Review Article

Preparative Purification of Recombinant Proteins: Current Status and Future Trends

Table 2

Selected commercially available mix-mode media.

Media Supplier Type Ligand pH stability

CHT ceramic hydroxyapatite Bio-Rad laboratories Ion exchange, metal chelation [Ca5[PO4]3OH]2Operating pH: 5.5–14
Can be cleaned with 1-2 M NaOH
CHT Fluorapatite Bio-Rad laboratoriesIon exchange, metal chelation [Ca10[PO4]6F]2Operating pH: 5–14
Can be cleaned with 1-2 M NaOH
MEP Pall life sciences Hydrophobic binding near neutral pH, elution by pH reduction 4-Mercapto ethyl pyridine Working pH: 2–12
Cleaning pH: 2–14
HEA Pall life sciencesHydrophobic binding near neutral pH, elution by pH reductionHexylamino Working pH: 2–12
Cleaning pH: 1–14
PPA Pall life sciencesHydrophobic binding near neutral pH, elution by pH reductionPhenylpropylamino Working pH: 2–12
Cleaning pH: 1–14
MBI Pall life sciencesHydrophobic binding at acidic pH, elution by raising the pH 2-Mercapto-5-benzimidazole sulfonic acid
Capto MMC GE Healthcare Multimodal cation exchange 2-Benzamido-4-mercaptobutanoic acid Long term: 2–12
Short term: 2–14
Capto adhere GE HealthcareMultimodal strong anion exchange N-benzyl-N-methyl ethanolamine Long term: 3–12
Short term: 2–14