Table 3. Buffer and chemical compatibilities for
Profinity eXact cartridges.
Reagent
Group
Description
Stability
Triggering Ions
F-, Cl-, N
3
-, NO
2
-, CO
2
-
Do not use in lysis and
wash buffers.
See Table 5 for use as
trigger in elution buffer.
Salts
Sodium Acetate
£
3M
NaCl or KCl
Do not use in lysis and
wash buffers.
Buffers
Tris-HCl
Substitute Tris-acetate
or Tris-phosphate.
Acids
HCl
Do not use. Substitute
acetic or phosphoric
acid.
Detergents
Non-ionic
£
5% (w/v)
Zwitterionic
£
5% (w/v)
Ionic
Do not use.
Protease
PMSF, CalBioChem cocktail,
inhibitors
Roche Protease Inhibitor
1X
cOmplete mini tablet
BD Biosciences cocktail
2X
Lysis Solutions
Lysis & Extractrion Reagent
1X
(Bio-Rad), B-PER phosphate
(Pierce), BugBuster (EMD),
FastBreak Cell Lysis (Promega)
ReadyPreps Lysis (Epicentre),
Do not use.
CelLytic Express (Sigma)
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Table 2. Profinity eXact resin specifications.
Functional ligand
Mutant subtilisin
Base bead
Superflow 6% agarose
Particle size range
60–160 µm
Recommended linear flow rate
<1,000 cm/hr at 25°C
Maximum operating pressure
45 psi
Chemical compatibility
See Table 3
Storage
4°C
Shelf life in storage buffer
>1 year at 4°C
Operational temperature
4–40°C
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