Purification of isotransferrins by concanavalin A sepharose chromatography and preparative isoelectric focusing

Eur J Clin Chem Clin Biochem. 1994 Dec;32(12):885-92. doi: 10.1515/cclm.1994.32.12.885.

Abstract

1. From pooled serum containing genetically homogeneous transferrin C1, transferrin was purified and separated in three fractions (tri-tri, bi-tri- and bi-bi-antennary transferrin C1), using Concanavalin A-Sepharose. 2. Each of these fractions was separated into its sialic acid-dependent subfractions by preparative isoelectric focusing. Sixteen iso-transferrin C1 fractions were obtained, which differed in their degree of glycan branching and/or their sialic acid content. 3. Preliminary carbohydrate analyses suggest that in some iso-transferrins the N-acetylglucosamine and the galactose content is lower than expected.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amino Acids / analysis
  • Carbohydrate Sequence
  • Carbohydrates / analysis
  • Chromatography / methods
  • Humans
  • Isoelectric Focusing / methods
  • Isomerism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Sepharose / analogs & derivatives*
  • Transferrin / analysis
  • Transferrin / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Carbohydrates
  • Transferrin
  • concanavalin A-sepharose
  • Sepharose