Use of the Labscale Tangential Flow Diafiltrator to Remove Tetrameric Hemoglobin from Polyhemoglobin Purify Hemolysate and Concentrate Polyhemoglobin

摘要

The Labscale tangential flow diafiltration system in conjunction with polyethersulfone Biomax filters (both purchased from Millipore Inc.) were used in the following studies: (1) A crucial step in the preparation of polyhemoglobin (polyHb) is the removal of tetrameric hemoglobin (Hb), which can cause adverse side-effects. The efficiency for this depends on the integrity of the 100 kDa filters. Those with lower integrity were not effective whereas those with a higher integrity of 0.075 ml/min were more effective. A filter with an integrity of 0.075 ml/min can reduce the initial 11.2% tetrameric Hb concentration to 1.3% using a flow rate of 0.2 ml/min. Higher flow rate of 2.2 ml/min was not as effective. (2) Filtration with a 100 kDa filter was quick and efficient in separating stroma-free hemoglobin solutions from cellular debris from hemolysate. (3) Both 5 kDa and 100 kDa filters are efficient in concentrating hemoglobin solutions.