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. 2001 Aug 25;760(1):129-36.
doi: 10.1016/s0378-4347(01)00261-4.

Immobilised metal-ion affinity chromatography purification of histidine-tagged recombinant proteins: a wash step with a low concentration of EDTA

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Immobilised metal-ion affinity chromatography purification of histidine-tagged recombinant proteins: a wash step with a low concentration of EDTA

D F Westra et al. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl. .

Abstract

Immobilised metal-ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) is widely used for the purification of recombinant proteins in which a poly-histidine tag is introduced. However, other proteins may also bind to IMAC columns. We describe the use of a washing buffer with a low concentration of EDTA (0.5 mM) for the removal of proteins without histidine tag from IMAC columns. Four histidine-tagged recombinant proteins/protein complexes were purified to homogeneity from cell culture medium of insect cells by using an EDTA washing buffer. The presence of a low concentration of EDTA in washing buffers during IMAC may have a general application in the purification of histidine-tagged proteins.

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