“…Metal ions such as Cu + , Ag + , Pd 2+ , Pt 2+ , Cd 2+ , and Hg 2+ tend to bind targets that contain sulfur, while metal ions such as Ni 2+ , Cu 2+ , and Zn 2+ tend to coordinate with targets having accessible groups that contain nitrogen, sulfur, or oxygen [131,[279][280][281]. Protein purification is a common use of IMAC [131,282,283]. For instance, this method has been employed in purifying natural proteins such as HSA, immunoglobulins, lysozyme, and αamylase [129][130][131]276,283].…”