title: A comprehensive study to protein retention in hydrophobic interaction chromatography.
abstract: The effect of different kosmotropic/chaotropic salt systems on retention characteristics of intact proteins has been examined in hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC). The performance was assessed using different column chemistries, i.e., polyalkylamide, alkylamine incorporating hydrophobic moieties, and a butyl chemistry. Selectivity in HIC is mainly governed by the salt concentration and by the molal surface tension increment of the salt. Typically, a linear relationship between the natural logarithm of the retention factor and the salt concentration is obtained. Using a 250mm long column packed with 5μm polyalkylamide functionalized silica particles and applying a 30min linear salt gradient, a peak capacity of 78 was achieved, allowing the baseline separation of seven intact proteins. The hydrophobicity index appeared to be a good indicator to predict the elution order of intact proteins in HIC mode. Furthermore, the effect of adding additives in the mobile phase, such as calcium chloride (stabilizing the 3D conformation of α-lactalbumin) and isopropanol, on retention properties has been assessed. Results indicate that HIC retention is also governed by conformational in the proteins which affect the number of accessible hydrophobic moieties.
authors.affiliation: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Chemical Engineering, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Martyna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baca
authors.affiliation: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Chemical Engineering, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jelle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Vos
authors.affiliation: Universite libre de Bruxelles, Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bruylants
authors.affiliation: Universite libre de Bruxelles, Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bartik
authors.affiliation: Thermo Fisher Scientific, 1228 Titan Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Thermo Fisher Scientific, 1 Boundary Park, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7GE, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.affiliation: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Chemical Engineering, Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: seeltink@vub.ac.be.
authors.forename: Sebastiaan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eeltink
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry*; D013500:Surface Tension
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D012492:Salts
keywords: Conformational change; Hofmeister; Hydrophobicity; Monoclonal antibodies; Salting-out chromatography