title: Thiophilic adsorption of immunoglobulins--analysis of conditions optimal for selective immobilization and purification.
abstract: Immunoglobulins have been selected by their general affinity for adjacent sulfone-thioether sulfur groups as a useful model system for the characterization of thiophilic interaction chromatography. Mercaptoethanol coupled to divinylsulfone-activated agarose (thiophilic or T-gel) provided an affinity matrix for the efficient and reversible immobilization of the immunoglobulins. The adsorption/desorption process was investigated as a function of protein concentration, temperature, flow rate, and pH in different concentrations of ammonium sulfate. Immobilization of these proteins was (as a function of pH) found to be both dependent and independent of the adsorption-promoting effects of water-structure-forming salts. Buffer conditions are recommended for the selective adsorption of immunoglobulins from unfractionated human serum. These results indicate that thiophilic interaction chromatography provides a new and effective alternative for the immobilization and purification of immunoglobulins and other proteins under conditions known to preserve structure and biological activity.
mesh_terms: D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007163:Immunosorbent Techniques; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds