Molecular Weight Determination of Unfractionated Heparin
July 1st 2015Heparin is a polydisperse, heterogeneous polysaccharide derived from animal tissue. Heparin has been used as an anticoagulant for over 60 years and one of the fundamental parameters for characterizing unfractionated heparin (UFH) is its molecular weight (MW) and MW distribution. The molecular weight of heparin ranges from 3 to 50 kDa, but, typically falls within the 10 to 20 kDa range for unfractionated heparins used in medical applications. In light of heparin contamination issues in 2008, USP has proposed to include heparin molecular weight determination for the stage 3 heparin monograph revisions.
Advancing Biopharma Analysis with Light-Scattering Detection
June 9th 2015To characterize biopharmaceuticals, particularly monoclonal antibodies and antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs), you need a complete toolbox of powerful tools. You are probably familiar with LC–MS methods. But have you seen what light-scattering detection can do?
Absolute Molar Mass in UHPLC via the µDAWN and UT-rEX
February 18th 2015Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) enables fast, efficient separation of biomolec-ular samples. Compared to standard SEC, UHP-SEC provides improved resolution, higher throughput, less solvent and smaller sample consumption for analysis of precious biological samples.
Molecular Weight Determination of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins: SEC/MALS vs. SEC/UV-RI
June 1st 2012Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) are obtained by fractionation or depolymerization of natural heparins. They are defined as having a mass-average molecular weight of less than 8000 and for which at least 60% of the total weight has a molecular mass less than 8000.
Liposome Characterizatio by FFF–MALS–QELS
February 1st 2012Liposomes are made of lipid bilayers and are often used in drug delivery by encapsulating the core with therapeutic drugs. During liposome research, formulation, manufacturing, and quality control, it is of great importance to monitor liposome size and encapsulation.
Light Scattering for the Masses Protein–Protein Interactions
July 2nd 2010Over-expression of recombinant proteins is commonly used for the production of protein reagents in industry and academia. Problems often occur relating to the stress put on the cells to deal with this huge increase in synthesis.
Mega-Dalton Protein Complexes Characterization
March 2nd 2010Recent technological advances in macromolecular crystallography led to focus on the study of more and more sophisticated biological systems, such as protein–protein complexes. Nevertheless, they represent one of the most challenging areas in modern structural biology.