1. Multiple, simultaneous, independent gradients for a versatile multidimensional liquid chromatography. Part II: Application 3 – Scouting optimization strategies for separation of monoclonal antibodies by dual simultaneous independent gradients of pH & salt on a weak cation exchange stationary phase
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Tsonev, Latchezar I. and Hirsh, Allen G.
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MULTIDIMENSIONAL chromatography , *LIQUID chromatography , *MONOCLONAL antibodies , *PROTEIN fractionation , *BUFFER solutions - Abstract
• Theoretical evaluation of protein separations by simultaneous independent pH & NaCl gradients. • Experimental demonstration of two dimensional LC pH & NaCl gradients. • Isocratic [NaCl] in pH gradients and vice versa vary MAb isoform retention times in WCX LC. • Separation of proteins by uncoupled pH and [NaCl] gradients enhances & improves resolution. • No one single set of uncoupled salt and pH gradients optimizes the resolution of all MAb isoforms. In previous publications we have described the pISep dual simultaneous, independent gradients (DSIGs) liquid chromatography (LC) for uncoupling gradients of non-buffering solute (NaCl, urea or acetonitrile) from externally generated pH gradients. In DSIGs the shape and slope of the [salute] gradient does not depend on the shape and slope of the pH gradient. The technique allows in a single run true simultaneous two dimensional LC separation of complex protein mixtures on various stationary phases including anion, cation exchangers (AEX, CEX), reversed phase (RP), mixed mode and mixed bed. Using a humanized IgG 1 (HIgG 1) monoclonal antibody (MAb) and a variety of pH & [NaCl] DSIGs, we show that most of MAb isoforms can be successfully separated from each other. These experimental observations are supported by an initial theoretical argument presented here predicting an overall improvement of all MAb isoforms separation by DSIGs of pH & [NaCl]. Theoretical calculations predict that, in general, there exists an optimal non-zero isocratic salt concentration in a pH gradient separation that will resolve isoforms close in binding energy, but a wide range of salt concentrations will be required for acceptable resolution of all isoforms. Theory also predicts better separation of weaker rather than stronger binding isoforms. Experimentally, we have found that no one set of DSIGs LC conditions could optimally baseline resolve all identifiable MAb isoforms in a single run of reasonable duration. The versatility and simplicity of the pH & [NaCl] pISep DSIGs LC allows fast, automated scouting of protein separations over any range of pH from 2.4 to 10.8 and [NaCl] from 0 to 1 M without changing the chemistry of the buffering system. Due to the universal applicability of the pISep buffering system in IEX LC, the researcher is given a powerful tool to easily develop pH & [NaCl] DSIGs protocols that vary mobile phase compositions to achieve high resolution separations of targeted proteins. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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