Characterisation and physical stability of PEGylated glucagon
Characterisation and physical stability of PEGylated glucagon
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijpharm.2006.09.002
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发表时间:
2007-02-07
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Moeller, E. Horn
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作者:
Stigsnaes, Pernille;Frokjaer, Sven;Moeller, E. Horn
Glucagon was mono-PEGylated with PEG 5000 at Lys-12 to examine the effect on conformation and physical stability during purification and freeze-drying. The model peptide glucagon is highly unstable and readily forms fibrils in solution. Secondary structure was determined by FTIR and far-UV CD and physical stability was assessed by the Thioflavin T assay.Glucagon samples were included, which underwent the same RP-HPLC purification and/or freeze-drying as glucagon-PEG 5000. After purification and freeze-drying glucagon samples showed formation of intermolecular P-sheet by FTIR, this correlated with shorter lag-times for fibrillation in the Thioflavin T assay. Formation of intermolecular P-sheet was less apparent for glucagon-PEG 5000 and no fibrillation was detected by Thioflavin T assay. Apparently PEGylation significantly improved the physical stability of glucagon after purification and freeze-drying, possibly by steric hindrance of peptide-peptide interactions.Alterations in the secondary structure were observed for freeze-dried and reconstituted peptide samples by liquid FTIR. The peak for alpha-helix shifted to 1664 cm(-1), which could possibly be explained by formation of 3(10)-helix. Neither 310-helix nor intermolecular beta-sheet could be detected by far-UV CD, where all peptide samples showed similar spectra.In conclusion, glucagon-PEG 5000 showed a significantly improved physical stability during purification and freeze-drying compared to glucagon. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.