Instability Challenges and Stabilization Strategies of Pharmaceutical Proteins
Maintaining the structure of protein and peptide drugs has become one of the most important goals of scientists in recent decades. Cold and thermal denaturation conditions, lyophilization and freeze drying, different pH conditions, concentrations, ionic strength, environmental agitation, the interac...
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description | Maintaining the structure of protein and peptide drugs has become one of the most important goals of scientists in recent decades. Cold and thermal denaturation conditions, lyophilization and freeze drying, different pH conditions, concentrations, ionic strength, environmental agitation, the interaction between the surface of liquid and air as well as liquid and solid, and even the architectural structure of storage containers are among the factors that affect the stability of these therapeutic biomacromolecules. The use of genetic engineering, side-directed mutagenesis, fusion strategies, solvent engineering, the addition of various preservatives, surfactants, and additives are some of the solutions to overcome these problems. This article will discuss the types of stress that lead to instabilities of different proteins used in pharmaceutics including regulatory proteins, antibodies, and antibody-drug conjugates, and then all the methods for fighting these stresses will be reviewed. New and existing analytical methods that are used to detect the instabilities, mainly changes in their primary and higher order structures, are briefly summarized. |
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spelling | doaj.art-547186994d644917a87187fc9c275d702023-11-24T09:37:21ZengMDPI AGPharmaceutics1999-49232022-11-011411253310.3390/pharmaceutics14112533Instability Challenges and Stabilization Strategies of Pharmaceutical ProteinsMohsen Akbarian0Shu-Hui Chen1Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, TaiwanDepartment of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, TaiwanMaintaining the structure of protein and peptide drugs has become one of the most important goals of scientists in recent decades. Cold and thermal denaturation conditions, lyophilization and freeze drying, different pH conditions, concentrations, ionic strength, environmental agitation, the interaction between the surface of liquid and air as well as liquid and solid, and even the architectural structure of storage containers are among the factors that affect the stability of these therapeutic biomacromolecules. The use of genetic engineering, side-directed mutagenesis, fusion strategies, solvent engineering, the addition of various preservatives, surfactants, and additives are some of the solutions to overcome these problems. This article will discuss the types of stress that lead to instabilities of different proteins used in pharmaceutics including regulatory proteins, antibodies, and antibody-drug conjugates, and then all the methods for fighting these stresses will be reviewed. New and existing analytical methods that are used to detect the instabilities, mainly changes in their primary and higher order structures, are briefly summarized.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/11/2533protein drugsantibody drugsantibody drug conjugatespharmaceutical proteins and peptidesstabilizationdenaturing stresses |
spellingShingle | Mohsen Akbarian Shu-Hui Chen Instability Challenges and Stabilization Strategies of Pharmaceutical Proteins Pharmaceutics protein drugs antibody drugs antibody drug conjugates pharmaceutical proteins and peptides stabilization denaturing stresses |
title | Instability Challenges and Stabilization Strategies of Pharmaceutical Proteins |
title_full | Instability Challenges and Stabilization Strategies of Pharmaceutical Proteins |
title_fullStr | Instability Challenges and Stabilization Strategies of Pharmaceutical Proteins |
title_full_unstemmed | Instability Challenges and Stabilization Strategies of Pharmaceutical Proteins |
title_short | Instability Challenges and Stabilization Strategies of Pharmaceutical Proteins |
title_sort | instability challenges and stabilization strategies of pharmaceutical proteins |
topic | protein drugs antibody drugs antibody drug conjugates pharmaceutical proteins and peptides stabilization denaturing stresses |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/11/2533 |
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