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ProfessorBernadetteByrne

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences

Associate Dean (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) for FoNS
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 3004b.byrne Website

 
 
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Location

 

504Sir Ernst Chain BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Boulet-Audet:2016:10.1038/srep30526,
author = {Boulet-Audet, M and Kazarian, SG and Byrne, B},
doi = {10.1038/srep30526},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
title = {In-column ATR-FTIR spectroscopy to monitor affinity chromatography purification of monoclonal antibodies},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep30526},
volume = {6},
year = {2016}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - In recent years many monoclonal antibodies (mAb) have entered the biotherapeutics market, offering new treatments for chronic and life-threatening diseases. Protein A resin captures monoclonal antibody (mAb) effectively, but the binding capacity decays over repeated purification cycles. On an industrial scale, replacing fouled Protein A affinity chromatography resin accounts for a large proportion of the raw material cost. Cleaning-in-place (CIP) procedures were developed to extend Protein A resin lifespan, but chromatograms cannot reliably quantify any remaining contaminants over repeated cycles. To study resin fouling in situ, we coupled affinity chromatography and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy for the first time by embedding an attenuated total reflection (ATR) sensor inside a micro-scale column while measuring the UV 280 nm and conductivity. Our approach quantified the in-column protein concentration in the resin bed and determined protein conformation. Our results showed that Protein A ligand leached during CIP. We also found that host cell proteins bound to the Protein A resin even more strongly than mAbs and that typical CIP conditions do not remove all fouling contaminants. The insights derived from in-column ATR-FTIR spectroscopy monitoring could contribute to mAb purification quality assurance as well as guide the development of more effective CIP conditions to optimise resin lifespan.
AU  - Boulet-Audet,M
AU  - Kazarian,SG
AU  - Byrne,B
DO  - 10.1038/srep30526
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 2045-2322
TI  - In-column ATR-FTIR spectroscopy to monitor affinity chromatography purification of monoclonal antibodies
T2  - Scientific Reports
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep30526
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/34378
VL  - 6
ER  -
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