Determination of Molecular Size by Size‐Exclusion Chromatography (Gel Filtration)
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Abstract
Size?exclusion or gel filtration chromatography is one of the most popular methods for determining the sizes of proteins. Proteins in solution, or other macromolecules, are applied to a column with a defined support medium. The behavior of the protein depends on its size and that of the pores in the medium. If the protein is small relative to the pore size, it will partition into the medium and emerge from the column after larger proteins. Besides a protein's size, this technique can also be used for protein purification, analysis of purity, and study of interactions between proteins. In this unit protocols are provided for size?exclusion high?performance liquid chromatography (SE?HPLC) and for conventional gel filtration, including calibration of columns (in terms of the Stokes radius) using protein standards.
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- Strategic Planning
- Basic Protocol 1: SE‐HPLC
- Basic Protocol 2: Conventional SEC
- Reagents and Solutions
- Commentary
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Figure 5.5.1 Separation of a mixture of seven solutes on a Zorbax Bio‐series GF‐250 column. 20 µl of a mixture containing ∼1.5 µg of each protein was injected. The solutes were, in order of elution, thyroglobulin, alcohol dehydrogenase, ovalbumin, myoglobin, insulin, glucagon and sodium azide. The number beside each peak is the elution time in minutes. The absorbance of the highest peak, insulin, was 0.105. The equipment was a model 501 pump, a 441 absorbance detector operating at 214 nm, a 746 data module, all from Waters and a Rheodyne model 7125 injector with 20‐µl loop. The column was a Zorbax Bio‐Series GF‐250 with guard column (Dupont). The mobile phase was 0.2 M sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, and the flow rate was 1 ml/min. This figure is reproduced from Irvine with permission from Humana Press, Totowa, N.J. View Image -
Figure 5.5.2 Plots of calibration curves for standard proteins. The data were obtained on the column and under the conditions described in Figure . The protein standards were thyroglobulin, apoferritin, yeast alcohol dehydrogenase, serum albumin, ovalbumin, myoglobin, and insulin. Stokes radii for these proteins are listed in Table (except for alcohol dehydrogenase, with R S = 4.55 nm). (A ) A plot of R S versus K d in which all the data were used. (B ) A plot of log R S versus K d . In the latter plot the top and bottom values of K d (thyroglobulin and insulin) were omitted. V o was determined to be 6.67 ml from the elution peak of blue dextran. V t was determined to be 12.28 ml from the elution peak of sodium azide. View Image
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| Key References | |
| Ackers, 1970. See above. | |
| A detailed and rigorous treatment of theory. | |
| Hagel, 1989. See above. | |
| A comprehensive review with emphasis on protein SEC. | |
| Pharmacia Biotech 1996. See above. | |
| Of most use for the manufacturer's own products, but has much good general practical advice on packing columns and is illustrated with many diagrams and photographs. |
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