, under various culture conditions and purification with HiTrap hydrophobic interaction chromatography resins

To determine the influence of various culture conditions, transformed cells of Escherichia coli expressing recombinant green fluorescent protein (GFPuv) were grown in nine cultures with four variable conditions (storage of inoculated broth at 4°C prior to incubation, agitation speed, isopropyl-β-d-thiogalactopyranoside [IPTG] concentration, and induction time). The pelleted cells were resuspended in extraction buffer and subjected to the three-phase partitioning (TPP) extraction method. To determine the most appropriate purification resin, protein extracts were eluted through one of four types of HiTrap hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) columns prepacked with methyl, butyl, octyl, or phenyl resins and analyzed further on a 12% sodium dodecylsulfatepolyacrylamidegel. With Coomassie staining, a single band between 27 (standard GFPuv) and 29 kDa (molecular weight standard) was visualized for every HIC column sample. TPP extraction with HIC elution provided about 90% of the GFPuv recovered and eight-fold GFPuv enrichment related to the specific mass. Rotary speed and IPTG concentration showed, respectively, greater negative and positive influences on GFPuv expression at the beginning of the logarithmic phase for the set culture conditions (37°C, 24-h incubation).     

Single-step purification and immobilization of penicillin acylase using hydrophobic ligands

Five differenthydrophobic ligands immobilized on 4% (4XL) and 6% (6XL) crosslinked agarose were used to study the single-step purification of penicillin acylase from cell lysate. The 4XL gels showed relatively higher specific activity and recovery than the 6XL gels. In single-step purification, highly active enzyme (42 U/mg) was obtained using moderately hydrophobic ligand (octyl). The crude enzyme immobilized on octyl gel by adsorption showed significant operational stability over a period of 30 d at room temperature. Reactor studies demonstrated the feasibility of hydrophobic ligands as a medium for immobilization.     

采用不同疏水相互作用色谱柱从包涵体中快速制备重组人干细胞因子

为了提高重组人干细胞因子(rhSCF)的复性效率,改进了高效疏水相互作用色谱(HPHIC)纯化和复性rhSCF的方法。首先将目标蛋白溶解于8.0 mol/L脲中,然后将rhSCF包涵体的提取液直接进样到不同规格的HPHIC柱进行纯化和复性。优化了固定相配基结构和流动相组成等实验条件,结果表明,本方法可以快速地获得高质量回收率和高生物活性的rhSCF,rhSCF在40 min内即可完成复性与纯化,目标蛋白的纯度在95.5%以上,质量回收率高于49.6%。通过体积排阻色谱和基质辅助激光解吸离子化飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF-MS)的分析,确认rhSCF以单体存在。结果进一步证明HPHIC法是同时复性和纯化重组蛋白的有效工具。     

动力学因素对液相色谱分离整体蛋白的影响

依据液相色谱分离整体蛋白的效果与色谱柱柱长基本无关的事实,研究了动力学因素对疏水相互作用色谱(HIC)分离整体蛋白的影响。首次提出了用于线性梯度洗脱条件下蛋白分离的“条件板高”(H)概念,并将其用于动力学因素对分离整体蛋白的影响的表征。分别用常用的色谱柱和色谱饼对标准蛋白进行了分离,绘制了类似于van Deemter的“条件板高”对流动相线速(u)的曲线图。发现对应于色谱柱最低“条件板高”的适合线速约为色谱饼的1/5～1/15,且色谱饼的适合线速范围也较色谱柱宽得多。据此,用装填有HIC填料的色谱饼(10 mm×20 mm i.d.)在12 min内便可完全分离7种标准蛋白。还用装填有HIC填料的色谱饼对重组人粒细胞集落刺激因子(rhG-CSF)进行了复性并同时纯化,在50 min内,仅用一步色谱法就可获得纯度≥97%的rhG-CSF,其质量回收率为39%,比活＞1×108 IU/mg。可以预计,装填极细颗粒的刚性色谱填料的色谱饼可在高负荷条件下进行整体蛋白的高速和高分离度的分离、纯化并同时复性,达到“三高”。     

Prepation of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-grafted silica gel and its temperature-dependent interaction with proteins

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) oligomer was immobilized onto a silica gel surface. The gel adsorbed a hydrophobic protein γ-globulin (IgG) at 37°C, however, did not adsorb IgG at 24°C. The adsorbed IgG at 37°C was adsorbed by lowering the temperatue, No adsorption of a hydrophilic protein bovin serum albumin (BSA) onto this matrix was observed at 37°C nor 24°C.     

Retention model of protein for mixedmode interaction mechanism in ion exchange and hydrophobic interaction chromatography

A unified retention equation of proteins was proved to be valid for a mixed-mode interaction mechanism in ion exchange chromatography (IEC) and hydrophobia interaction chro-matography (HIC). The reason to form a "U" shape retention curve of proteins hi both HIC and IEC was explained and the concentration range of the strongest elution ability for the mobile phase was determined with this equation. The parameters in this equation could be used to characterize the difference for either HIC or IEC adsorbents and the changes in the molecular conformation of proteins. With the parameters in this equation, the contributions of salt and water in the mobile phase to the protein retention in HIC and IEC were discussed, respectively. In addition, the comparison between the unified equation and Melander' s three-parameter equation for mixed-mode interaction chromatography was also investigated and better results were obtained in former equation.     

Efficient purification of recombinant proteins fused to maltose-binding protein by mixed-mode chromatography

Two mixed-mode resins were evaluated as an alternative to conventional affinity resins for the purification of recombinant proteins fused to maltose-binding protein (MPB). We purified recombinant MBP, MBP-LacZ and MBP-Leap2 from crude Escherichia coli extracts. Mixed-mode resins allowed the efficient purification of MBP-fused proteins. Indeed, the quantity of purified proteins was significantly higher with mixed-mode resins, and their purity was equivalent to that obtained with affinity resins. By using purified MBP, MBP-LacZ and MBP-Leap2, the dynamic binding capacity of mixed-mode resins was 5-fold higher than that of affinity resins. Moreover, the recovery for the three proteins studied was in the 50–60% range for affinity resins, and in the 80–85% range for mixed-mode resins. Mixed-mode resins thus represent a powerful alternative to the classical amylose or dextrin resins for the purification of recombinant proteins fused to maltose-binding protein.     

Specific salt effects in hydrophobic interaction chromatography of proteins

Summary It has been noted in the literature that certain salts enter into specific interaction with proteins. As a result of this, they may act as salting-in agents. We have investigated the effect of magnesium chloride which is known to possess such unusual properties on the retention of proteins in hydrophobic-interaction chromatography. First the retention behaviour of amino acids and small peptides having a wide polarity range was studied on reversed-phase columns using eluents containing (NH₄)₂SO₄, MgSO₄ or MgCl₂, in wide the concentration ranges. For less polar eluites plots of the logarithmic retention factors against the salt concentration were found to be linear, whereas the more polar species showed irregular behavior. The retention of a wide range of proteins was measured on a TSK Phenyl-5-PW column using eluents containing (NH₄)₂SO₄, MgSO₄ or MgCl₂ at different concentrations.The salt-mediated retention was regular with (NH₄)₂ SO₄ and MgSO₄ although MgSO₄ showed a lesser effect than that predicted by the surface-tension increment. The effect of MgCl₂ was quite irregular: the retention factors either increased or decreased or remained unchanged depending on the protein. These results corroborate earlier observations regarding the particular effect of MgCl₂ and suggest the modulation of selectivity in hyrophobic-interaction chromatography by the addition of MgCl₂ to the eluent.     

Effect of phenyl sepharose ligand density on protein monomer/aggregate purification and separation using hydrophobic interaction chromatography

In the large-scale manufacturing and purification of protein therapeutics, multiple chromatography adsorbent lots are often required due to limited absorbent batch sizes or during replacement at the end of the useful column lifetime. Variability in the adsorbent performance from lot to lot should be minimal in order to ensure that consistent product purity and product quality attributes are achieved when a different lot or lot mixture is implemented in the process. Vendors of chromatographic adsorbents will often provide release specifications, which may possess a narrow range of acceptable values. Despite relatively narrow release specifications, the performance of the adsorbent in a given purification process could still vary from lot to lot. In this case, an alternative use test (one that properly captures the lot to lot variability) may be required to determine an acceptable range of variability for a specific process. In this work, we describe the separation of therapeutic protein monomer and aggregate species using hydrophobic interaction chromatography, which is potentially sensitive to adsorbent lot variability. An alternative use test is formulated, which can be used to rapidly screen different adsorbent lots prior to implementation in a large-scale manufacturing process. In addition, the underlying mechanism responsible for the adsorbent lot variability, which was based upon differences in protein adsorption characteristics, was also investigated using both experimental and modeling approaches.     

Effect of ligand structure of stationary phase of high per-formance hydrophobic interaction chromatography on re-naturation efficiency of GuHCl-denatured α-chymotrypsin

The renaturation of the denatured α-chymotrypsin (α-Chy) with 1.7 mol · L-1 guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCI) by three kinds of stationary phase of high performance hydrophobic interaction chromatography (STHIC) with a comparable hydrophobicity but different ligand structures was investigated. The obtained result indicates that the ligand structures of the three STHIC contribute to the renaturation efficiency of α-Chy in the order of the end ligands PEG-600＜ phenyl group ＜ tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA).     

水-油界面上聚合物单链的动态性质及疏水相互作用

通过荧光关联光谱研究了不相容的水-油界面上聚乙二醇单链的横向扩散运动,系统地研究了PEO单链的扩散运动速率随着水溶液中电解质NaCl浓度的升高的变化规律,发现随着盐浓度的升高,扩散系数的变化主要取决于油相的黏度,说明NaCl浓度的升高增强了聚合物链与烷烃油相的疏水相互作用.     

以亲水作用色谱为核心的液相色谱联用技术及其应用研究

亲水作用色谱(HILIC)是近年来色谱领域研究的热点之一。本文围绕复杂体系样品中亲水性组分的分离分析,综述了国际上近年 来发展的以HILIC为核心的多种液相色谱联用技术及其应用。简要介绍了HILIC的起源、定义、分离特点及其常用固定相;比较了HILIC和反相色谱(RPLC)的选择特性;针对不同层次的分离对象和分离要求,讨论了多种基于HILIC的液相色谱以及液相色谱-质谱联用技术的分离特点和适用范围。