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Purification of hemoglobin and modified hemoglobin by affinity chromatography
Assignee: Department of National Defence
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Filing: 1986-03-14
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Granted: 1990-05-15
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Expires: 2006-03-14
Abstract
Abstract The invention disclosed relates to a method for the purification of hemoglobin by the technique of affinity chromatography. Contrary to current belief, the binding of oxygen and selected polyanions to hemoglobin is not mutually exclusive. The novel method comprises immobilizing a polyanion which specicically binds hemoglobin via its polyanion binding site, on a chromatographic gel and passing the hemoglobin containing solution or mixture through the gel. The hemoglobin is thus retained in the gel, while impurities are eluted from the gel. The novel method is also applicable to the separation of unmodified hemoglobin from a liquid reaction mixture containing modified and unmodified hemoglobin.
Inventors
- 👤 Jen-Chang Hsia
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 01:25
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07K; C07K14/00; C07K14/795; C07K14/805; A; A61; A61K; A61K38/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A method for the isolation of (oxy)hemoglobin from (oxy)hemoglobin-containing solutions or mixtures, comprising: (a) preparing an affinity chromatography gel having bound thereto a ligand group capable of specific binding to the DPG site of hemoglobin; and (b) passing the (oxy)hemoglobin-containing solution or mixture through the gel, whereby the (oxy)hemoglobin is retained in the gel, while other components of the solution or mixture are eluted.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
64 words
A method for the isolation of (oxy)hemoglobin from (oxy)hemoglobin-containing solutions or mixtures, comprising: (a) preparing an affinity chromatography gel having bound thereto a ligand group capable of specific binding to the DPG site of hemoglobin; and (b) passing the (oxy)hemoglobin-containing solution or mixture through the gel, whereby the (oxy)hemoglobin is retained in the gel, while other components of the solution or mixture are eluted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the ligand is a polyanion selected from the group consisting of a nucleoside triphosphate, a diphosphoglycerate, an inositol phosphate and an inositol sulphate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein the chromatographic gel is selected from the group consisting of agarose gel and silica gel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 3, wherein the polyanion is linked to the chromatographic gel by a cross-linking agent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein the cross-linking agent is selected from the group consisting of adipic acid and diaminohexane.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein the polyanion is adenosine triphosphate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the gel is agarose gel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 7, wherein the cross-linking agent is adipic acid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 1, which includes the additional step of: (c) introducing into the chromatographic gel an anion which competes with the polyanion originally in the gel, whereby (oxy)hemoglobin is eluted from the gel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 9, wherein the competing anion in order of decreasing effectiveness is selected from the group consisting of inositol hexaphosphate, adenosine triphosphate, pyridoxal phosphate, diphosphoglycerate, adenosine diphosphate, phosphate ion and chloride ion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 9, wherein the competing anion is introduced along with a buffer which does not interfere with the binding of the hemoglobin to the polyanion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 11, wherein the buffer is Bis-Tris buffer, pH 7.0.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for the separation of stroma-free (oxy)hemoglobin from a liquid solution containing stroma-free (oxy)hemoglobin, comprising: (a) passing the stroma-free (oxy)hemoglobin containing solution through an affinity chromatography gel having bound thereto a ligand group capable of specific binding to the DPG site of hemoglobin whereby the stroma-free (oxy)hemoglobin is retained in the affinity chromatography gel; and (b) introducing into the gel an anion which competes with the ligand group originally in the gel, whereby purified strom-free (oxy)hemoglobin is eluted from the gel.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for the separation of stroma-free (oxy)hemoglobin from a liquid solution containing stroma-free (oxy)hemoglobin, comprising: (a) passing the stroma-free (oxy)hemoglobin containing solution through an affinity chromatography gel having bound thereto a ligand group capable of specific binding to the DPG site of hemoglobin whereby the stroma-free (oxy)hemoglobin is retained in the affinity chromatography gel; and (b) introducing into the gel an anion which competes with the ligand group originally in the gel, whereby purified strom-free (oxy)hemoglobin is eluted from the gel.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 13, wherein the gel and the stroma-free (oxy)hemoglobin solution both include a suitable buffer which does not interfere with the binding of hemoglobin to the ligand group.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for the separation of unmodified hemoglobin from a liquid reaction mixture containing modified and unmodified hemoglobin, comprising: (a) passing the reaction mixture through an affinity chromatography gel having bound thereto a ligand group capable of specific binding to the DPG site of hemoglobin whereby unmodified hemoglobin is retained in the affinity chromatography gel and introducing into the gel an anion which competes with the ligand group originally in the gel, whereby purified unmodified hemoglobin is eluted from the gel.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
81 words
A method for the separation of unmodified hemoglobin from a liquid reaction mixture containing modified and unmodified hemoglobin, comprising: (a) passing the reaction mixture through an affinity chromatography gel having bound thereto a ligand group capable of specific binding to the DPG site of hemoglobin whereby unmodified hemoglobin is retained in the affinity chromatography gel and introducing into the gel an anion which competes with the ligand group originally in the gel, whereby purified unmodified hemoglobin is eluted from the gel.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein the affinity chromatography gel is ATP-agarose gel.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 16, wherein the competing anion in order of decreasing effectiveness is selected from the group consisting of inositol hexaphosphate, adenosine triphosphate, pyridoxal phosphate, diphosphoglycerate, adenosine diphosphate, phosphate ion and chloride ion.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein the modified hemoglobin is glyoxylated hemoglobin.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for the separation of stroma-free hemoglobin from a liquid solution containing stroma-free hemoglobin, comprising: (a) providing a chromatographic column; (b) packing the column with a chromatographic affinity gel; (c) immobilizing a ligand group capable of specific binding to the DPG site of hemoglobin, on the chromatographic gel to form an polyanion/affinity chromatographic gel complex; (d) passing the stroma-free hemoglobin-containing solution through the column, whereby the stroma-free hemoglobin is retained in the gel complex and (e) introducing into the gel complex an anion which competes with the polyanion ligand originally in the gel complex, whereby purified stroma-free hemoglobin is eluted from the column.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for the separation of stroma-free hemoglobin from a liquid solution containing stroma-free hemoglobin, comprising: (a) providing a chromatographic column; (b) packing the column with a chromatographic affinity gel; (c) immobilizing a ligand group capable of specific binding to the DPG site of hemoglobin, on the chromatographic gel to form an polyanion/affinity chromatographic gel complex; (d) passing the stroma-free hemoglobin-containing solution through the column, whereby the stroma-free hemoglobin is retained in the gel complex and (e) introducing into the gel complex an anion which competes with the polyanion ligand originally in the gel complex, whereby purified stroma-free hemoglobin is eluted from the column.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for the separation of unmodified hemoglobin from a liquid reaction mixture containing modified and unmodified hemoglobin, comprising: (a) providing a chromatographic column; (b) packing the column with a chromatographic affinity gel; (c) immobilizing a ligand group capable of specific binding to the DPG site of hemoglobin, on the chromatographic gel to form a polyanion/affinity chromatographic gel complex; (d) passing the reaction mixture through the column, whereby unmodified hemoglobin is retained in the gel complex and modified hemoglobin is eluted from the column; and (e) introducing into the gel complex an anion which competes with the polyanion ligand originally in the gel complex, whereby purified unmodified hemoglobin is eluted from the column.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
113 words
A method for the separation of unmodified hemoglobin from a liquid reaction mixture containing modified and unmodified hemoglobin, comprising: (a) providing a chromatographic column; (b) packing the column with a chromatographic affinity gel; (c) immobilizing a ligand group capable of specific binding to the DPG site of hemoglobin, on the chromatographic gel to form a polyanion/affinity chromatographic gel complex; (d) passing the reaction mixture through the column, whereby unmodified hemoglobin is retained in the gel complex and modified hemoglobin is eluted from the column; and (e) introducing into the gel complex an anion which competes with the polyanion ligand originally in the gel complex, whereby purified unmodified hemoglobin is eluted from the column.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for the isolation of (oxy)hemoglobin-containing solutions or mixtures, comprising: (a) providing a chromatographic column; (b) packing the column with a chromatographic affinity gel; (c) adding to the gel a ligand group capable of specific binding to the DPG site of hemoglobin, to form an polyanion/ligand affinity gel complex; and (d) passing the (oxy)hemoglobin solution or mixture through the column, whereby (oxy)hemoglobin is retained in the gel complex and other components of the solution or mixture are eluted from the column.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for the isolation of (oxy)hemoglobin-containing solutions or mixtures, comprising: (a) providing a chromatographic column; (b) packing the column with a chromatographic affinity gel; (c) adding to the gel a ligand group capable of specific binding to the DPG site of hemoglobin, to form an polyanion/ligand affinity gel complex; and (d) passing the (oxy)hemoglobin solution or mixture through the column, whereby (oxy)hemoglobin is retained in the gel complex and other components of the solution or mixture are eluted from the column.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 21, wherein the polyanion ligand is adenosine triphosphate.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 22, wherein the gel is agarose gel.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 23, where the adenosine triphosphate is linked to the agarose gel by adipic acid.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method according to claim 24, which includes the additional step of: (e) introducing into the adenosine triphosphate/agarose gel/(oxy)hemoglobin complex an anion which competes with adenosine triphosphate originally linked to the agarose gel, whereby (oxy)hemoglobin is eluted from the gel complex and the column.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 25, wherein the competing anion is introduced along with Bis-Tris buffer, pH 7.0.
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