Analytical and preparative separation of PEGylated lysozyme for the characterization of chromatography media.

The effect of PEGylation on cation exchange chromatography was studied with poly(ethylene glycol) of different chain lengths (5kDa, 10kDa and 30kDa) using lysozyme as a model system. A stable binding via reduction of a Schiff base was formed during random PEGylation on lysine residues with methoxy-PEG-aldehyde. A purification method for PEGylated proteins using cation exchange chromatography was developed, and different isoforms of mono-PEGylated lysozyme were isolated.