Phospho-l-tyrosine-agarose chromatography: Adsorption of human IgG and its proteolytic fragments.

The behavior of human immunoglobulin G (IgG) and antigen-binding fragment (Fab fragment) adsorption onto phospho-l-tyrosine immobilized on agarose (P-Tyr-agarose) was evaluated by pseudoaffinity chromatography. The effects of buffer systems MES, MOPS, Bis-Tris, Tris-HCl and sodium phosphate (NaP) and pH on IgG adsorption were studied and high purity values were obtained (96%, based on ELISA analysis of albumin, transferrin and immunoglobulins A, G and M) when IgG was purified from human plasma diluted in 10 mmol L-1 NaP buffer at pH 6.0. The capture of IgG by the P-Tyr-agarose was also promising, since 91% of the IgG was adsorbed when plasma was diluted in 25 mmol L-1 MES buffer at pH 5.5, recommending its use for IgG depletion from human plasma under this condition. The experimental data on IgG adsorption kinetics were in agreement with the pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption isotherm data were well described by the Langmuir-Freundlich model with the value of parameter n being <1 (0.72), indicating negative cooperativity. Selectivity was achieved on P-Tyr-agarose from digested human IgG in HEPES 25 mmol L-1 buffer at pH 7.0 where Fab fragments were obtained in eluted fractions without Fc fragments (but with uncleaved IgG) with 86.2% recovery.

Phosphorylated-tyrosine based pseudobioaffinity adsorbent for the purification of immunoglobulin G.

The present study evaluated the phosphorylated-tyrosine (P-Tyr) based pseudobioaffinity adsorbent for the purification of human immunoglobulin G (IgG). P-Tyr was selected as a ligand to mimic the natural interactions that occur between the immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif and the IgG. The ligand was coupled to bisoxirane-activated agarose gel and the effect of buffer system, pH, and conductivity was performed to elucidate the nature of IgG-P-Tyr interactions. P-Tyr-agarose was able to purify IgG from human plasma solution in HEPES buffer at pH 7.0 exhibiting a purification factor of 9.1 with IgG purity of 91% (based on ELISA analysis of albumin, transferrin, and immunoglobulins A, G, and M). The evaluation of different functional groups of P-Tyr on the adsorption of human IgG indicated the predominance of electrostatic interactions with phosphate groups, although the contributions of aromatic and carboxylic groups also play a role. The thermodynamic parameters (ΔH°, ΔS°, ΔG°) for IgG adsorption onto P-Tyr-agarose were determined from the temperature dependence. The maximum IgG binding capacity at 20°C was 273.51±12.63mgg-1 and the dissociation constant value of the complex IgG-P-Tyr was in the order of 10-5molL-1 indicating low-affinity.