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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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