Chromatography Products Selection Guide Appendix 6.5
Proteomics Manual: Table of Contents
Chromatography Products Selection Guide
Chromatography Type |
Product |
Description |
Particle Size (Average) | Capacity |
Primary Applications |
| Size Exclusion (Gel Filtration) | |||||
| Separation by Molecule Size | Bulk Resin | ||||
| Ultrogel® AcA | Ultrogel AcA are polymeric resins for size exclusion composed of polyacrylamide and agarose, characterized by narrow particle size distribution. | 100 μm | N/A | Fractionation, purification of biomolecules by size, molecular weight | |
| Ion Exchange | |||||
| Separation by Charge | Bulk Resin | ||||
| Q Ceramic HyperD® F | Strong cation exchanger Ceramic HyperD ion exchangers employ a high capacity hydrogel polymerized within the large pores of a rigid ceramic bead. | 50 µm | >85 mg/mL4 | Recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, plasmid, vaccine purification. capture step | |
| S Ceramic HyperD F | Strong cation exchanger Ceramic HyperD ion exchangers employ a high capacity hydrogel polymerized within the large pores of a rigid ceramic bead. | 50 µm | >75 mg/mL5 | Recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, plasmid, vaccine purification. capture step | |
| DEAE Ceramic HyperD F | Weak cation exchanger Ceramic HyperD ion exchangers employ a high capacity hydrogel polymerized within the large pores of a rigid ceramic bead. | 50 µm | >85 mg/mL4 | Recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, plasmid, vaccine purification. capture step | |
| CM Ceramic HyperD F | Weak cation exchanger Ceramic HyperD ion exchangers employ a high capacity hydrogel polymerized within the large pores of a rigid ceramic bead. | 50 µm | >60 mg/mL6 | Recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, plasmid, vaccine purification capture step | |
| Membrane Filter Plates and Devices | |||||
| Mustang Q | Strong anion exchanger. Also available in AcroPrep® 96 filter plates 350 µL or 1 mL, and Acrodisc syringe filters | N/A | 50-60 mg/mL | Protein fractionation | |
| Mustang S | Strong anion exchanger. Also available in AcroPrep® 96 filter plates 350 µL or 1 mL, and Acrodisc syringe filters | N/A | 45-50 mg/mL | Protein fractionation | |
| Affinity | |||||
| Separation Using Specific Ligands | Bulk Resin |
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| Blue Trisacryl® M | Blue Trisacryl M is an affinity chromatographic resin used for the purification of a wide variety of enzymes and proteins such as kinases, albumin, interferons, and some coagulation factors. The basic matrix is Trisacryl GF2000, a macroporous, nonionic resin on which Cibacron* blue is covalently immobilized. | 60 µm | HSA: 10-15 mg/mL BSA: 5-7 mg/mL1 | Albumin depletion | |
| IMAC HyperCel™ | IMAC HyperCel™ uses tridentate IDA(imino- diacetic-acid) as a chelating agent. The ligand is immobilized on the HyperCel base sorbent, a stable and robust resin. | 90 μm | 30-60 µmol Cu++/mL resin | Tagged biomolecule purification | |
| Protein A Ceramic HyperD® F | Protein A Ceramic HyperD F is a high capacity affinity resin prepared using a rigid proprietary ceramic bead. Recombinant Protein A is immobilized to a specially formulated hydrogel within the porous ceramic bead. | 50 µm | >30 mg/mL2 | IgG purification/ depletion | |
| Heparin HyperD M | Heparin HyperD M composite chromatography resin is used to purify biological molecules that bind to heparin such as coagulation factors, growth factors, and lipoproteins. Heparin HyperD M is composed of a porous rigid mineral bead containing heparin bound hydrogel filled pores. | 80 µm | >30 mg/mL2 | Purification of coagulation factors, lipoproteins, growth factors, nucleic acid binding enzymes. | |
| Lysine HyperD | Lysine HyperD is used to purify biological molecules that bind to lysine such as glycoproteins. Lysine HyperD is comprised of a porous rigid mineral bead containing lysine (L-lysine) bound hydrogel filled pores. | 70 µm | N/A | Purification of glycoproteins | |
| Mixed Mode and Hydrophobic Charge Induction (HCIC) | |||||
| A Unique Combination of Chromatography Modes | Bulk Resin |
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| MEP HyperCel™ | MEP HyperCel (4-mercapto-ethyl-pyridine) resin is specifically designed for the capture and purification of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. In contrast to Protein A resins, IgG binding on MEP HyperCel is essentially independent of subclass or species. Weakly binding variants (e.g., murine IgG, rat IgG) are well retained/ | 90 µm | >20 mg/mL7 | Purification/ depletion of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies of most species. | |
| SDR HyperD® | SDR HyperD is a mixed mode of size exclusion, normal phase, and a reversed phase. It is a unique resin designed to eliminate solvent and detergent while recovering NATIVE protein. SDR HyperD is a composite resin that combines a silica bead moiety filled with long chain aliphatic polymers that are cross-linked to provide a 3D mesh with a low size exclusion limit of 10 kDa which excludes proteins. |
80 µm | 60-80 mg/mL13 | Solvent and detergent removal | |
| Hydroxyapatite | |||||
| Protein Interaction with Calcium Phosphate | Bulk Resin _________ _________________ _______ ___________ ________________ |
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| HA Ultrogel® | HA Ultrogel hydroxyapatite resin is composed of cross-linked agarose beads with micro-crystals of hydroxyapatite entrapped in the agarose mesh | 120 µm | Cytochrome C: >7 mg/mL9 | Immunoglobulin separation, glycoproteins, vaccines | |
Footnotes — Chromatography Products Selection Guide
- Capacity determined in PBS buffer using 5 mg/mL.
- Dynamic binding capacity, 10% breakthrough, 100 cm/h, determined using 10 mg/mL hu IgG in PBS, pH 7.4; elution in 0.1 M sodium citrate, pH 2.5; column 4.6 ID x 100 mm.
- Dynamic binding capacity at 600 cm/h, using hu ATIII at 72.5 UI/mL in 20 mM Tris-HCl, 0.3 M NaCl, pH 7.4; elution with 20 mM Tris-HCl, 2 M NaCl, pH 7.4; 10 cm bed height.
- Dynamic binding capacity, 10% breakthrough, 200 cm/h; sample: 5 mg/mL BSA in 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 8.6.
- Dynamic binding capacity, 10% breakthrough, 200 cm/h; sample: 5 mg/mL lysosome in 50 mM sodium acetate, pH 4.5.
- Dynamic binding capacity, 10% breakthrough, 200 cm/h; sample: 5 mg/mL hu IgG in 50 mM sodium acetate, 100 mM NaCl, pH 7.4.
- Dynamic binding capacity, 10% breakthrough, determined using 5 mg/mL hu IgG in PBS, flow rate: 60 cm/h.
- Dynamic binding capacity, 10% breakthrough, determined using 5 mg/mL hu polyclonal IgG; adsorbtion 50 mM sodium acetate, 0.14 M NaCl, pH 5.5; 5 min residence time.
- Capacity for cytochrome c, determined using 5 mg/mL cytochrome c diluted 50/50 in 1 mM phosphate buffer, pH 6.8; at 12.5 cm/h.
- Dynamic binding capacity, 10% breakthrough determined using 5 mg/mL BSA in 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 8.6; 150 mM NaCl.
- Dynamic binding capacity, 10% breakthrough, determined using 5 mg/mL hu IgG in 50 mM sodium acetate buffer, pH 4.7; 150 mM NaCl.
- Dynamic binding capacity, 10% breakthrough at 300 cm/h, determined using 5 mg/mL Triton* in PBS, pH 7.4. www
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