Efficient purification of small unsaturated oligoglucuronides by reversed-phase chromatography

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2008 Mar 1;863(2):266-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2008.01.025. Epub 2008 Jan 20.

Abstract

Ion-exchange chromatography has been applied to purification of unsaturated oligoglucuronans. After an isocratic elution on a strong anion-exchange column, the collected fractions were desalted by low pressure size exclusion chromatography. However, this efficient separation was limited by the time required to desalt. So, we developed a reversed-phase chromatography method using back ionization of oligomers. Two C18 columns were tested with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA 0.7%) as eluent. Different selectivities and column stabilities were observed in this acidic condition. The scale up for semi-preparative applications enabled us to recover pure unsaturated oligoglucuronans without desalting step.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anion Exchange Resins / chemistry*
  • Chromatography, Gel / methods
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods
  • Chromatography, Ion Exchange / methods
  • Glucuronates / chemistry
  • Glucuronates / isolation & purification*
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions*
  • Ion Exchange Resins / chemistry
  • Polysaccharide-Lyases / metabolism
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / methods
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / methods

Substances

  • Anion Exchange Resins
  • Glucuronates
  • Ion Exchange Resins
  • Polysaccharide-Lyases
  • glucuronan lyase