Molecular separations Flashcards
reasons for biomolecule purification
study their properties
analyse distribution/ abundance
commercial/ medical use
synthetic biomolecules
incomplete reaction products resembling final product
2 main techniques for purification
electrophoresis
chromatography
relative centrifuge force
centrifugal force/ g force
microfuge
low speed
ultracentrifuge
high speed
isolation of protein sources in blood/ bacteria
centrifuge
isolation of protein sources in organs/ tissues
homogenisation
cell g force
3000g
organelle g force
20000g
protein g force
100000g
chromatography factors
size
charge
affinity
factors affecting affinity for stationary phase
charge interactions (ion exchange chromatography)
hydrophobicity (reverse phase/ hydrophobic interaction)
size (gel filtration/ size exclusion)
specific binding (affinity chromatography)
gel filtration
porous beads in which size affects distance travelled
ion exchange chromatography
elution via salt conc ^ competing for charge interactions
protein rich in charged residues
reverse phase chromatography
eluted by polarity reversal of solution via solvents
affinity chromatography
addition of free binding partner
immobilised metal affinity chromatography
- Histag addition
- elution
*imidazole addition