title: Novel purification system for 6xHis-tagged proteins by magnetic affinity separation.
abstract: We have developed a novel nickel-silica matrix for the generation of magnetic beads for metal-ion affinity chromatography. In contrast to magnetic Ni-NTA agarose beads, the novel particle type (SiMAC) consists of a magnetic core and a nickel-silica composite matrix with the nickel ions tightly integrated in the silica. This results in a much higher number of chelating groups compared with Ni-NTA agarose beads. With the SiMAC beads, greatly improved purification of histidine-tagged proteins from crude bacterial extracts was achieved. The yield was at least twice as high as with conventional materials, the method is faster, since the coupling step is omitted and there is no need for handling toxic Ni(2+) salts.
authors.affiliation: Lehrgebiet Molekulargenetik, Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Strasse 2, D-30419 Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frenzel
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergemann
authors.forename: Gabi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Köhl
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Reinard
mesh_terms: D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000379:methods*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006639:Histidine / Q000737:chemistry*; D008280:Magnetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D006639:Histidine; D005634:Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase