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  • Biochemistry
  • Protein Science
  • Chemical Engineering

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  • Traditional protein-stabilizing additive studies use dilute solutions and simple proteins.
  • These model systems offer fundamental insights but have limited applicability to real-world scenarios.
  • Practical protein handling involves high concentrations and interfacial stresses, posing unique stabilization challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To bridge the gap between fundamental additive-protein interactions and practical applications.
  • To summarize additive-based stabilization strategies for process-related stresses and challenging protein classes.
  • To encourage the use of additives for stabilizing proteins under difficult conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Leveraging insights from established model systems.
  • Summarizing additive strategies for high-concentration conditions and interfacial stress.
  • Highlighting stabilization approaches for membrane proteins, viral spike proteins, and intrinsically disordered proteins.

Main Results:

  • Additive strategies can be tailored to address process-related stresses like high concentrations and interfacial stress.
  • Specific additive approaches are effective for stabilizing challenging protein classes.
  • Insights from dilute solution studies can inform practical stabilization methods.

Conclusions:

  • Additive-based stabilization is essential for practical protein research and industrial applications.
  • This review provides a framework for selecting and applying additives to overcome protein instability.
  • The findings encourage broader adoption of protein-stabilizing additives in demanding contexts.