title: Role of conformational changes in the elution of proteins from reversed-phase HPLC columns.
abstract: To test the hypothesis that conformational alterations might be involved in the elution of proteins from reversed-phase HPLC columns, the conformations of proteins bound onto a C-8 alkyl-bonded silica surface have been examined in the presence of increasing concentrations of the commonly employed eluent, 1-propanol. Using a combination of photoacoustic, diffuse reflectance deconvolution Fourier transform infrared and front face fluorescence spectroscopic techniques (to minimize interference from light scattering), the existence of surface-associated protein conformational changes induced by propanol is unequivocally demonstrated. The linear relationship found between the amount of propanol needed to elute proteins from C-8 columns and the midpoint of spectrally observed structural transitions is consistent with a role for conformational changes in the elution process.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Katzenstein
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Vrona
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wechsler
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Steadman
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Middaugh
mesh_terms: D000433:1-Propanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D011487:Protein Conformation / Q000187:drug effects; D011506:Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D000433:1-Propanol