Preparation of weak cation exchange packings for chromatographic separation of proteins using "click chemistry'

"Click chemistry" is defined as a class of robust and selective chemical reactions affording high yields and is tolerant to a variety of solvents (including water), functional groups, and air. In this study, click chemistry was used as an effective strategy for coupling three alkyne-carboxylic acids onto the azide-silica to obtain three novel stationary phases of weak cation exchange chromatography, which were characterized with FTIR and elemental analysis. Six kinds of standard proteins, such as myoglobin, RNase A, RNase B, cytochrome C, α-chymotrypsin A, and lysozyme, were separated completely with the three novel weak cation exchange chromatography stationary phases. Compared with commercial weak cation exchange chromatography columns, the three kinds of novel weak cation exchange chromatography packings prepared by click chemistry approach have better resolution and selectivity. The mass recovery of more than 97% was obtained for all the tested proteins, and the bioactivity recovery of lysozyme on the prepared column was determined to be 96%. In addition, lysozyme was purified successfully from egg white with the novel weak cation exchange chromatography column by one step. The purity was more than 97% and a high specific activity was achieved to be 81 435 U/mg. The results illustrate the potential of click chemistry for preparing stationary phase for ion-exchange chromatography.     

Synthesis of monodisperse poly(chloromethylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene) beads and their application in separation of biopolymers

The monodisperse, porous poly(chloromethylstyrene-co-divinylbenzene) beads of 7.9 microm were prepared by a single-step swelling and polymerization method. The seed particles prepared by dispersion polymerization exhibited good absorption of the monomer phase. Based on this media, a weak cation-exchange (WCX) stationary phase for HPLC was synthesized by a new chemically modified method. The prepared resin has advantages of biopolymer separation, high column efficiency, low column backpressure, high protein mass recovery, and good resolution for proteins. The dynamic protein-loading capacity of the synthesized WCX packings was 18.2 mg/g. Five proteins were separated in 3.0 min using the synthesized WCX stationary phase. The experimental results show that the obtained WCX resin has very weak hydrophobicity. The WCX resin was also used for the rapid separation and purification of lysozyme from egg white in 5.0 min with only one step. The purity and specific bioactivity of the purified lysozyme were found to be more than 93% and 70 245 U/mg, respectively.     

Preparation of weak cation exchange packings based on monodisperse poly(glycidyl methacrylate-<Emphasis Type="Italic">co</Emphasis>-ethylene dimethacrylate) beads and their chromatographic properties

The monodisperse, macroporous poly(glycidyl methacrylate- co-ethylene dimethacrylate) beads were synthesized by a single-step swelling and polymerization method. Based on this media, a weak cation exchange (WCX) stationary phase for HPLC was synthesized by a new chemically modified method. The prepared resin has advantages for biopolymer separation, high column efficiency, low column backpressure, high protein mass recovery, and good resolution for proteins. The measured bioactivity recovery for lysozyme was 98+/-5%. The dynamic protein loading capacity of the WCX packings was 17.3 mg g(-1). The experimental results show that the synthesized WCX resin has very weak hydrophobicity.     

Synthesis of non-porous poly(glycidylmethacrylate-co-ethylenedimethacrylate) beads and their application in separation of biopolymers

The monodisperse, 5.0 μm non-porous poly(glycidylmethacrylate-co-ethylenedimethacrylate) (P_GMA/EDMA) beads were prepared by a single-step swelling and polymerization method. The seed particles prepared by dispersion polymerization exhibited good absorption of the monomer phase. Based on this media, a weak cation exchange (WCX) stationary phase for high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was synthesized by a new chemical modification method. The prepared resin has advantages of biopolymer separation, high column efficiency, low column backpressure, high protein mass recovery and good resolution for proteins. The measured bioactivity recovery for lysozyme was 97 ± 5%. The dynamic protein loading capacity of the synthesized WCX packings was 20.5 mg/g. Four proteins were completely separated in 3.0 min using the synthesized WCX stationary phase. The experimental results show that the obtained WCX resin has very weak hydrophobicity. The WCX resin was also used for the rapid separation and purification of lysozyme from egg white in 3.0 min with only one step. The purity and specific bioactivity of the purified lysozyme was found more than 95% and 70.264 IU/mg, respectively.     

氨基己酸为配基的新型弱阳离子交换/疏水双功能色谱固定相对蛋白质的分离纯化

以硅胶为基质、氨基己酸为配基制备了一种新型弱阳离子交换/疏水（WCX/HIC）双功能混合模式色谱固定相。该固定相配基具有一定的疏水性且含有羧基,在高盐浓度下表现为HIC的性质,可作为HIC固定相使用;在低盐浓度条件下表现为离子交换的性质,可作为WCX固定相使用。分别考察了该介质在WCX和HIC两种模式下对标准蛋白质的分离性能,并与商品柱进行比较。结果表明,所合成的WCX/HIC双功能固定相在WCX和HIC两种模式下对蛋白质均有较高的分离度和选择性,且分离能力与商品柱相当,两种模式下标准蛋白质的质量和活性回收率均大于93%,表明该柱具有“一柱二用”的功能,适于生物大分子的分离纯化。基于此双功能色谱柱构建的在线单柱二维液相色谱（2DLC-1C）可在60 min内实现8种蛋白质的快速分离。在70 min内完成了对蛋清中溶菌酶的二维纯化,纯度可达到98.3%。该技术中一根色谱柱可当作两根色谱柱使用,对蛋白质组学研究和重组蛋白药物的生产具有重要的应用价值。     

Preparation of High‐capacity,Monodisperse Polymeric Weak Cation Exchange Packings Using Surface‐initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and Its Chromatographic Properties

A novel stationary phase for weak cation exchange (WCX) chromatography was prepared by "grafting from" strategy. Surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of acrylic acid (AA) was conducted in toluene medium, starting from the macromolecule initiators of poly(4‐vinylbenzyl chloride‐co‐divinylbenzene) (P_CMS/DVB) beads. The amounts of poly(acrylic acid) grafted chains with different ATRP formulations were calculated based on the elemental analyses. The poly(acrylic acid) grafted beads obtained with different ATRP formulations were tried as chromatographic packings in the separation of proteins by ion‐exchange chromatography. The effect of the poly(acrylic acid) grafted chain lengths on P_CMS/DVB beads for the separation of proteins was investigated in details. Simultaneously, characterization of the column was investigated as ion chromatographic stationary phase for the separation of inorganic cations. The results show that poly(acrylic acid) grafted columns had excellent performance for separation of proteins and inorganic cations. The highest of the dynamic capacity of the column was 35.55 mg/mL. The columns were provided with high column efficiency.     

Preparation of poly(vinyltetrazole) chain-grafted poly(glycidymethacrylate-co-ethylenedimethacrylate) beads by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization for the use in weak cation exchange and hydrophilic interaction chromatography

A novel stationary phase for weak cation exchange (WCX) and hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) was prepared with surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). Vinyltetrazole was grafted onto the surface of the beads in water medium with the polyglycidylmethacrylate beads (P_GMA/EDMA) previously modified with 2-bromoisobutryl bromide as the macromolecule initiators and CuCl as catalyst. The poly(vinyltetrazole)-grafted beads obtained with different atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) formulations were tried as chromatographic packings in ion-exchange chromatography. The results showed that the prepared columns could separate the tested proteins with high efficiency and high capacity, and the retention time of protein had a positive relationship with increasing the chain lengths of the grafted poly(vinyltetrazole) (PVT). The prepared column was also found to be able to separate nucleosides by hydrophilic interaction chromatographic mode.     

Preparation and characterization of a novel dual‐retention mechanism mixed‐mode stationary phase with PEG 400 and succinic anhydride as ligand for protein separation in WCX and HIC modes

A novel dual‐retention mechanism mixed‐mode stationary phase based on silica gel functionalized with PEG 400 and succinic anhydride as the ligand was prepared and characterized by infrared spectra and elemental analysis. Because of the ligand containing PEG 400 and carboxyl function groups, it displayed hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC) characteristic in a high‐salt‐concentration mobile phase, and weak cation exchange chromatography (WCX) characteristic in a low‐salt‐concentration mobile phase. As a result, it can be employed to separate proteins with both WCX and HIC modes. The resolution and selectivity of the stationary phase was evaluated under both HIC and WCX modes with protein standards, and its performance was comparable to that of conventional ion‐exchange chromatography and HIC columns. The results indicated that the novel dual‐retention mechanism column, in many cases, could replace two individual WCX and HIC columns as a ‘2D column’. In addition, the mixed retention mechanism of proteins on this ‘2D column’ was investigated with stoichiometric displacement theory for retention of solute in liquid chromatography in detail in order to understand why the dual‐retention mechanism column has high resolution and selectivity for protein separation under WCX and HIC modes, respectively. Based on this ‘2D column’, a new 2DLC technology with a single column was developed. It is very important in proteome research and recombinant protein drug production to save column expense and simplify the processes in biotechnology. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation of novel beta-cyclodextrin chiral stationary phase based on click chemistry

A facile strategy based on click chemistry for preparation of the structurally well-defined native beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) based chiral stationary phase (CSP) was proposed. The beta-CD CSP was evaluated by enatioseparation of benzoin, trans-stilbene oxide, Troger's base, bendroflumethiazide, ketoprofen, chlorthalidone, three flavanone compounds and two beta-adrenergic blocking agents under reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography. The chromatographic results demonstrate the chiral separation ability of click beta-CD CSP and illustrate the usefulness of click chemistry in the preparation of beta-CD based CSP.     

一种混合模式反相弱阳离子交换色谱填料的制备及其保留机理

采用“点击化学”的合成方法制备了一种混合配体的辛基-羧基共同键合硅胶（OCS）材料,经元素分析和红外光谱表征,证明了辛基和羧基官能团均已成功键合到硅胶表面。将其作为混合模式反相弱阳离子交换（RP/WCX）的固定相填料,以3种同系物阳离子表面活性剂作为探针分子,定量研究了该固定相的混合模式保留机理,考察了溶质保留因子与盐浓度和溶质亚甲基数目的关系,验证了混合模式固定相的单点和两点保留机理的数学模型,并进一步将其应用于一系列标准碱性混合物的分离。结果表明：两点保留机理更加符合实验的结果;根据混合模式两点保留机理的数学方程,可以得到单一的疏水或离子交换作用力对总保留的影响,对混合模式色谱的实际分离应用提供了有价值的参考。本文建立了反相弱阳离子交换混合模式OCS固定相的保留机理的定量模型,并证明了该固定相在碱性化合物的分离中具有很大的应用前景。     

β-环糊精键合手性固定相分离苯并恶嗪类对映体

研究了在反相高效液相色谱模式下,基于点击化学的β-环糊精手性固定相对苯并恶嗪类对映体的手性分离情况。考察了流动相中有机改性剂的类型和比例、缓冲盐的浓度和pH值对分离的影响。考察结果表明: 乙腈作为有机改性剂比甲醇更有利于苯并恶嗪对映体的分离;乙酸三乙胺缓冲盐体积分数从0.1%增大到1.0%时,苯并恶嗪对映体的保留时间和分离度都随之减小,在pH 4.1时苯并恶嗪对映体具有最大分离度。因此确定乙腈和体积分数为0.1%的乙酸三乙胺缓冲盐流动相(pH 4.1)为最佳分离条件。分离机理研究结果表明,固定相和样品之间的包容络合相互作用以及样品和固定相之间的氢键作用,是样品得以分离的基础。本研究为进一步深入研究β-环糊精固定相提供了实验基础,同时也证明了点击化学在手性环糊精固定相制备中具有极大潜力。     

Preparation of novel chiral stationary phase based on click chemistry for ligand exchange chromatography

Click chemistry was applied to immobilize L-proline derivative onto azide-modified silica gel to give a novel chiral stationary phase(denoted as click-CSP) for ligand exchange chromatography.The developed protocol combines the benefits of operational simplicity,exceptionally mild conditions and high surface loadings.The enantioselectivityαof some DL-amino acids on the click-CSP were found to be in the range from 1.13 to 3.46.The chromatographic resolutions of some DL-amino acids and the stability study f...     

“Click dipeptide”: A novel stationary phase applied in two-dimensional liquid chromatography

2D-HPLC is an important technique for the separation of complex samples. Developing new types of stationary phases is of great interest to construct 2D-LC systems with high orthogonality. In this study, a novel stationary phase-Click dipeptide (l-phenylglycine dipeptide) was prepared by immobilization of α-azido l-phenylglycine dipeptide on alkyne-silica via click chemistry. In the preparation of this new material, an efficient, inexpensive and shelf-stable diazo transfer reagent (imidazole-1-sulfonyl azide hydrochloride) was utilized to transfer the amino group of l-phenylglycine to corresponding azido group under mild conditions. The Click dipeptide thus prepared was confirmed by FT-IR, solid state CP/MAS ¹³C NMR and elemental analysis. The Click dipeptide packing showed high orthogonality with C18, which reached 63.5%. An off-line 2D-RP/RPLC system was developed to analyze a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)-Rheum Palmatum L. The results showed high orthogonality between Click dipeptide and C18 as well as great separating power in the practical separation of complex samples.     

Synthesis of Fan‐Shaped C3 Molecule with Three Glycyrrhetinic Acid Units and Self‐Assembly Properties

A novel fan‐shaped C₃ molecule with three glycyrrhetinic acid units was synthesized via "click chemistry" in high yield and the self‐assembly characteristics were studied in different mixed solvents.     

以四唑为固定相配体的新型离子交换固定相的制备及色谱性能

用硅胶与γ-缩水甘油基丙基三乙氧基硅烷和3-羟基丙腈反应, 再采用链接化学(Click chemistry)中腈与叠氮化钠进行的3+2环加成反应, 合成了以四唑基为配体的弱阳离子交换色谱固定相. 结果表明, 所制得的色谱柱(4.6 mm×50 mm, i.d.)对蛋白质具有良好的分离性能, 且质量回收率大于93%. 蛋白质在该固定相上的保留符合弱阳离子交换色谱机理, 但保留值随流动相pH的变化规律与蛋白质在以羧基为交换基团的固定相上的保留值的变化规律不同, 并对此现象进行了初步解释.     

单分散大孔亲水弱阳离子交换填料的制备及其对鱼精蛋白的分离纯化

以自制的5.0 μm单分散大孔亲水交联聚甲基丙烯酸环氧丙酯(PGMA/EDMA)微球为基质,对其表面进行化学改性,合成弱阳离子交换色谱填料(WCX)。详细考察了该填料对标准蛋白质的分离性能、表面亲水性能、稳定性和重现性以及流速对蛋白保留的影响。实验结果表明,该色谱填料对蛋白的分离性能、重现性及稳定性良好;在流速为3 mL/min时,采用线性梯度洗脱,6 min内可分离4种标准碱性蛋白质,以溶菌酶测定的该填料的动力学吸附容量为29.86 mg/g。将其用于鱼精蛋白的分离纯化,经反相高效液相色谱测定纯化后鱼精蛋白的纯度为99.2%;与商品Shodex IEC SP-825强阳离子交换色谱柱比较,纯化结果几乎一样。     

Click chemistry: a new facile and efficient strategy for preparation of functionalized HPLC packings

Click chemistry has been successfully extended into the field of preparation of functionalized HPLC packings, proving a novel facile and efficient strategy for covalently bonding stationary phases onto HPLC grade silica beads; the potential has been demonstrated by the preparation of "Click I-IV" columns and preliminary results in the separation of sugars.     

Preparation of a novel carboxyl stationary phase by “thiol‐ene” click chemistry for hydrophilic interaction chromatography

A novel carboxyl‐bonded silica stationary phase was prepared by “thiol‐ene” click chemistry. The resultant Thiol‐Click‐COOH phase was evaluated under hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) mobile phase conditions. A comparison of the chromatographic performance of Thiol‐Click‐COOH and pure silica columns was performed according to the retention behaviors of analytes and the charged state of the stationary phases. The results indicated that the newly developed Thiol‐Click‐COOH column has a higher surface charge and stronger hydrophilicity than the pure silica column. Furthermore, the chromatographic behaviors of five nucleosides on the Thiol‐Click‐COOH phase were investigated in detail. Finally, a good separation of 13 nucleosides and bases, and four water‐soluble vitamins was achieved.     

Synthesis of Monodisperse Poly（glycidylmethacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate） Beads and Their Application in Separation of Biopolymers

Introduction Since 19541 the polymeric separation media has attracted much attention due to their chemical stability over the entire pH range. The rigid, highly cross-linked styrene copolymers were first used for chromatography by Moore.2 The macroporous copolymers currently available are not only chemically stable but also more resistant to mechanical forces prevailing in a column and therefore are comparable to the traditional packings based on silica gel. Most polymer separation media are …     

硫醇-烯/炔点击化学合成功能聚合物材料

点击化学具有反应条件温和、产率高、速率快、产物容易分离以及高度选择性等优点,成为国内外研究的热点之一。硫醇-烯/炔光化学反应作为新型高效的点击反应近年来备受关注,通过这种方法制备高性能及功能性聚合物材料也是新材料领域的前沿研究内容。本文综述了近年来硫醇-烯/炔点击化学在功能聚合物材料合成中的研究成果,详细介绍了硫醇-烯/炔点击化学的特点、优势及其反应机理,重点归纳了利用硫醇-烯/炔点击化学合成线型、超支化、交联等分子结构的功能聚合物材料的研究进展,并对由这种方法合成功能聚合物的单体特点、反应路线及产物应用进行了阐述,最后对硫醇-烯/炔点击化学的进一步应用前景做了展望。