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Serine proteases <strong>and</strong> zymogens with an affinity for arginine<br />

Arginine Sepharose 4B<br />

Arginine Sepharose 4B is an L-arginine derivative <strong>of</strong> Sepharose 4B that can be used for any<br />

biomolecule with a biospecific or charge dependent affinity for arginine, such as serine<br />

proteases <strong>and</strong> zymogens. Specific examples include prekallikrein, clostripain, prothrombin,<br />

plasminogen <strong>and</strong> plasminogen activator.<br />

The L-arginine is coupled via its a-amino group, leaving the guanidino <strong>and</strong> a-carboxyl<br />

groups free to interact with samples. Electrostatic <strong>and</strong> stereospecific effects may contribute<br />

to the binding <strong>and</strong> elution process depending upon the specific sample involved. Figure 32<br />

shows the partial structure <strong>of</strong> Arginine Sepharose 4B.<br />

S<br />

epharose<br />

4<br />

O CH2<br />

CH CH2 O (CH 2)<br />

O<br />

OH<br />

CH 2<br />

CHOH<br />

Fig. 32. Partial structure <strong>of</strong> Arginine Sepharose 4B.<br />

CH 2<br />

NH<br />

CH<br />

_<br />

COO<br />

NH<br />

CH2 CH2 CH2<br />

NH C<br />

NH2<br />

Purification option<br />

Binding capacity/ml Maximum operating Comments<br />

medium<br />

flow<br />

Arginine Sepharose 4B No data available 75 cm/h* Supplied as a suspension<br />

ready for column packing.<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 />

Performing a separation<br />

Determine the capacity <strong>of</strong> the medium for the sample <strong>of</strong> interest over a range <strong>of</strong> different<br />

pH <strong>and</strong> flow rates. The sample must be at the same pH as the binding buffer for each<br />

experiment.<br />

1. Pack the column (see Appendix 3) <strong>and</strong> wash with 5 column volumes <strong>of</strong> binding buffer.<br />

2. Equilibrate the column with 10 column volumes <strong>of</strong> binding buffer.<br />

3. Apply the sample.<br />

4. Wash with at least 10 column volumes <strong>of</strong> binding buffer or until no material appears in the eluent (monitored<br />

by UV absorption at A 280 nm ).<br />

5. Elute with 10–20 column volumes <strong>of</strong> elution buffer.<br />

Biomolecules bound non-specifically can be eluted by:<br />

• step or gradient elution with increasing ionic strength (up to 1 M NaCl)<br />

• increasing concentration <strong>of</strong> urea or guanidine hydrochloride (up to 0.7 M)<br />

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