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Sonaglioni D, Libera V, Tombari E, Peters J, Natali F, Petrillo C, Comez L, Capaccioli S, Paciaroni A. Dynamic Personality of Proteins and Effect of the Molecular Environment. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:5543-5548. [PMID: 38752860 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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Protein dynamics display distinct traits that are linked to their specific biological function. However, the interplay between intrinsic dynamics and the molecular environment on protein stability remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigate, by incoherent neutron scattering, the subnanosecond time scale dynamics of three model proteins: the mesophilic lysozyme, the thermophilic thermolysin, and the intrinsically disordered β-casein. Moreover, we address the influence of water, glycerol, and glucose, which create progressively more viscous matrices around the protein surface. By comparing the protein thermal fluctuations, we find that the internal dynamics of thermolysin are less affected by the environment compared to lysozyme and β-casein. We ascribe this behavior to the protein dynamic personality, i.e., to the stiffer dynamics of the thermophilic protein that contrasts the influence of the environment. Remarkably, lysozyme and thermolysin in all molecular environments reach a critical common flexibility when approaching the calorimetric melting temperature.
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- Daniele Sonaglioni
- Physics Department, University of Pisa, Largo Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Geology, University of Perugia, via Alessandro Pascoli, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici del CNR, via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LiPhy, 38400 St Martin d'Heres, France
- Institut Laue Langevin, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Laue Langevin, 38000 Grenoble, France
- CNR-IOM and INSIDE@ILL c/o OGG, 71 avenue des Martyrs, CEDEX 9, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Physics and Geology, University of Perugia, via Alessandro Pascoli, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- CNR-IOM, Department of Physics and Geology, University of Perugia, via Alessandro Pascoli, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Physics Department, University of Pisa, Largo Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy
- Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici del CNR, via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
- CISUP, Centro per l'Integrazione della Strumentazione dell'Università di Pisa, Lungarno Pacinotti 43, Pisa 56126, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Geology, University of Perugia, via Alessandro Pascoli, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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Kopp KT, Saerens L, Voorspoels J, Van den Mooter G. Solidification and oral delivery of biologics to the colon- A review. Eur J Pharm Sci 2023; 190:106523. [PMID: 37429482 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2023.106523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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The oral delivery of biologics such as therapeutic proteins, peptides and oligonucleotides for the treatment of colon related diseases has been the focus of increasing attention over the last years. However, the major disadvantage of these macromolecules is their degradation propensity in liquid state which can lead to the undesirable and complete loss of function. Therefore, to increase the stability of the biologic and reduce their degradation propensity, formulation techniques such as solidification can be performed to obtain a stable solid dosage form for oral administration. Due to their fragility, stress exerted on the biologic during solidification has to be reduced with the incorporation of stabilizing excipients into the formulation. This review focuses on the state-of-the-art solidification techniques required to obtain a solid dosage form for the oral delivery of biologics to the colon and the use of suitable excipients for adequate stabilization upon solidification. The solidifying processes discussed within this review are spray drying, freeze drying, bead coating and also other techniques such as spray freeze drying, electro spraying, vacuum- and supercritical fluid drying. Further, the colon as site of absorption in both healthy and diseased state is critically reviewed and possible oral delivery systems for biologics are discussed.
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- Katharina Tatjana Kopp
- Eurofins Amatsigroup, Industriepark-Zwijnaarde 7B, 9052 Gent, Belgium; Drug Delivery and Disposition, KU Leuven, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Campus Gasthuisberg ON2, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Eurofins Amatsigroup, Industriepark-Zwijnaarde 7B, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Eurofins Amatsigroup, Industriepark-Zwijnaarde 7B, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Drug Delivery and Disposition, KU Leuven, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Campus Gasthuisberg ON2, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Härdter N, Geidobler R, Presser I, Winter G. Accelerated Production of Biopharmaceuticals via Microwave-Assisted Freeze-Drying (MFD). Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15051342. [PMID: 37242584 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15051342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Recently, attention has been drawn to microwave-assisted freeze-drying (MFD), as it drastically reduces the typically long drying times of biopharmaceuticals in conventional freeze-drying (CFD). Nevertheless, previously described prototype machines lack important attributes such as in-chamber freezing and stoppering, not allowing for the performance of representative vial freeze-drying processes. In this study, we present a new technical MFD setup, designed with GMP processes in mind. It is based on a standard lyophilizer equipped with flat semiconductor microwave modules. The idea was to enable the retrofitting of standard freeze-dryers with a microwave option, which would reduce the hurdles of implementation. We aimed to collect process data with respect to the speed, settings, and controllability of the MFD processes. Moreover, we studied the performance of six monoclonal antibody (mAb) formulations in terms of quality after drying and stability after storage for 6 months. We found drying processes to be drastically shortened and well controllable and observed no signs of plasma discharge. The characterization of the lyophilizates revealed an elegant cake appearance and remarkably good stability in the mAb after MFD. Furthermore, overall storage stability was good, even when residual moisture was increased due to high concentrations of glass-forming excipients. A direct comparison of stability data following MFD and CFD demonstrated similar stability profiles. We conclude that the new machine design is highly advantageous, enabling the fast-drying of excipient-dominated, low-concentrated mAb formulations in compliance with modern manufacturing technology.
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- Nicole Härdter
- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Pharmaceutical Development Biologicals, 88397 Biberach an der Riß, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Pharmaceutical Development Biologicals, 88397 Biberach an der Riß, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 81377 Munich, Germany
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Mehanna MM, Abla KK. Recent Advances in Freeze-Drying: Variables, Cycle Optimization, and Innovative Techniques. Pharm Dev Technol 2022; 27:904-923. [PMID: 36174214 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2022.2129385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Freeze-drying (FD) is the most substantial drying technique utilized in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. It is a drying process where the solvent is crystallized at low temperatures and then sublimed from the solid-state directly into the vapor phase. Although FD possesses several merits as its suitability for thermolabile materials and its ability to produce dry products with high-quality attributes, it is a complex and prolonged process that requires optimization of both; process and formulation variables. This review attains to disassemble freeze-drying complications through a detailed explanation of the lyophilization concept, stages, the factors influencing the process including controlled ice nucleation, and the modified and innovative freeze-drying technologies proposed in recent years to overcome the shortage of traditional freeze-drying. In addition, this work points out the quality by design (QbD), critical quality of attributes (CQAs), limitations, and drawbacks of lyophilization.HighlightsLyophilization is a propitious drying technique for thermolabile materials.Optimizing the lyophilization cycle requires controlling the process parameters.The formulation excipients and the dispersion medium play crucial roles in designing a successful process.Numerous approaches were developed to ameliorate the lyophilization performance.
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- Mohammed M Mehanna
- Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Research Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon
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Crilly CJ, Brom JA, Warmuth O, Esterly HJ, Pielak GJ. Protection by desiccation-tolerance proteins probed at the residue level. Protein Sci 2022; 31:396-406. [PMID: 34766407 PMCID: PMC8819849 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Extremotolerant organisms from all domains of life produce protective intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) in response to desiccation stress. In vitro, many of these IDPs protect enzymes from dehydration stress better than U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved excipients. However, as with most excipients, their protective mechanism is poorly understood. Here, we apply thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and liquid-observed vapor exchange (LOVE) NMR to study the protection of two model globular proteins (the B1 domain of staphylococcal protein G [GB1] and chymotrypsin inhibitor 2 [CI2]) by two desiccation-tolerance proteins (CAHS D from tardigrades and PvLEA4 from an anhydrobiotic midge), as well as by disordered and globular protein controls. We find that all protein samples retain similar amounts of water and possess similar glass transition temperatures, suggesting that neither enhanced water retention nor vitrification is responsible for protection. LOVE NMR reveals that IDPs protect against dehydration-induced unfolding better than the globular protein control, generally protect the same regions of GB1 and CI2, and protect GB1 better than CI2. These observations suggest that electrostatic interactions, charge patterning, and expanded conformations are key to protection. Further application of LOVE NMR to additional client proteins and protectants will deepen our understanding of dehydration protection, enabling the streamlined production of dehydrated proteins for expanded use in the medical, biotechnology, and chemical industries.
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- Candice J. Crilly
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC‐CH)Chapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC‐CH)Chapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC‐CH)Chapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC‐CH)Chapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC‐CH)Chapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA,Department of Biochemistry & BiophysicsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC‐CH)Chapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA,Lineberger Cancer CenterUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC‐CH)Chapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA,Integrative Program for Biological and Genome SciencesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC‐CH)Chapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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Katava M, Stirnemann G, Pachetti M, Capaccioli S, Paciaroni A, Sterpone F. Specific Interactions and Environment Flexibility Tune Protein Stability under Extreme Crowding. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:6103-6111. [PMID: 34100611 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c01511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Macromolecular crowding influences protein mobility and stability in vivo. A precise description of the crowding effect on protein thermal stability requires the estimate of the combined effects of excluded volume, specific protein-environment interactions, as well as the thermal response of the crowders. Here, we explore an ideal model system, the lysozyme protein in powder state, to dissect the factors controlling the melting of the protein under extreme crowding. By deploying state-of-the art molecular simulations, supported by calorimetric experiments, we assess the role of the environment flexibility and of intermolecular electrostatic interactions. In particular, we show that the temperature-dependent flexibility of the macromolecular crowders, along with specific interactions, significantly alleviates the stabilizing contributions of the static volume effect.
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- Marina Katava
- Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, IBPC, CNRS UPR9080, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, IBPC, CNRS UPR9080, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, S.S. 14 km 163.5, Area Science Park, 34149 Trieste, Italy.,Department of Physics, University of Trieste, Via Valerio 2, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Pisa, largo Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy.,CISUP, Centro per l'Integrazione della Strumentazione dell'Università di Pisa, Lungarno Pacinotti 43, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Universitá di Perugia, via A. Pascoli, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie Théorique, IBPC, CNRS UPR9080, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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Vásquez-Rivera A, Oldenhof H, Dipresa D, Goecke T, Kouvaka A, Will F, Haverich A, Korossis S, Hilfiker A, Wolkers WF. Use of sucrose to diminish pore formation in freeze-dried heart valves. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12982. [PMID: 30154529 PMCID: PMC6113295 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31388-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Freeze-dried storage of decellularized heart valves provides easy storage and transport for clinical use. Freeze-drying without protectants, however, results in a disrupted histoarchitecture after rehydration. In this study, heart valves were incubated in solutions of various sucrose concentrations and subsequently freeze-dried. Porosity of rehydrated valves was determined from histological images. In the absence of sucrose, freeze-dried valves were shown to have pores after rehydration in the cusp, artery and muscle sections. Use of sucrose reduced pore formation in a dose-dependent manner, and pretreatment of the valves in a 40% (w/v) sucrose solution prior to freeze-drying was found to be sufficient to completely diminish pore formation. The presence of pores in freeze-dried valves was found to coincide with altered biomechanical characteristics, whereas biomechanical parameters of valves freeze-dried with enough sucrose were not significantly different from those of valves not exposed to freeze-drying. Multiphoton imaging, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry studies revealed that matrix proteins (i.e. collagen and elastin) were not affected by freeze-drying.
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- Unit for Reproductive Medicine, Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering Implant Research and Development, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering Implant Research and Development, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- LLS ROWIAK LaserLabSolutions, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering Implant Research and Development, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering Implant Research and Development, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Multiphase Processes, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
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Stärtzel P. Arginine as an Excipient for Protein Freeze-Drying: A Mini Review. J Pharm Sci 2018; 107:960-967. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2017.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Critical structural fluctuations of proteins upon thermal unfolding challenge the Lindemann criterion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:9361-9366. [PMID: 28808004 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1707357114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Internal subnanosecond timescale motions are key for the function of proteins, and are coupled to the surrounding solvent environment. These fast fluctuations guide protein conformational changes, yet their role for protein stability, and for unfolding, remains elusive. Here, in analogy with the Lindemann criterion for the melting of solids, we demonstrate a common scaling of structural fluctuations of lysozyme protein embedded in different environments as the thermal unfolding transition is approached. By combining elastic incoherent neutron scattering and advanced molecular simulations, we show that, although different solvents modify the protein melting temperature, a unique dynamical regime is attained in proximity of thermal unfolding in all solvents that we tested. This solvation shell-independent dynamical regime arises from an equivalent sampling of the energy landscape at the respective melting temperatures. Thus, we propose that a threshold for the conformational entropy provided by structural fluctuations of proteins exists, beyond which thermal unfolding is triggered.
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Process cycle development of freeze drying for therapeutic proteins with stability evaluation. JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL INVESTIGATION 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s40005-016-0275-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mohammad MA, Grimsey IM, Forbes RT. Equation to Line the Borders of the Folding-Unfolding Transition Diagram of Lysozyme. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:6911-6. [PMID: 27341101 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b01317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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It is important for the formulators of biopharmaceuticals to predict the folding-unfolding transition of proteins. This enables them to process proteins under predetermined conditions, without denaturation. Depending on the apparent denaturation temperature (Tm) of lysozyme, we have derived an equation describing its folding-unfolding transition diagram. According to the water content and temperature, this diagram was divided into three different areas, namely, the area of the water-folded lysozyme phase, the area of the water-folded lysozyme phase and the bulk water phase, and the area of the denatured lysozyme phase. The water content controlled the appearance and intensity of the Raman band at ∼1787 cm(-1) when lysozyme powders were thermally denatured at temperatures higher than Tm.
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- Mohammad Amin Mohammad
- Drug Delivery Group, School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford , Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, U.K.,Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Damascus , Damascus, Syria
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- Drug Delivery Group, School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford , Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, U.K
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- Drug Delivery Group, School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford , Bradford, West Yorkshire BD7 1DP, U.K.,School of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences, University of Central Lancashire , Preston, Lancashire PR12HE, U.K
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Stabilization of proteins in solid form. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2015; 93:14-24. [PMID: 25982818 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2015.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Revised: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Immunogenicity of aggregated or otherwise degraded protein delivered from depots or other biopharmaceutical products is an increasing concern, and the ability to deliver stable, active protein is of central importance. We review characterization approaches for solid protein dosage forms with respect to metrics that are intended to be predictive of protein stability against aggregation and other degradation processes. Each of these approaches is ultimately motivated by hypothetical connections between protein stability and the material property being measured. We critically evaluate correlations between these properties and stability outcomes, and use these evaluations to revise the currently standing hypotheses. Based on this we provide simple physical principles that are necessary (and possibly sufficient) for generating solid delivery vehicles with stable protein loads. Essentially, proteins should be strongly coupled (typically through H-bonds) to the bulk regions of a phase-homogeneous matrix with suppressed β relaxation. We also provide a framework for reliable characterization of solid protein forms with respect to stability.
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Malferrari M, Francia F, Venturoli G. Retardation of Protein Dynamics by Trehalose in Dehydrated Systems of Photosynthetic Reaction Centers. Insights from Electron Transfer and Thermal Denaturation Kinetics. J Phys Chem B 2015; 119:13600-18. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b02986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Marco Malferrari
- Laboratorio di Biochimica e Biofisica Molecolare, Dipartimento di
Farmacia e Biotecnologie, FaBiT, Università di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Biochimica e Biofisica Molecolare, Dipartimento di
Farmacia e Biotecnologie, FaBiT, Università di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Biochimica e Biofisica Molecolare, Dipartimento di
Farmacia e Biotecnologie, FaBiT, Università di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Consorzio Nazionale
Interuniversitario per le Scienze Fisiche della Materia (CNISM), c/o
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy
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Mizuno M, Pikal MJ. Is the pre-Tg DSC endotherm observed with solid state proteins associated with the protein internal dynamics? Investigation of bovine serum albumin by solid state hydrogen/deuterium exchange. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2013; 85:170-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2013.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bioactive insulin microparticles produced by supercritical fluid assisted atomization with an enhanced mixer. Int J Pharm 2013; 454:174-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Revised: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Graf G, Kocherbitov V. Determination of Sorption Isotherm and Rheological Properties of Lysozyme Using a High-Resolution Humidity Scanning QCM-D Technique. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:10017-26. [DOI: 10.1021/jp404138f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Gesche Graf
- Biomedical
Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
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- Biomedical
Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
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Zhou P, Guo M, Liu D, Liu X, Labuza TP. Maillard-reaction-induced modification and aggregation of proteins and hardening of texture in protein bar model systems. J Food Sci 2013; 78:C437-44. [PMID: 23425193 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.12061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED The hardening of high-protein bars causes problems in their acceptability to consumers. The objective of this study was to determine the progress of the Maillard reaction in model systems of high-protein nutritional bars containing reducing sugars, and to illustrate the influences of the Maillard reaction on the modification and aggregation of proteins and the hardening of bar matrices during storage. The progress of the Maillard reaction, glycation, and aggregation of proteins, and textural changes in bar matrices were investigated during storage at 25, 35, and 45 °C. The initial development of the Maillard reaction caused little changes in hardness; however, further storage resulted in dramatic modification of protein with formation of high-molecular-weight polymers, resulting in the hardening in texture. The replacement of reducing sugars with nonreducing ingredients such as sugar alcohols in the formula minimized the changes in texture. PRACTICAL APPLICATION The hardening of high-protein bars causes problems in their acceptability to consumers. Maillard reaction is one of the mechanisms contributing to the hardening of bar matrix, particularly for the late stage of storage. The replacement of reducing sugars with nonreducing ingredients such as sugar alcohols in the formula will minimize the changes in texture.
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- Peng Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science & Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Quality by design: impact of formulation variables and their interactions on quality attributes of a lyophilized monoclonal antibody. Int J Pharm 2012; 438:167-75. [PMID: 22944306 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Revised: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 08/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to use QbD approaches to evaluate the effect of several variables and their interactions on quality of a challenging model murine IgG3κ monoclonal antibody (mAb), and then to obtain an optimized formulation with predefined quality target product profile. This antibody was chosen because it has a propensity to precipitate and thus represents a challenge condition for formulation development. Preliminary experiments were conducted to rule out incompatible buffer systems for the mAb product quality. A fractional factorial experimental design was then applied to screen the effects of buffer type, pH and excipients such as sucrose, sodium chloride (NaCl), lactic acid and Polysorbate 20 on glass transition temperature ( [Formula: see text] ), monoclonal antibody concentration (A(280)), presence of aggregation, unfolding transition temperature (T(m)) of the lyophilized product, and particle size of the reconstituted product. A Box-Behnken experimental design was subsequently applied to study the main, interaction, and quadratic effects of these variables on the responses. Pareto ranking analyses showed that the three most important factors affecting the selected responses for this particular antibody were pH, NaCl, and Polysorbate 20. The presence of curvature in the variables' effects on responses indicated interactions. Based on the constraints set on the responses, a design space was identified for this mAb and confirmed with experiments at three different levels of the variables within the design space. The model indicated a combination of high pH (8) and NaCl (50mM) levels, and a low Polysorbate 20 (0.008 mM) level at which an optimal formulation of the mAb could be achieved. Moisture contents and other analytical procedures such as size exclusion chromatography, protein A analysis and SDS-PAGE of the pre-lyophilized and final reconstituted lyophilized products indicated an intact protein structure with minimal aggregation after formulation and lyophilization. In conclusion, experimental design approach was effective in identifying optimal concentrations of excipients and pH for this challenging monoclonal antibody formulation.
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Hédoux A, Guinet Y, Paccou L. Analysis of the mechanism of lysozyme pressure denaturation from Raman spectroscopy investigations, and comparison with thermal denaturation. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:6740-8. [PMID: 21542584 DOI: 10.1021/jp2014836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pressure denaturation of lysozyme dissolved in H(2)O and D(2)O was analyzed using Raman investigations in a wide frequency range. The simultaneous analysis of regions corresponding to the molecular fingerprint of the protein (500-1800 cm(-1)), and the low- (50-450 cm(-1)) and high- (2600-3800 cm(-1)) frequency spectra, allow us to probe protein denaturation and the organization of water molecules. The pressure- and heat-induced transformations are compared. Both pressure- and heat-denatured states are obtained through an intermediate state characterized by intact secondary structure and enhanced water penetration in the tertiary structure. As a consequence of a weaker penetration upon pressurizing, it was found that the pressure-denatured state was partially unfolded compared with the heat-denatured state. The mechanism of pressure denaturation was related to the disruption of the hydrogen-bond network of water onto a set of clusters characterized by strengthened O - H interactions, inducing a hardening of protein dynamics. The mechanism is opposite to that observed upon heating, i.e., the softening of the hydrogen bond network of water inducing a softer protein dynamics. The analysis of the intramolecular O-H stretching reveals that pressurizing lysozyme aqueous solution favors the development of low-density water from the protein surface to the bulk, contrasting to the compression of pure water leading to crystallization of high-density ice-VI.
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Ghalanbor Z, Körber M, Bodmeier R. Improved lysozyme stability and release properties of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) implants prepared by hot-melt extrusion. Pharm Res 2009; 27:371-9. [PMID: 20033474 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-009-0033-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2009] [Accepted: 12/07/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the feasibility of hot-melt extrusion (HME) for preparing implants based on protein/poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) formulations with special emphasis on protein stability, burst release and release completeness. METHOD Model protein (lysozyme)-loaded PLGA implants were prepared with a screw extruder and a self-built syringe-die device as a rapid screening tool for HME formulation optimization. Lysozyme stability was determined using DSC, FTIR, HPLC and biological activity. The simultaneous effect of lysozyme and PEG loadings was investigated to obtain optimized formulations with high drug loading but low initial release. RESULTS Lysozyme was recovered from implants with full biological activity after HME. The release from all implants reached the 100% value in 60-80 days with nearly complete enzymatic activity of the last fraction of released lysozyme. Pure PLGA implants with up to 20% lysozyme loading could be formulated without initial burst. The incorporation of PEG 400 reduced the initial burst at drug loadings in excess of 20%. CONCLUSION A complete lysozyme recovery in active form with a burst-free and complete release from PLGA implants prepared by hot-melt extrusion was obtained. This is in contrast to many reported microparticulate lysozyme-PLGA systems and suggests the great potential of hot-melt extrusion for the preparation of protein-PLGA implants.
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- Zahra Ghalanbor
- College of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Kelchstrasse 31, 12169, Berlin, Germany
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Chang L(L, Pikal MJ. Mechanisms of protein stabilization in the solid state. J Pharm Sci 2009; 98:2886-908. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.21825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pikal MJ, Rigsbee D, Akers MJ. Solid state chemistry of proteins IV. what is the meaning of thermal denaturation in freeze dried proteins? J Pharm Sci 2009; 98:1387-99. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.21517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Solid state stability of proteins III: Calorimetric (DSC) and spectroscopic (FTIR) characterization of thermal denaturation in freeze dried human growth hormone (hGH). J Pharm Sci 2008; 97:5122-31. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.21386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Liu J. Physical Characterization of Pharmaceutical Formulations in Frozen and Freeze-Dried Solid States: Techniques and Applications in Freeze-Drying Development. Pharm Dev Technol 2008; 11:3-28. [PMID: 16544906 DOI: 10.1080/10837450500463729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Physical characterization of formulations in frozen and freeze-dried solid states provides indispensable information for rational development of freeze-dried pharmaceutical products. This article provides an overview of the physical characteristics of formulations in frozen and freeze-dried solid states, which are essential to both formulation and process development. Along with a brief description of techniques often used in physical characterization for freeze-drying development, applications of and recent improvements to these techniques are discussed. While most of these techniques are used conventionally in physical characterization of pharmaceuticals, some techniques were designed or modified specifically for studies in freeze-drying. These include freeze-drying microscopy, freeze-drying X-ray powder diffractometry and cryoenvironmental scanning microscopy, which can be used to characterize the physical properties of the formulation under conditions similar to the real vial lyophilization process. Novel applications of some conventional techniques, such as microcalorimetry and near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, which facilitated freeze-drying development, receive special attention. Research and developmental needs in the area of physical characterization for freeze-drying are also addressed, particularly the need for a better understanding of the quantitative correlation between the molecular mobility and the storage stability (shelf life).
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- Jinsong Liu
- DSM Pharmaceuticals Inc., 5900 NW Greenville Boulevard, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
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Oldenhof H, Wolkers WF, Fonseca F, Passot S, Marin M. Effect of Sucrose and Maltodextrin on the Physical Properties and Survival of Air-Dried Lactobacillus bulgaricus: An in Situ Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Study. Biotechnol Prog 2008; 21:885-92. [PMID: 15932269 DOI: 10.1021/bp049559j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The effect of sucrose, maltodextrin and skim milk on survival of L. bulgaricus after drying was studied. Survival could be improved from 0.01% for cells that were dried in the absence of protectants to 7.8% for cells dried in a mixture of sucrose and maltodextrin. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to study the effect of the protectants on the overall protein secondary structure and thermophysical properties of the dried cells. Sucrose, maltodextrin and skim milk were found to have minor effects on the membrane phase behavior and the overall protein secondary structure of the dried cells. FTIR was also used to show that the air-dried cell/protectant solutions formed a glassy state at ambient temperature. 1-Palmitoyl 2-oleoyl phosphatidyl choline (POPC) was used in order to determine if sucrose and maltodextrin have the ability to interact with phospholipids during drying. In addition, the glass transition temperature and strength of hydrogen bonds in the glassy state were studied using this model system. Studies using poly-L-lysine were done in order to determine if sucrose and maltodextrin are able to stabilize protein structure during drying. As expected, sucrose depressed the membrane phase transition temperature (Tm) of POPC in the dried state and prevented conformational changes of poly-L-lysine during drying. Maltodextrin, however, did not depress the Tm of dried POPC and was less effective in preventing conformational changes of poly-L-lysine during drying. We suggest that when cells are dried in the presence of sucrose and maltodextrin, sucrose functions by directly interacting with biomolecules, whereas maltodextrin functions as an osmotically inactive bulking compound causing spacing of the cells and strengthening of the glassy matrix.
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- Harriëtte Oldenhof
- Laboratoire de Génie et Microbiologie des Procédés Alimentaires, Centre de Biotechnologie Agro-Industrielles, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon, F78850 Thiverval-Grignon, France
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Thermal characterisation of gelatin extracted from yellowfin tuna skin and commercial mammalian gelatin. Food Chem 2008; 108:472-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.10.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2007] [Revised: 10/27/2007] [Accepted: 10/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Study of protein conformational stability and integrity using calorimetry and FT-Raman spectroscopy correlated with enzymatic activity. Eur J Pharm Sci 2008; 33:177-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2007.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2007] [Revised: 09/03/2007] [Accepted: 11/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Katayama DS, Carpenter JF, Manning MC, Randolph TW, Setlow P, Menard KP. Characterization of Amorphous Solids with Weak Glass Transitions Using High Ramp Rate Differential Scanning Calorimetry. J Pharm Sci 2008; 97:1013-24. [PMID: 17724657 DOI: 10.1002/jps.20991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Measurement of the glass transition temperature (T(g)) of proteins and other high molecular weight polymers in the amorphous state is often difficult, since the transition is extremely weak, that is, the DeltaC(p) at the glass transition temperature is small. For example, little is known about the solid-state properties of hydroxyethyl starch (HES), which is beginning to become more commonly evaluated as a bulking agent in pharmaceutical products. For weak thermal events, such as the change in heat capacity at the T(g) of a pure protein or large synthetic polymer, increased heating rate should produce greater sensitivity in terms of heat flow. Recent innovations in rapid scanning technology for differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) allow measurements on materials where the thermal events are difficult to detect by conventional DSC. In the current study, measurements of the T(g) of proteins in the solid state, amorphous pharmaceutical excipients which have small DeltaC(p) at the glass transition temperature, and bacterial spores, have all been made using high ramp rate DSC, providing information on materials that was inaccessible using conventional DSC methods.
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- Derrick S Katayama
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Pikal MJ, Rigsbee DR, Roy ML. Solid State Chemistry of Proteins: I. Glass Transition Behavior in Freeze Dried Disaccharide Formulations of Human Growth Hormone (HGH). J Pharm Sci 2007; 96:2765-76. [PMID: 17621677 DOI: 10.1002/jps.20960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Although freeze dried formulations are commonly characterized using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), a protein-rich system behaves as a "strong glass", and the glass transition temperature, T(g), cannot be directly determined by DSC. A strong glass means a small heat capacity change at T(g), triangle upC(p), and a very broad glass transition region, or a large triangle upT(g). However, direct experimental evidence for a small triangle upC(p) and a large triangle upT(g) have been lacking. Here, we utilize extrapolation of thermal analysis data in protein:disaccharide mixtures to evaluate T(g), triangle upT(g), and triangle upC(p) for "pure" human growth hormone (hGH) from low to moderate residual water. We find that triangle upT(g) is indeed large and triangle upC(p) is very small. Also, the T(g) for pure hGH decreases from a value of about 136 degrees C when dry to around 25 degrees C at 12% water. This glass transition is not the onset of mobility within the protein molecule but rather signals onset of whole molecule rotation and translation. We also observe complex pre-T(g) thermal events in the DSC data, which are interpreted as consequences of relaxation events, largely due to the disaccharide, and are characteristic of freeze dried systems having a broad distribution of relaxing substates.
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- Michael J Pikal
- School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
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Zhou P, Labuza TP. Effect of Water Content on Glass Transition and Protein Aggregation of Whey Protein Powders During Short-Term Storage. FOOD BIOPHYS 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s11483-007-9037-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Kocherbitov V, Arnebrant T. Hydration of thermally denatured lysozyme studied by sorption calorimetry and differential scanning calorimetry. J Phys Chem B 2007; 110:10144-50. [PMID: 16706476 DOI: 10.1021/jp0520289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We have studied hydration (and dehydration) of thermally denatured hen egg lysozyme using sorption calorimetry. Two different procedures of thermal denaturation of lysozyme were used. In the first procedure the protein was denatured in an aqueous solution at 90 degrees C, in the other procedure a sample that contained 20% of water was denatured at 150 degrees C. The protein denatured at 90 degrees C showed very similar sorption behavior to that of the native protein. The lysozyme samples denatured at 150 degrees C were studied at several temperatures in the range of 25-60 degrees C. In the beginning of sorption, the sorption isotherms of native and denatured lysozyme are almost identical. At higher water contents, however, the denatured lysozyme can absorb a greater amount of water than the native protein due to the larger number of available sorption sites. Desorption experiments did not reveal a pronounced hysteresis in the sorption isotherm of denatured lysozyme (such hysteresis is typical for native lysozyme). Despite the unfolded structure, the denatured lysozyme binds less water than does the native lysozyme in the desorption experiments at water contents up to 34 wt %. Glass transitions in the denatured lysozyme were observed using both differential scanning calorimetry and sorption calorimetry. Partial molar enthalpy of mixing of water in the glassy state is strongly exothermic, which gives rise to a positive temperature dependence of the water activity. The changes of the free energy of the protein induced by the hydration stabilize the denatured form of lysozyme with respect to the native form.
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- Vitaly Kocherbitov
- Biomedical Laboratory Science, Health and Society, Malmö University, Sweden.
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Anopchenko A, Psurek T, VanderHart D, Douglas JF, Obrzut J. Dielectric study of the antiplasticization of trehalose by glycerol. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2006; 74:031501. [PMID: 17025634 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.74.031501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2006] [Revised: 04/08/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Recent measurements have suggested that the antiplasticizing effect of glycerol on trehalose can significantly increase the preservation times of proteins stored in this type of preservative formulation. In order to better understand the physical origin of this phenomenon, we examine the nature of antiplasticization in trehalose-glycerol mixtures by dielectric spectroscopy. These measurements cover a broad frequency range between 40 Hz to 18 GHz (covering the secondary relaxation range of the fragile glass-former trehalose and the primary relaxation range of the strong glass-former glycerol) and a temperature (T) range bracketing room temperature (220 K to 350 K). The Havriliak-Negami function precisely fits our relaxation data and allows us to determine the temperature and composition dependence of the relaxation time tau describing a relative fast dielectric relaxation process appropriate to the characterization of antiplasticization. We observe that increasing the glycerol concentration at fixed T increases tau (i.e., the extent of antiplasticization) until a temperature dependent critical "plasticization concentration" xwp is reached. At a fixed concentration, we find a temperature at which antiplasticization first occurs upon cooling and we designate this as the "antiplasticization temperature," Tant. The ratio of the tau values for the mixture and pure trehalose is found to provide a useful measure of the extent of antiplasticization, and we explore other potential measures of antiplasticization relating to the dielectric strength.
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- A Anopchenko
- Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
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Cornicchi E, Marconi M, Onori G, Paciaroni A. Controlling the protein dynamical transition with sugar-based bioprotectant matrices: a neutron scattering study. Biophys J 2006; 91:289-97. [PMID: 16617083 PMCID: PMC1479059 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.081752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2006] [Accepted: 03/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Through elastic neutron scattering we measured the mean-square displacements of the hydrogen atoms of lysozyme embedded in a glucose-water glassy matrix as a function of the temperature and at various water contents. The elastic intensity of all the samples has been interpreted in terms of the double-well model in the whole temperature range. The dry sample shows an onset of anharmonicity at approximately 100 K, which can be attributed to the activation of methyl group reorientations. Such a protein intrinsic dynamics is decoupled from the external environment on the whole investigated temperature range. In the hydrated samples an additional and larger anharmonic contribution is provided by the protein dynamical transition, which appears at a higher temperature Td. As hydration increases the coupling between the protein internal dynamics and the surrounding matrix relaxations becomes more effective. The behavior of Td that, as a function of the water content, diminishes by approximately 60 K, supports the picture of the protein dynamics as driven by solvent relaxations. A possible connection between the protein dynamical response versus T and the thermal stability in glucose-water bioprotectant matrices is proposed.
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- E Cornicchi
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Perugia, CEMIN (Centro di Eccellenza per i Materiali Innovativi Nanostrutturati) and INFM CRS-SOFT, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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Paciaroni A, Cornicchi E, De Francesco A, Marconi M, Onori G. Conditioning action of the environment on the protein dynamics studied through elastic neutron scattering. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2006; 35:591-9. [PMID: 16761157 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-006-0073-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2006] [Revised: 04/19/2006] [Accepted: 05/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The dynamics of lysozyme in the picosecond timescale has been studied when it is in dry and hydrated powder form and when it is embedded in glycerol, glycerol-water, glucose and glucose-water matrices. The investigation has been undertaken through elastic neutron scattering technique on the backscattering spectrometer IN13. The dynamics of dry powder and embedded-in-glucose lysozyme can be considered purely vibrational up to 100 K, where the onset of an anharmonic contribution takes place. This contribution can be attributed to the activation of methyl group reorientations and is described with an Arrhenius trend. An additional source of anharmonic dynamics appears at higher temperatures for lysozyme in hydrated powders and embedded in glycerol, glycerol-water and glucose-water matrices. This second process, also represented with an Arrhenius trend, corresponds to the so-called protein dynamical transition. Both the temperature where such a transition takes place and the magnitude of the protein mean square displacements depend on the environment. The dynamical response of the protein to temperature is put in relationship with its thermal stability.
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- A Paciaroni
- Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Perugia, CNR-INFM CRS SOFT, Via A. Pascoli, 06123, Perugia, Italy.
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Buckton G, Adeniyi AA, Saunders M, Ambarkhane A. HyperDSC studies of amorphous polyvinylpyrrolidone in a model wet granulation system. Int J Pharm 2006; 312:61-5. [PMID: 16500057 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2005.12.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2005] [Revised: 12/21/2005] [Accepted: 12/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Measurements of the properties of amorphous materials are very important to help in the understanding of how materials behave during manufacture, storage and use of medicines. However, there are few methods that are suited to the study of amorphous materials, especially if in multi-component systems or model formulations. The goal here was to explore the potential for the use of HyperDSC to study a model granulation system. It was found that the sensitivity of HyperDSC was such that the glass transition (Tg) of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) could be detected in granules made with realistic levels of this binder. The measured Tg in the granules, even after drying, was very different to that of PVP alone and to PVP in physical mixtures with lactose. It is argued that the granulation process has resulted in the dissolution of some lactose and that the amorphous binder holding the granules together is in fact a solid dispersion of PVP and lactose. Based on the standard Gordon-Taylor equation it was estimated that the solid dispersion contained 50% of PVP and lactose. Given that solid dispersions have a tendency to crystallise on storage, it could be expected that changes in the binder properties will occur with time after granulation. We believe that this is the first measurement of in situ properties of a binder in this way and opens the possibility of studies on formulated systems.
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- Graham Buckton
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, United Kingdom.
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Xiang TX, Anderson BD. Distribution and Effect of Water Content on Molecular Mobility in Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) Glasses: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Pharm Res 2005; 22:1205-14. [PMID: 16078130 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-005-5277-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2005] [Accepted: 04/06/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE This work explores the distribution of water and its effects on molecular mobilities in poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) glasses using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation technology. METHODS PVP glasses containing 0.5% and 10% w/w water and a small amount of ammonia and Phe-Asn-Gly were generated. Physical aging processes and associated structural and dynamic properties were monitored vs. time for periods up to 0.1 micros by MD simulation. RESULTS Increasing water content from 0.5% to 10% w/w was found to reduce the Tg by about 90 K and increase the rates of volume and enthalpy relaxation. At 0.5% w/w, water molecules are mostly isolated and uniformly distributed while at 10% w/w, water distribution is markedly heterogeneous, with strands of water molecules occupying channels between the polymer chains. At 10% w/w, each water molecule has an average of 2.0 neighboring water molecules. The plasticization effects of water were revealed in diffusion coefficient increases of 3.7-, 7.3-, and 7.6-fold for water, ammonia, and the individual polyvinylpyrrolidone segments, respectively, and in shorter relaxation times (37- to 47-fold) for rotation of polymer segments with an elevation in water content from 0.5% to 10% w/w. Water diffusivity was found to linearly correlate with the number of neighboring water molecules. Rotation of the PVP segments is comprised of a fast wobble motion within a highly restrained cavity and a slow rotation over a wider angular space. Only the slow rotation was shown to be significantly affected by water content. CONCLUSIONS Water distribution in the PVP glass is highly heterogeneous at 10% w/w water, reflecting the formation of water strands or small clusters rather than complete phase separation. Local enhancement of mobility with increasing water content has been demonstrated using MD simulations.
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- Tian-Xiang Xiang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
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Dirama TE, Carri GA, Sokolov AP. Role of hydrogen bonds in the fast dynamics of binary glasses of trehalose and glycerol: A molecular dynamics simulation study. J Chem Phys 2005; 122:114505. [PMID: 15836227 DOI: 10.1063/1.1870872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Trehalose-glycerol mixtures are known to be effective in the long time preservation of proteins. However, the microscopic mechanism of their effective preservation abilities remains unclear. In this article we present a molecular dynamics simulation study of the short time, less than 1 ns, dynamics of four trehalose-glycerol mixtures at temperatures below the glass transition temperature. We found that a mixture of 5% glycerol and 95% trehalose has the most suppressed short time dynamics (fast dynamics). This result agrees with the experimental analysis of the mean-square displacement of the hydrogen atoms, as measured via neutron scattering, and correlates with the experimentally observed enhancement of the stability of some enzymes at this particular concentration. Our microscopic analysis suggests that the formation of a robust intermolecular hydrogen bonding network is most effective at this concentration and is the main mechanism for the suppression of the fast dynamics.
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- Taner E Dirama
- Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Ohio 44325, USA
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Cicerone MT, Soles CL. Fast dynamics and stabilization of proteins: binary glasses of trehalose and glycerol. Biophys J 2005; 86:3836-45. [PMID: 15189880 PMCID: PMC1304285 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.035519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We present elastic and inelastic incoherent neutron scattering data from a series of trehalose glasses diluted with glycerol. A strong correlation with recently published protein stability data in the same series of glasses illustrates that the dynamics at Q >or= 0.71 A(-1) and omega > 200 MHz are important to stabilization of horseradish peroxidase and yeast alcohol dehydrogenase in these glasses. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first direct evidence that enzyme stability in a room temperature glass depends upon suppressing these short-length scale, high-frequency dynamics within the glass. We briefly discuss the coupling of protein motions to the local dynamics of the glass. Also, we show that T(g) alone is not a good indicator for the protein stability in this series of glasses; the glass that confers the maximum room-temperature stability does not have the highest T(g).
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- Marcus T Cicerone
- Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8543, USA.
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De Francesco A, Marconi M, Cinelli S, Onori G, Paciaroni A. Picosecond internal dynamics of lysozyme as affected by thermal unfolding in nonaqueous environment. Biophys J 2004; 86:480-7. [PMID: 14695292 PMCID: PMC1303815 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(04)74126-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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A neutron-scattering investigation of the internal picosecond dynamics of lysozyme solvated in glycerol as a function of temperature in the range 200-410 K has been undertaken. The inelastic contribution to the measured intensity is characterized by the presence of a bump generally known as "boson peak", clearly distinguishable at low temperature. When the temperature is increased the quasielastic component of the spectrum becomes more and more intrusive and progressively overwhelms the vibrational bump. This happens especially for T > 345 K when the protein goes through an unfolding process, which leads to the complete denaturation. The quasielastic term is the superposition of two components whose intensities and linewidths have been studied as a function of temperature. The slower component describes motions with characteristic times of approximately 4 ps corresponding to reorientations of polypeptide side chains. Both the intensity and linewidth of this kind of relaxations show two distinct regimes with a crossover in the temperature range where the melting process occurs, thus suggesting the presence of a dynamical transition correlated to the protein unfolding. Conversely the faster component might be ascribed to the local dynamics of hydrogen atoms caged by the nearest neighbors with characteristic time of approximately 0.3 ps.
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- A De Francesco
- Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia, Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Perugia, Perugia 06121, Italy
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Elkordy AA, Forbes RT, Barry BW. Stability of crystallised and spray-dried lysozyme. Int J Pharm 2004; 278:209-19. [PMID: 15196626 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2004.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2003] [Revised: 12/12/2003] [Accepted: 02/23/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Moisture and temperature promote protein degradation. The stabilities of commercial, crystallised and spray-dried lysozyme, a model protein, were assessed under these stresses to explore whether a crystalline protein had better storage stability than a conventionally produced one. Samples were maintained at different relative humidities (RH) and temperatures for 20 weeks and stabilities estimated in solid and aqueous states. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetry (TGA) characterised solid samples. Fourier transform Raman (FT-Raman) spectroscopy analysed solid material and aqueous solutions. High sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry (HSDSC) and enzymatic assays were used to monitor solutions. DSC and HSDSC data revealed that crystals maintained thermal stability at high RH; spray drying appreciably changed melting characteristics. These results correlated with enzymatic assays that demonstrated good activity retention for crystals but less so for spray-dried material (e.g. 95 and 87% relative to fresh samples after 20 weeks at 40 degrees C/75% RH). FT-Raman analysis showed that crystallised lysozyme better-maintained protein conformational integrity compared to spray-dried samples in accelerated stability studies. Based on TGA data, spray-dried protein absorbed water on storage under humid conditions, which induced instability. Thus, crystallisation enhanced storage stability of lysozyme with negligible loss of activity.
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- Amal A Elkordy
- Drug Delivery Group, School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP, UK
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Akers MJ, Vasudevan V, Stickelmeyer M. Formulation development of protein dosage forms. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2004; 14:47-127. [PMID: 12189730 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0549-5_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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- Michael J Akers
- Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions LLC, Bloomington, Indiana 47402, USA
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Paciaroni A, Orecchini A, Cinelli S, Onori G, Lechner R, Pieper J. Protein dynamics on the picosecond timescale as affected by the environment: a quasielastic neutron scattering study. Chem Phys 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0301-0104(03)00102-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Caliskan G, Kisliuk A, Tsai AM, Soles CL, Sokolov AP. Protein dynamics in viscous solvents. J Chem Phys 2003. [DOI: 10.1063/1.1541614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Liao YH, Brown MB, Nazir T, Quader A, Martin GP. Effects of sucrose and trehalose on the preservation of the native structure of spray-dried lysozyme. Pharm Res 2002; 19:1847-53. [PMID: 12523664 DOI: 10.1023/a:1021445608807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the effects of sucrose, trehalose, sucrose/ dextran mixtures, and sucrose/trehalose mixtures on the preservation of the native structure of spray-dried lysozyme in the solid state. METHODS The intensity of the alpha-helical band and the melting enthalpies (deltaH(m)) of spray-dried lysozyme in the dried form and in aqueous solution were obtained using second derivative FTIR and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) respectively. RESULTS The intensity of the alpha-helical band and the deltaH(m) of spray-dried lysozyme obtained were linearly correlated and both suggest that the stabilization of lysozyme in the dried form was excipient concentration-dependent with a close to maximum stabilization being conferred by sucrose or trehalose at a mass ratio 1-2 (sugar:enzyme). Sucrose appeared to be more effective than trehalose on a weight by weight basis whilst stabilizing effects of dextran/sucrose or trehalose/ sucrose mixtures were found to be additive. CONCLUSION Dehydration during spray drying was considered the main stress to the denaturation of lysozyme. A major effect of the sugars in protecting lysozyme against dehydration was attributable to hydrogen bonding between the sugar and protein molecules, which lead to an increase in the change in the negative value of the free energy between native and denatured states.
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- Yong-Hong Liao
- MedPharm, Department of Pharmacy, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NN, England, United Kingdom
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The development of proteins as therapeutic agents is challenging partly due to their inherent instabilities. Consequently, crystallisation and spray drying techniques were assessed to determine their effects on protein integrity using lysozyme as a model protein. Unprocessed, crystallised and spray-dried lysozyme were characterised by: thermal analysis using hot stage microscopy (HSM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), high sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry (HSDSC) and thermogravimetry (TGA); and spectroscopic analysis employing Fourier transform Raman (FT-Raman). Moisture contents were determined by TGA and Karl Fisher titration (KFT). Enzymatic assay measured biological activity. HSM showed no changes in crystals until complete melting. TGA and KFT indicated that spray-dried lysozyme contained a lower moisture content than crystals, hence the higher apparent thermal stability was shown by DSC. HSDSC revealed that crystallisation and spray drying did not affect the denaturation temperature of lysozyme in solution when compared with unprocessed material. However, in the solid state, FT-Raman spectra showed perturbation of the conformational structure of spray-dried sample, whereas crystal conformation remained intact. Enzymatic assay revealed increased activity retention of crystals compared with spray-dried powder. Hence, crystals maintained the conformational integrity and activity of lysozyme in solution.
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- Amal A Elkordy
- Drug Delivery Group, School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK
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Paciaroni A, Cinelli S, Onori G. Effect of the environment on the protein dynamical transition: a neutron scattering study. Biophys J 2002; 83:1157-64. [PMID: 12124295 PMCID: PMC1302217 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(02)75239-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We performed an elastic neutron scattering investigation of the molecular dynamics of lysozyme solvated in glycerol, at different water contents h (grams of water/grams of lysozyme). The marked non-Gaussian behavior of the elastic intensity was studied in a wide experimental momentum transfer range, as a function of the temperature. The internal dynamics is well described in terms of the double-well jump model. At low temperature, the protein total mean square displacements exhibit an almost linear harmonic trend irrespective of the hydration level, whereas at the temperature T(d) a clear changeover toward an anharmonic regime marks a protein dynamical transition. The decrease of T(d) from approximately 238 K to approximately 195 K as a function of h is reminiscent of that found in the glass transition temperature of aqueous solutions of glycerol, thus suggesting that the protein internal dynamics as a whole is slave to the environment properties. Both T(d) and the total mean square displacements indicate that the protein flexibility strongly rises between 0.1 and 0.2h. This hydration-dependent dynamical activation, which is similar to that of hydrated lysozyme powders, is related to the specific interplay of the protein with the surrounding water and glycerol molecules.
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- Alessandro Paciaroni
- Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia, Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università di Perugia, Perugia 06121, Italy.
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Tsai AM, Udovic TJ, Neumann DA. The inverse relationship between protein dynamics and thermal stability. Biophys J 2001; 81:2339-43. [PMID: 11566803 PMCID: PMC1301704 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(01)75880-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Protein powders that are dehydrated or mixed with a glassy compound are known to have improved thermal stability. We present elastic and quasielastic neutron scattering measurements of the global dynamics of lysozyme and ribonuclease A powders. In the absence of solvation water, both protein powders exhibit largely harmonic motions on the timescale of the measurements. Upon partial hydration, quasielastic scattering indicative of relaxational processes appears at sufficiently high temperature. When the scattering spectrum are analyzed with the Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts formalism, the exponent beta decreases with increasing temperature, suggesting that multiple relaxation modes are emerging. When lysozyme was mixed with glycerol, its beta values were higher than the hydrated sample at comparable temperatures, reflecting the viscosity and stabilizing effects of glycerol.
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- A M Tsai
- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.
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Breen ED, Curley JG, Overcashier DE, Hsu CC, Shire SJ. Effect of moisture on the stability of a lyophilized humanized monoclonal antibody formulation. Pharm Res 2001; 18:1345-53. [PMID: 11683251 DOI: 10.1023/a:1013054431517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the effect of moisture and the role of the glass transition temperature (Tg) on the stability of a high concentration, lyophilized, monoclonal antibody. METHODS A humanized monoclonal antibody was lyophilized in a sucrose/histidine/polysorbate 20 formulation. Residual moistures were from 1 to 8%. Tg values were measured by modulated DSC. Vials were stored at temperatures from 5 to 50 degrees C for 6 or 12 months. Aggregation was monitored by size exclusion chromatography and Asp isomerization by hydrophobic interaction chromatography. Changes in secondary structure were monitored by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). RESULTS T. values varied from 80 degrees C at 1% moisture to 25 degrees C at 8% moisture, there was no cake collapse and were no differences in the secondary structure by FTIR. All formulations were stable at 5 degrees C. High moisture cakes had higher aggregation rates than drier samples if stored above their Tg values. Intermediate moisture vials were more stable to aggregation than dry vials. High moisture samples had increased rates of Asp isomerization at elevated temperatures both above and below their Tg values. Chemical and physical degradation pathways followed Arrhenius kinetics during storage in the glassy state. Only Asp isomerization followed the Arrhenius model above the Tg value. Both chemical and physical stability at T > or = Tg were fitted to Williams-Landel-Ferry (WLF) kinetics. The WLF constants were dependent on the nature of the degradation system and were not characteristic of the solid system. CONCLUSION High moisture levels decreased chemical stability of the formulation regardless of whether the protein was in a glassy or rubbery state. In contrast, physical stability was not compromised, and may even be enhanced, by increasing residual moisture if storage is below the Tg value.
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- E D Breen
- Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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