Separation Science and Technology, Vol.34, No.3, 423-438, 1999
Charged protein partitioning in aqueous polyethylene glycol dextran two-phase systems: Salt effects
This work continues our examination of the contribution of protein charge to partitioning in polyethylene glycol-dextran aqueous two-phase systems. The partitioning of T4 lysozyme and its charge-change mutants, both point mutations and fusion tails, in aqueous two-phase systems with NaCl, KCl, K2SO4, and potassium phosphate salts at concentrations from ca. 0.05-0.5 M are reported. Both salts and proteins have different distributions in systems with the same overall polymer concentration but different salts and salt concentrations. T4 lysozyme point mutants and fusion-tail mutants of the same charge display different partitioning behaviors. The paint mutation mutants were best suited for distinguishing nonelectrostatic from electrostatic effects of the different salts on protein partitioning.
Keywords:2-PHASE SYSTEMS;ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS;BIPHASIC SYSTEMS;POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL);POLYMER COMPOSITION;SEPARATION