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Published on: July 27, 2016
Purification of antibodies by precipitating impurities using Polyethylene Glycol to enable a two chromatography step
Glen Giese1, Adam Myrold, Jeffrey Gorrell
1Department of Purification Development, Process Technical Development, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
Abstract:
The purification of antibodies by precipitating impurities using Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) was assessed with the objective of developing a two chromatography column purification process. A PEG precipitation method was evaluated for use in the industrial purification of recombinant monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). Effective and robust precipitation conditions including PEG concentration, pH, temperature, time, and protein concentration were identified for several different MAbs. A recovery process using two chromatography steps in combination with PEG precipitation gave acceptable yield and purity levels for IgG1 and IgG4 antibodies with a broad range of isoelectric points (pI). PEG precipitation removed host cell proteins (HCPs), high molecular weight species (HMWS), leached Protein A ligand, and host cell DNA to acceptable levels when run under appropriate conditions, and some endogenous virus removal was achieved.
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