RT Journal Article T1 Spermine Sepharose as a clustered-charge anion exchange adsorbent A1 Ruiz Ruiz, Fernando A1 Dhamanea, Sagar A1 Chen, Wen-Hsiang A1 Kourentzic, Katerina A1 Benavides, Jorge A1 Rito Palomares, Marco A1 Willson, Richard C. AB We previously showed that the affinity and capacity of ion exchange adsorbents of a given total charge density are improved by immobilization of the charges in pre-ordered clusters, rather than individually in random locations. This previous work used pentalysinamide and pentaargininamide as clustered ligands. This approach allows close control of cluster size, but is uneconomically expensive for some research and most practical applications. In this work, we demonstrate that the inexpensive synthetic analog of the natural polyamine spermine (H2N-CH2-CH2-CH2-NH-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-NH-CH2-CH2-CH2 NH2) also can serve as the basis of effective clustered adsorbents. The calcium-depleted form of the protein a lactalbumin, and RNA from baker's yeast, were adsorbed on a spermine Sepharose adsorbent. This adsorbent exhibited enhanced alpha lactalbumin binding capacity (Q(max) >1.6 and 1.3-fold higher than those for Qiagen DEAE and GE DEAE Sepharose adsorbents of much greater charge density) and higher initial binding affinity (Q(max)/K-D 2.4 and 2.1 fold higher, respectively). The new spermine-based matrix exhibited a higher value of the Z parameter, suggesting an increased number of apparent interaction sites between the protein and the resin, and functioned well in column mode. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. PB Elsevier Science Bv SN 0021-9673 YR 2014 FD 2014-01-10 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/33548 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/33548 LA eng NO © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.This research was funded by the Robert A. Welch foundation under Grant E-1264 and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET-1133965). The authors also acknowledge Tecnológico de Monterrey Research chair (Grant CAT161) and CONACyT for fellowship #295368 to FRR. NO Robert A. Welch foundation NO National Science Foundation (NSF) NO CONACyT NO Tecnológico de Monterrey DS Docta Complutense RD 12 abr 2025