title: Synthesis of an adsorbed reversed-phase packing material for the separation of proteins and peptides.
abstract: We have described the preparation and chromatographic evaluation of an adsorbed hydrophobic stationary phase suitable for reversed-phase chromatography of proteins and peptides. The synthetic procedure involves three steps: the adsorption of a polyamine to the silica surface; crosslinking of the adsorbed polyamine layer with a bis-phenyl difunctional epoxide; and the benzoylation of the remaining accessible amino groups. Performance of this chromatographic material compared favorably with SynChropak RP-8 silica (SynChrom, Linden, IN, U.S.A.) and was stable to 40% formic acid. Good separations were obtained between the components of sample mixtures containing proteins or the cyanogen bromide fragments of sperm whale myoglobin. However, in both cases, the adsorbed hydrophobic stationary phase was less retentive. Furthermore, this medium exhibited slightly different selectivity. Whereas the heme which was present in the cyanogen bromide digest of myoglobin desorbed as the second peak from the RP-8 column, it eluted last from the adsorbed stationary phase. Comparable performance, acid stability and alternate selectivity suggest that this material is an interesting alternative to organosilane reversed-phase coatings.
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids; D000327:Adsorption; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002845:Chromatography; D004355:Drug Stability; D006736:Horses; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D010455:Peptides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011506:Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014907:Whales
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins