Freeze‐Drying of Proteins. Process, Formulation, and Stability.
Freeze‐Drying of Proteins. Process, Formulation, and Stability.
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蛋白质的冷冻干燥过程、配方和稳定性。
DOI:
10.1002/chin.199504315
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发表时间:
1995
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M. Pikal
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作者:
M. Pikal
Although freeze drying is often the process of choice for production of therapeutic proteins, protein degradation may occur in-process and/or during storage. This review begins with a presentation of physical and engineering principles critical to process control and concludes with a discussion of the relationship between formulation and stability. In-process degradation is minimized by rapid freezing and drying below the relevant glass transition temperature to the optimum residual moisture, which is normally less than 1%. Formulation has a major impact on both process design and stability, but "mechanisms" of stability enhancement are controversial. It is tentatively concluded that: (a) stabilization during freezing is largely due to the increase in thermodynamic stability of the protein caused by solutes that are "excluded" from the protein/aqueous surface; (b) stability of the dried product is enhanced by immobilization in a glassy (chemically inert) matrix; and (c) stability enhancement during drying may involve aspects of both the immobilization and the "water substitute" mechanisms.