摘要:
The invention relates to the discovery that the addition of aromatic carboxylate ions inhibit protein instability caused by aromatic preservatives. Thus, the invention relates to compositions, (preferably aqueous compositions, comprising a protein, an aromatic preservative and aromatic carboxylate ions. The proteins remain stable and suitable for storage at ambient temperatures or lower, even in aqueous form. Preferably, the aqueous composition comprises a protein, a phenolic preservative and benzoate ions, wherein the pH of the composition is at least 1 unit greater than the pKa of benzoic acid. The invention also provides methods of reducing protein degradation by aromatic preservatives in an aqueous formulation of a protein susceptible to such degradation, comprising the step of adding aromatic carboxylate ions to the formulation wherein the formulation is maintained at a pH that is at least 1 unit greater than the pKa of the corresponding aromatic carboxylic acid.
摘要:
An aqueous composition having increased protein stability is obtained by: a. determining a pH at which the protein has stability at the desired temperature; b. adding to the composition at least one displacement buffer wherein the displacement buffer has a pKa that is at least 1 unit greater or less than the pH of step (a); and c. adjusting the pH of the composition to the pH of step (a); wherein the aqueous composition does not comprise a conventional buffer at a concentration greater than about 2 mM and wherein the conventional buffer has a pKa that is within 1 unit of the pH of step (a).
摘要:
An aqueous system comprising a protein and two or more stabilising agents, characterised in that (i) the two or more stabilising agents have ionisable groups capable of exchanging protons with the protein and with the ionised products of water dissociation; (ii) wherein a first stabilising agent has first ionisable groups that are positively charged when protonated and uncharged when deprotonated, and a second stabilising agent has second ionisable groups that are uncharged when protonated and negatively charged when deprotonated, wherein the first and second ionisable groups have pKa values respectively 1 to 5 units higher and 1 to 5 units lower than the pH of the composition, and wherein the first stabilising agent is an amine other than an amino acid; and (iii) the pH of the composition is within a range of protein stability that is at least 50% of the maximum stability of the protein with respect to pH.