Size: 8mL (25% slurry)
The GenScript Ni-Charged MagBeads are developed for quick and efficient small-scale purification of polyhistidine-tagged proteins under native or denaturing conditions.
Description
The GenScript Ni-Charged MagBeads are average 40 μm in size, superparamagnetic beads with strong metal-chelating agent covalently bound to their surfaces.
They are pre-charged with nickel and ready to use for quick and small-scale purification of polyhistidine-tagged proteins. The beads are supplied as 25% slurry in phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.4, containing 20% ethanol. The Ni-Charged MagBeads have a binding capacity of 40 mg 6xHis-tagged protein per 1 ml settled beads (e.g. 4 ml 25% slurry).
Key Features
- Quick and convenient separation accomplished by magnetic forces
- High binding capacity with 40 mg of 6xHis-tagged protein/ml settled beads
- Compatible with various reagents needed in the purification process (see table 1)
- Can be regenerated for multiple uses
- Extremely low nonspecific binding
- Can be reused > 30 cycles*
Application
Purification of His-tagged proteins
Table 1 - Reagents Compatible with Ni-charged Magnetic Beads
Denaturants | Detergents | Reducing agents | Salts | Others |
6 M Gu•HCl | 2% Triton X-100 | 20 mM β-ME | 4 M MgCl2 | 50% glycerol |
8 M Urea | 2% Tween 20 | 1 mM DTT | 5 mM CaCl2 | 20% ethanol |
1% CHAPS | 2 M NaCl | 1 mM EDTA |
*CIP was performed after each cycle, by incubating with 5 CV 0.1 M NaOH for 1 hr. Then magnetic beads were rinsed with excessive dd water and re-equilibrated with binding buffer before next purification cycle.
Storage: store at 4°C - do not freeze
6xHistidine and Glutathione S-transferase (GST) are commonly used protein/peptide tags added to the end of a recombinant protein to aid in their purification or detection.
GenScript Ni-Charged MagBeads and Glutathione MagBeads provide simple, rapid and reliable methods for micro-scale purification of His- and GST-tagged fusion proteins from crude cell lysate prepared from bacteria, yeast or mammalian cell culture.
The Ni-Charged MagBeads are pre-charged with nickel and ready to use for micro-scale purification of 6xHis-tagged proteins under native or denaturing conditions. The Glutathione MagBeads are immobilized with Glutathione mainly through its central carbon on the beads surface for efficient GST binding.
All the protocols are easily performed by applying the magnetic separation technology. They do not require the use of columns or centrifugation and all the steps take place in a single tube. The MagBeads can be used in very small volumes to acquire high concentrated target proteins. All the advantages make Ni-Charged MagBeads and Glutathione MagBeads the ideal tools for micro-scale purification of His- and GST- tagged fusion protein.

Principle
The sample containing antibody is added to the Protein A MagBeads. The antibody will bind to beads during a short incubation. Then the beads‐bound antibody can be eluted off from the beads using a magnetic separation rack.
Magnetic separation eliminates the changes of micro tubes, minimizes the loss of sample and removes excessive steps of traditional centrifugation method.
For Expression screening
MagBeads Advantages:
- Simplified handling of samples without the need for a chromatographic system
- Ability to analyze several samples simultaneously thus reducing the total time required for analysis
- Minimum sample loss and higher recovery than protein A resin
Case study 1:
For 5 mL volume, AmMag protein A magnetic beads compared with prepacked resin column
MagBeads: 500 μL AmMag protein A magnetic beads
Prepacked column: 1 mL prepacked Monofinity A resin (combined with AKTA)
Samples containing human IgG1 produced in CHO cells which were continuously taken from a bioreactor during a two-week cell culture period.
Case study 2:
For 50 mL volume, AmMag protein A magnetic beads compared with pre-packed resin column
MagBeads: 500 μL AmMag protein A magnetic beads
Prepacked column: 0.6 mL Robocolumn A Resin (combined with Tecan)
Samples containing human IgG1 produced in CHO cells which were continuously taken out from day 14 cell culture period.

Time: Using MagBeads, 5 samples were purified in 60 minutes. Using column method, 5 samples were purified in 4 hours. MagBeads method saves 75% time.
Purity: Samples 1-5 were purified with MagBeads, sample 6 was purified by column purification.

Using MagBeads method, 1 sample was purified in 1.5 hours. Using column method, 1 sample was purified in 3 hours.
MagBeads method saves 50% of time.
For large scale protein purification
AmMag protein A magnetic beads characteristics:
- Simplified handling of samples without the need for a chromatographic system
- No clarifying steps needed
- Scalability: Simple capture of antibodies from large sample volumes (microliter to liliter scale)
Case study 3:
1 L antibody expression cell culture media (100 mg antibodies per L)
MagBeads: 5 mL AmMag protein A magnetic beads
Prepacked column: 5 mL Monofnity A Resin (combined with AKTA)
Samples containing human IgG1 produced in CHO cells which were continuously taken out from day 14 cell culture period




Accessories
GenScript provides magnetic racks that help you purify proteins from small scale (≤ 2 mL), midi-scale (2 – 15 mL) and large-scale (15- 50 mL) cell cultures and lysates. These modular magnetic racks allow fast protein purification while simplifying the procedure.
GenScript provides magnetic racks that help you purify proteins from small scale (≤ 2 mL), midi-scale (2 – 15 mL) and large-scale (15- 50 mL) cell cultures and lysates. These modular magnetic racks allow fast protein purification while simplifying the procedure.