Abstract
Epoxy Sepharose, an activated affinity matrix which has been used for immobilisation of carbohydrates has been tried for immobilisation of proteins. Under normal conditions of coupling at neutral or alkaline pH proteins do not couple to epoxy Sepharose. However, a very high salt concentration during coupling allows the binding of proteins to epoxy Sepharose at a pH as low as 8.5. Increasing ionic strength and/or pH facilitates the binding. The bioactivity of the proteins is not destroyed by the immobilisation. This matrix, unlike cyanogen bromide-Sepharose, retains its ability to bind albumin by 80–90% even after 60 days of storage in aqueous suspension at 4°C. Its capacity to bind proteins is comparable to that of cyanogen bromide-Sepharose.
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Abbreviations
- CNBr:
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Cyanogen bromide
- EPS:
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epoxy Sepharose
- oLH:
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ovine leutinising hormone
- IgG:
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immunoglobulin G
- oFSH:
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ovine follicle stimulating hormone
- NSS:
-
normal sheep serum
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Murthy, G.S., Moudgal, N.R. Use of epoxysepharose for protein immobilisation. J Biosci 10, 351–358 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02716651
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