title: Novel sulfamethazine ligand used for one-step purification of immunoglobulin G from human plasma.
abstract: To replace conventional affinity ligand like protein A or protein G, a pseudobioaffinity ligand seems to be an alternative for the purification of immunoglobulin G (IgG). In this study, sulfamethazine (SMZ) was chosen as novel affinity ligand for investigating its affinity to human IgG. Monodisperse, non-porous, cross-linked poly (glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) beads were employed as the support for high-performance affinity chromatography. SMZ was immobilized on PGMA beads using bisoxirane (ethanediol diglycigyl ether) as spacer. The resultant affinity media presented minimal non-specific interaction with other proteins. Results of high-performance frontal analysis indicated that the media showed specific affinity to human IgG with a dissociation constant on the order of 10(-6) M. The SMZ affinity column proved useful for a very convenient one-step purification of IgG from human plasma. Antibody purity after a one-step purification was higher than 90%, as determined by densitometric scanning of sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of purified fraction under reducing condition. The results obtained indicate that SMZ is a valuable affinity ligand for purification of human IgG.
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Dihua
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shangguan
authors.forename: Hongwu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guoquan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000379:methods; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008024:Ligands; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013418:Sulfamethazine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008024:Ligands; D013418:Sulfamethazine