Affinity Chromatography - Department of Molecular and Cellular ...
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<strong>Affinity</strong> chromatography is also used to remove specific contaminants, for example<br />
Benzamidine Sepharose 6 Fast Flow can remove serine proteases, such as thrombin <strong>and</strong><br />
Factor Xa. Figure 2 shows the key stages in an affinity purification.<br />
1. <strong>Affinity</strong> medium is equilibrated in binding buffer.<br />
2. Sample is applied under conditions that favour specific<br />
binding <strong>of</strong> the target molecule(s) to a complementary binding<br />
substance (the lig<strong>and</strong>). Target substances bind specifically,<br />
but reversibly, to the lig<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> unbound material washes<br />
through the column.<br />
3. Target protein is recovered by changing conditions to<br />
favour elution <strong>of</strong> the bound molecules. Elution is performed<br />
specifically, using a competitive lig<strong>and</strong>, or non-specifically, by<br />
changing the pH, ionic strength or polarity.Target protein is<br />
collected in a purified, concentrated form.<br />
4. <strong>Affinity</strong> medium is re-equilibrated with binding buffer.<br />
equilibration<br />
adsorption <strong>of</strong><br />
sample <strong>and</strong><br />
elution <strong>of</strong><br />
unbound material<br />
wash<br />
away<br />
unbound<br />
material<br />
elute<br />
bound<br />
protein(s)<br />
re-equilibration<br />
Absorbance<br />
begin sample<br />
application<br />
change to<br />
elution buffer<br />
>1<br />
1-2 cv x cv<br />
1-2 cv cv 1-2 cv<br />
Column Volumes (cv)<br />
Fig. 2. Typical affinity purification.<br />
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