Hydrophobic charge-induction chromatographic resin with 5-aminobenzimidazol ligand: Effects of ligand density on protein adsorption

Hydrophobic charge-induction chromatography (HCIC) is a highly promising technology for antibody separation. HCIC resins ABI-B-6FF were prepared with 5-aminobenzimidazole (ABI) as the functional ligand. The effects of ligand density on the adsorption of human immunoglobulin G (hIgG) and bovine serum albumin were focused. It was found that the adsorption capacity and dynamic binding capacity (DBC) were improved with the increase of ligand density. The adsorption capacity and DBC of hIgG reached 128.07 mg/g gel and 67.63 mg/g gel. The results indicated that ABI-B-6FF resin has a promising potential for the application of antibody purification.