Removal of Endotoxin from Human Serum Albumin Solutions by Hydrophobic and Cationic Charged Membrane

A novel matrix of macropore cellulose membrane was prepared by chemical graft, and immobilized the cationic charged groups as affinity ligands. The prepared membrane Fan be used for the removal of endotoxin from human serum albumin (HSA) solutions. With a cartridge of 20 sheets affinity membrane of 47 mm diameter, the endotoxin level in HSA solution can be reduced ro 0.027 eu/mL. Recovery of HSA was over 95%.

Removing Endotoxin from Protein Solution by Chitosan Modified Affinity Membrane

Affinity membrane was prepared with chitosan immobilized on the hydrophile- modified poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membrane. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR.) analysis indicated that the contents of —NH2 and —OH groups increased and fluoride decreased on the membrane surface after modification. Using this kind of affinity membrane, the effects of operation parameters such as pH, ionic strength and flow rate, on the amount of endotoxin removed were investigated. The results showed that the equilibrium adsorption capacity and the dissociation constant of the affinity membrane to endotoxin were 21.4 EU·mg-1 membrane and 0.50EU·ml-1, respectively, at pH 7.0 and ionic strength 0.2 mol·L-1. Adsorption appeared to follow a typical Langmuir adsorption isotherm. At pH 5.0, ionic strength of 0.2 mol·L-1, the removal rate of endotoxin from BSA solution with the chitosan affinity membrane was up to 88.6% (11.50 EU·mg-1 membrane), and the recovery of BSA was 93.4% (0.187mg·mg-1 membrane), while at pH 11.0, ionic strength of 0.2mol·L-1, the removal rate of endotoxin from lysozyme solution was 72.4% (9.92EU·mg-1 membrane), and the recovery of lysozyme was 92.3% (0.104 mg·mg-1 membrane).

Ca^(2+)-亚氨二醋酸金属离子亲和色谱法吸附内毒素(英文)

Endotoxins(also known as lipopolysaccharides(LPS)) are undesirable by-products of recombinant proteins,purified from Escherichia coli.LPS can be considered stable under a wide range of temperature and pH,making their removal one of the most difficult tasks in downstream processes during protein purification.The inherent toxicity of LPS makes their removal an important step for the application of these proteins in several biological assays and for a safe parenteral administration.Immobilized metal affinity chromatography(IMAC) enables the affinity interactions between the metal ions(immobilized on the support through the chelating compound) and the target molecules,thus enabling high-efficiency separation of the target molecules from other components present in a mixture.Affinity chromatography is applied with Ca2+-iminodiacetic acid(IDA) to remove most of the LPS contaminants from the end product(more than90%).In this study,the adsorption of LPS on an IDA-Ca2+ was investigated.The adsorption Freundlich isotherm of LPS-IDA-Ca2+ provides a theoretical basis for LPS removal.It was found that LPS is bound mainly by interactions between the phosphate group in LPS and Ca2+ ligands on the beads.The factors such as pH(4.0 or 5.5) and ionic strength(1.0 mol/L) are essential to obtain effective removal of LPS for contaminant levels between endotoxin' concentration values less than100 EU/mL and 100 000 EU/mL.This new protocol represents a substantial advantage in time,effort,and production costs.