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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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