Adsorption equilibrium of fructosyltransferase on a weak anion-exchange resin

The adsorption equilibrium of a glycoprotein, fructosyltransferase from Aureobasidium pullulans, on an anion-exchange resin, Sepabeads FP-DA activated with 0.1 M NaOH, was investigated. The adsorption isotherms were determined at 20 °C in a phosphate–citrate buffer with pH 6.0 using the static method. Sodium chloride was used to adjust the ionic strength in the range from 0.0215 to 0.1215 mol dm−3 which provided conditions varying from a weak effect of salt concentration on protein binding to its strong suppression. The equilibrium data were very well fitted by means of the steric mass-action model when the ion-exchange capacity of 290 mmol dm−3 was obtained from independent frontal column experiments. The model fit provided the protein characteristic charge equal to 1.9, equilibrium constant 0.326, and steric factor 1.095 × 105.