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ArticleJournal of applied crystallography2025

Size-exclusion chromatography-small-angle neutron scattering system optimized for an instrument with medium neutron flux.

Ken Morishima, Rintaro Inoue, Tatsuo Nakagawa, Masahiro Shimizu, Ritsuki Sakamoto, Tatsuro Oda, Koichi Mayumi, Masaaki Sugiyama

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8 authors.

Ken MorishimaInstitute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science Kyoto University Kumatori, Sennan-gun Osaka590-0494 Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1091-3850
Rintaro InoueInstitute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science Kyoto University Kumatori, Sennan-gun Osaka590-0494 Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6644-880X
Tatsuo NakagawaUnisoku Co. Ltd, 2-4-3 Kasugano, Hirakata, Osaka573-0131, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7056-2568
Masahiro ShimizuInstitute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science Kyoto University Kumatori, Sennan-gun Osaka590-0494 Japan.
Ritsuki SakamotoGraduate School of Science Kyoto University Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku Kyoto606-8502 Japan.
Tatsuro OdaThe Institute for Solid State Physics University of Tokyo 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha Kashiwa Chiba277-8581 Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0918-4382
Koichi MayumiThe Institute for Solid State Physics University of Tokyo 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha Kashiwa Chiba277-8581 Japan.
Masaaki SugiyamaInstitute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science Kyoto University Kumatori, Sennan-gun Osaka590-0494 Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2416-1426

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Abstract

Biomacromolecular solutions inevitably contain impurities in addition to the target biomacromolecules. This has been a major obstacle to achieving high-precision solution scattering measurements. To overcome this problem, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) coupled with size-exclusion chromatography (SEC-SAXS) has been developed. This method involves injecting the solution eluted by SEC directly into a measurement cell and conducting SAXS measurements during the elution of the target biomacromolecule. This technique has resulted in a paradigm shift in biomacromolecule solution scattering. Currently, the application of the SEC-SAXS system to small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is being advanced. However, since the target biomacro-mol-ecules in the sample solution are not only purified but also diluted by SEC and pass through the sample cell in a short time, this method is being implemented in SANS instruments at high neutron flux. Here, we developed a new type of SEC-SANS system that can operate effectively with a SANS instrument at medium neutron flux. Its key innovation is the design and optimization of a dedicated flow path that allows for the storage of only the target biomolecules eluted from SEC in the sample cell. This innovation enables long-duration measurements, termed the 'stopping mode', for SEC samples. Consequently, this method allows for acquiring high-precision solution scattering data for target biomacromol-ecules, enabling SEC-SANS measurements even with SANS instruments at medium neutron flux.

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biomacromoleculesinverse contrast matchingneutron fluxSEC–SANSsize-exclusion chromatography–small-angle neutron scattering

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PMID40170965
PMCPMC11957415

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