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Method for the purification of factor XIII by affinity chromatography

Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics GmbH Germany
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Filing: 1989-03-09
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Granted: 1991-09-10
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Expires: 2009-03-09
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to a method for the purification of the a subunit of factor XIII by affinity chromatography, to a therapeutic composition containing the latter, and to the use of the therapeutic composition. Factor XIII has hitherto been purified either by methods which are technically very elaborate or else by use of toxic affinity chromatography materials. The invention has the aim of providing an improved method for the purification of the a subunit of factor XIII. Factor XIII is obtained according to the invention by a method in which the a subunit of factor XIII is reversibly bound to a matrix suitable for disulfide exchange reactions and is removed from the matrix by reaction with a reducing agent. The method according to the invention makes it possible to provide the biologically active a subunit of factor XIII in high purity.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hartmut Lobermann
  • 👤 Jurgen Romisch
  • 👤 Werner Stuber

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 10:18
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12N; C12N9/00; C12N9/10; C12N9/1025; C12N9/104; C12N9/1044; A; A61; A61P; A61P7/00; A61P7/06; A61K; A61K38/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
A method for the purification of the "a" subunit of factor XIII by affinity chromatography, which comprises: alkylating a solution containing the "a" subunit of factor XIII in the absence of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ ; reversibly binding the "a" subunit of factor XIII to a carrier matrix suitable for disulfide exchange reactions in the presence of at least one of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ ; and removing the "a" subunit of factor XIII from the carrier matrix by reaction with a reducing agent.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 86 words
A method for the purification of the "a" subunit of factor XIII by affinity chromatography, which comprises: alkylating a solution containing the "a" subunit of factor XIII in the absence of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ ; reversibly binding the "a" subunit of factor XIII to a carrier matrix suitable for disulfide exchange reactions in the presence of at least one of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ ; and removing the "a" subunit of factor XIII from the carrier matrix by reaction with a reducing agent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the a subunit of factor XIII is obtained from placental homogenate or platelet homogenate or plasma.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the a subunit of factor XIII is obtained from plasma.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alkylating agent is iodoacetamide or iodoacetic acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alkylation takes place in the presence of chelating substances in a concentration of 0.001-0.1 mol/l.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a factor XIII-containing solution is brought into contact with a carrier matrix which contains mercapto groups.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 39 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the binding to the carrier matrix takes place in the presence of at least one of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ in a concentration of 0.01-0.2 mol/l and at pH 6.5-8.5.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 50 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the carrier matrix has previously been activated by reaction with at least one of the group selected from di-2-pyridyl disulfide, 2,2'-dithiobis(pyridine N-oxide), 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid), which derivatives of these compounds which activate thiol groups and derivatives of azodicarboxylic acid which activate thiol groups.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 47 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein material bound to the carrier matrix is eluted with 0.01-0.2 mol/l Ca 2+ or Mg 2+ and 0.005-0.05 mol/l of a reducing agent selected from at least one of the group consisting of dithiothreitol, mercaptoethanol, ethanedithiol, glutathione and cysteine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 73 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the source for said "a" subunit of factor XIII is selected from the group consisting of natural protein, a factor XIII which has been produced by genetic manipulation or the "a" subunit thereof, and naturally or artificially generated protein having factor XIII activity and which contains a free thiol group which does not become alkylated in the absence of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alkylation takes place in the presence of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid in a concentration of 0.001-0.1 mol/l.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aklylation takes place in the presence of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid in a concentration of 0.002-0.02 mol/l.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 21 words
The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein material bound to the carrier matrix is eluted with 0.1-0.7 g of sucrose/ml.
Claim 15
Independent Claim 87 words
A method for the purification of the "a" subunit of factor XIII by affinity chromatography, which comprises: liberating the "a" subunit of factor XIII from plasma factor XIII complex by incubation with at least one of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ in a concentration of 0.05-0.6 mol/l in the absence of thrombin; reversibly binding the "a" subunit of factor XIII to a carrier matrix suitable for disulfide exchange reactions; and removing the "a" subunit of factor XIII from the carrier matrix by reaction with a reducing agent.
Claim 16
Independent Claim 87 words
A method for the purification of the "a" subunit of factor XIII by affinity chromatography, which comprises: liberating the "a" subunit of factor XIII from plasma factor XIII complex by incubation with at least one of Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ in a concentration of 0.05-0.6 mol/l in the absence of thrombin; reversibly binding the "a" subunit of factor XIII to a carrier matrix suitable for disulfide exchange reactions; and removing the "a" subunit of factor XIII from the carrier matrix by reaction with a reducing agent.

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