title: Leaching of concanavalin A during affinity chromatographic isolation of cell surface glycoproteins from human fetal neurons and glial cells.
abstract: Preparation of surface glycoproteins from human fetal brain cells by affinity chromatography on Con A-Sepharose 4B was a problematic endeavor due to leaching of Con A from the matrix. Dissociation of Con A from the matrix took place irrespective of the presence of lipid and/or detergent and the buffer composition during chromatography and was apparently related to the nature of the protein under study. Pretreatment of Con A-Sepharose with 6 M guanidine or 8 M urea reduced Con A leaching. The Con A eluate also contained noncovalently associated glycolipid. Elution at 25 degrees C rendered fractions containing a higher degree of Con A and glycolipid contamination compared to the negligible contamination by these two components when elution was carried out at 4 degrees C. This phenomenon was attributed to the formation of heterogeneous mixed micelles of glycoprotein.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurochemistry, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Marikar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zachariah
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Basu
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000379:methods*; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000737:chemistry*; D009474:Neurons / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D003208:Concanavalin A