Preparation of a high-performance multi-lectin affinity chromatography (HP-M-LAC) adsorbent for the analysis of human plasma glycoproteins

J Sep Sci. 2008 Aug;31(14):2733-9. doi: 10.1002/jssc.200800233.

Abstract

We report on the preparation of an improved multi-lectin affinity support for HPLC separations. We combined the selectivity of three different lectins: concanavalin A (ConA), wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), and jacalin (JAC). Each lectin was first covalently immobilized onto a polymeric matrix and then the three lectin media were combined in equal ratios. The beads were packed into a column to produce a mixed-bed multi-lectin HPLC column (high-performance multi-lectin affinity chromatography (HP-M-LAC)) for fast chromatographic affinity separations. The support was characterized with respect to kinetics of immobilization, ligand density, and binding capacity for human plasma glycoproteins. A high lectin density (15 mg/mL of beads) was found to be optimal for the binding of glycoproteins from human plasma. A single clinical sample can be fractionated in less than 10 min per run, making this a useful sample preparation tool for proteomics/glycoproteomics studies associated with disease abnormalities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Chromatography, Affinity / instrumentation
  • Chromatography, Affinity / methods*
  • Concanavalin A / chemistry*
  • Female
  • Glycoproteins / blood*
  • Glycoproteins / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Lectins / chemistry*
  • Ligands
  • Plant Lectins / chemistry*
  • Protein Binding
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Surface Properties
  • Time Factors
  • Wheat Germ Agglutinins / chemistry*

Substances

  • Glycoproteins
  • Lectins
  • Ligands
  • Plant Lectins
  • Wheat Germ Agglutinins
  • jacalin
  • Concanavalin A