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Precipitation of IgG 983<br />

137<br />

Purification of IgG by Precipitation<br />

with Sodium Sulfate or Ammonium Sulfate<br />

Mark Page and Robin Thorpe<br />

1. Introduction<br />

Addition of appropriate amounts of salts, such as ammonium or sodium sulfate, causes<br />

precipitation of IgG (1) from all mammals, and can be used for serum, plasma, ascites<br />

fluid, and hybridoma culture supernatant. Although such IgG is usually contaminated<br />

with other proteins, the ease of these precipitation procedures coupled with the high<br />

yield of IgG has led to their wide use in producing enriched IgG preparations. They are<br />

suitable for many immunochemical procedures, e.g., production of immunoaffinity columns,<br />

and as a starting point for further purification. It is not suitable however for conjugating<br />

with radiolabels, enzymes, or biotin since the contaminating proteins will also<br />

be conjugated, thereby reducing the efficiency of the labeling and the quality of the<br />

reagent. The precipitated IgG is usually very stable, and such preparations are ideally<br />

suited for long-term storage or distribution and exchange between laboratories.<br />

Ammonium sulfate precipitation is the most widely used and adaptable procedure,<br />

yielding a 40% pure preparation; sodium sulfate can give a purer preparation for some<br />

species, e.g., human and monkey.<br />

2. Materials<br />

2.1. Ammonium Sulfate Precipitation<br />

1. Saturated ammonium sulfate solution: Add excess (NH4) 2SO4 to distilled water (about<br />

950 g to 1 L), and stir overnight at room temperature. Chill at 4°C, and store at this<br />

temperature. This solution (in contact with solid salt) is stored at 4°C.<br />

2. PBS: 0.14 M NaCl, 2.7 mM KCl, 1.5 mM KH2PO4, 8.1 mM Na2HPO4. Store at 4°C.<br />

2.2. Sodium Sulfate Precipitation<br />

This requires solid sodium sulfate.<br />

3. Methods<br />

3.1. Ammonium Sulfate Precipitation<br />

1. Prepare saturated ammonium sulfate at least 24 h before the solution is required for<br />

fractionation. Store at 4°C.<br />

From: The <strong>Protein</strong> <strong>Protocols</strong> Handbook, 2nd Edition<br />

Edited by: J. M. Walker © Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ<br />

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