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UV-Vis Spectroscopic Characterization of Nanomaterials in Aqueous Media

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Selective high throughput protein quantification based on UV absorption spectra.

Sigrid K Hansen¹, Babak Jamali, Jürgen Hubbuch

¹Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology-KIT, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

|August 21, 2012

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This study explores a new spectral analysis method for protein quantification. It establishes a spectral similarity factor to predict calibration success in high throughput experimentation (HTE) for protein purification.

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Area of Science:

Biochemistry and Analytical Chemistry
Process Analytical Technology (PAT)
Biopharmaceutical Development

Background:

High throughput experimentation (HTE) in protein purification creates analytical bottlenecks.
A novel label-free, non-invasive spectral measurement methodology offers increased analytical throughput for protein quantification.
Previous demonstrations were limited to a single protein combination.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the possibilities and limitations of the spectral analysis methodology for multicomponent protein mixtures.
To establish a quantitative measure for spectral similarity to predict calibration success.
To assess the robustness of spectral-based analytics in HTE liquid chromatography.

Main Methods:

Principal Component Analysis (PCA) applied to a wide range of absorption spectra.
Development of a spectral similarity factor based on PCA.
Calibration precision and robustness assessment using binary protein mixtures and HTE liquid chromatography.

Main Results:

PCA effectively characterized spectral differences and similarities within protein mixtures.
Calibration precision for binary protein combinations decreased exponentially with increasing spectral similarity.
A spectral difference of 0.6% was sufficient for successful spectral-based calibration of two monoclonal IgG1 antibodies.

Conclusions:

The spectral similarity factor provides a priori prediction of calibration success for protein quantification.
The analytical method is robust and applicable to HTE liquid chromatography.
This methodology significantly enhances analytical throughput in biopharmaceutical process development.