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Coupling small lig<strong>and</strong>s through amino or carboxyl groups<br />

via a spacer arm<br />

EAH Sepharose 4B <strong>and</strong> ECH Sepharose 4B<br />

The partial structures <strong>of</strong> EAH Sepharose 4B <strong>and</strong> ECH Sepharose 4B are shown in Figure 64.<br />

S<br />

epharose<br />

S<br />

epharose<br />

OH<br />

O CH2 CH CH2<br />

NH(CH 2)<br />

5 COOH<br />

OH<br />

O CH2 CH CH2<br />

NH(CH 2)<br />

6 NH2<br />

ECH Sepharose<br />

EAH Sepharose<br />

Fig. 64. Partial structures <strong>of</strong> ECH Sepharose 4B <strong>and</strong> EAH Sepharose 4B.<br />

Lig<strong>and</strong>s are coupled in a simple one-step procedure in the presence <strong>of</strong> a coupling reagent,<br />

carbodiimide. The carbodiimides may be regarded as anhydrides <strong>of</strong> urea. The N,N' disubstituted<br />

carbodiimides promote condensation between a free amino <strong>and</strong> a free carboxyl<br />

group to form a peptide link by acid-catalyzed removal <strong>of</strong> water. Thus EAH Sepharose 4B<br />

can be coupled with carboxyl-containing lig<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> ECH Sepharose 4B can be coupled<br />

with lig<strong>and</strong>s containing amino groups. The carbodiimide yields an isourea upon hydration.<br />

The coupling reaction is shown in Figure 65.<br />

R COOH+<br />

R 1N<br />

C NR 2<br />

Carbodiimide<br />

R<br />

O NHR 1<br />

C O C<br />

NHR 2<br />

O<br />

O<br />

O<br />

R C O C NHR1<br />

R 1NH C NHR2<br />

R 3 NH 2 R C NHR3+<br />

2<br />

NHR<br />

Active ester<br />

Urea<br />

Fig. 65. Carbodiimide coupling reaction.<br />

Options<br />

Product Spacer Substitution Coupling conditions Maximum Comments<br />

arm per ml matrix operating<br />

flow<br />

EAH Sepharose 4B 10-atom 7–11 µmoles pH 4.5, 1.5–24 hours, 75 cm/h* Couple lig<strong>and</strong>s containing<br />

amino groups +4 °C - room temp. free carboxyl groups.<br />

Supplied as a suspension<br />

ready for use.<br />

ECH Sepharose 4B 9-atom 12–16 µmoles pH 4.5, 1.5–24 hours, 75 cm/h* Couple lig<strong>and</strong>s containing<br />

carboxyl groups +4 °C - room temp. free amino groups.<br />

Supplied as a suspension<br />

ready for use.<br />

*See Appendix 4 to convert linear flow (cm/h) to volumetric flow rate. Maximum operating flow is calculated from<br />

measurement in a packed column with a bed height <strong>of</strong> 10 cm <strong>and</strong> i.d. <strong>of</strong> 5 cm.<br />

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