Electroimmobilization of proinsulin C-peptide to a quartz crystal microbalance sensor chip for protein affinity purification

Anal Biochem. 2005 Jun 1;341(1):89-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2005.03.005.

Abstract

Proinsulin C-peptide was electroimmobilized to a quartz crystal microbalance sensor chip, localizing this low-pI peptide for covalent attachment to activated surface carboxyl groups. The resulting chip was used in a continuous flow biosensor to capture anti-C-peptide antibodies, which could subsequently be eluted in 5% formic acid between air bubbles for efficient recovery and mass spectrometric identification. The method is reproducible through repeated cycles, providing affinity purification of proteins under real-time monitoring of the binding and elution processes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Binding Sites, Antibody
  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • C-Peptide / chemistry
  • C-Peptide / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Proinsulin / chemistry
  • Proinsulin / isolation & purification*
  • Protein Binding
  • Quartz*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

Substances

  • C-Peptide
  • Quartz
  • Proinsulin