PROTEIN SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION Flashcards
breaking
cells and solubilize
proteins by using
homogenizer,
grinder or sonicator
Homogenization of
tissue or microbial
cells to produce cell
extracts
use of highspeed centrifugation to prepare
subcellular fractions or to isolate specific
organelles.
Differential Centrifugation
how many subcellular fractions are obtain in differential centrifugation
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refers to the purity of the
protein and is defined
by the ratio of activity
units to total protein.
Specific gravity
Formula of specific gravity
total unit of activity / total protein
addition of increasing amounts of a saturated
(NH4)2SO4 to the protein
solution. This method selectively
precipitates some proteins while others
remain in solution.
Fractionation by Salting Outs
salt used in fractionation
ammonium sulfate
a procedure that separates proteins from solvents (or
ammonium sulfate) by taking
advantage of the
proteins’ large size
Dialysis
separates proteins on
the basis of differential physical or
chemical interactions with a solid gel
matrix.
Separation and Purification by Column
Chromatography
Types of Column
Chromatography
- Size-exclusion chromatography/gel
filtration chromatography - Affinity Chromatography
- Ion-exchange chromatography
As the proteins flow through the column, the
proteins that interact poorly with the matrix
are eluted first from the column and can be
separated away from other proteins, which
elute more slowly
Column
Chromatography
Separates proteins according to
size.
Size-exclusion/gel filtration
chromatography
what is eluted first in Size-exclusion/gel filtration
chromatography
Larger proteins
The matrix or stationary phase in Size-exclusion/gel filtration chromatography
carbohydrate polymer
common carbohydrate polymer used in Size-exclusion/gel filtration chromatography
Dextran or agarose
The column matrix
constitutes about
65% of the column volume.
35 % Void volume
the remaining running buffer that fills
the column.
Void volume
1 void volume is
approximately
___fractions.
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Separates proteins by their binding specificities or
on the basis of specific ligand interactions.
Affinity chromatography
Stationary phase in affinity chrom?
Polymeric material with bound ligands
those proteins without
affinity for the ligand flow through the column
Nonspecific proteins
The bound protein of particular interest is eluted
(washed out from the affinity column) by _______ or ______
adding a high concentration of ligand to the elution buffer or disrupting the binding interaction with changes in
pH.
Separation is based on the molecular charge
(charge differences) of the protein molecule.
Ion-exchange chromatography
stationary phase in ion exchange chrom?
ion-exchanger
positively
charged anion-exchange
matrix
diethylaminoethyl (DEAE) cellulose
negatively charged
cation-exchange matrix
carboxymethylcellulose
(CMC)