Dedicated to Better Health We partner with excellence to improve therapies for people with serious diseases
Dedicated to
Better Health
We partner with
excellence to improve
therapies for people with
serious diseases
Eleonora Cerasoli - DDFS 2019 Berlin
Recombinant human albumin.
An effective approach for
hard-to-stabilise biologics
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Formulation of biologics drugs is not a trivial task
Common challenges
Chemical
degradation
Oxidation
Deamidation
Truncation/degradation
Hydrolysis
.
Physical
degradation
Aggregation/fibrillation
Adsorption/depletion
Unfolding
Solubility/precipitation
~5-15% of all formulae require
“advanced”
formulation solutions
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Properties and benefits of human albuminA multi-functional excipient
Albumedix recombinant human albumin - Recombumin®
Constitutes 60% of total plasma proteins
• 35-45g/L
• Increases colloidal stability of blood
Highly charged and soluble
• Net negative charge at neutral pH
• Up to 250 g/L in commercial products
High physical stability
• 17 disulphide bridges
• Stable to adverse pH and temperature conditions
Multiple hydrophobic binding sites
• Transport of heavy metals, fatty acids, toxins, hormones
• Molecular chaperone
Low immunogenicity
• Long history of safe useKnown to the human body, not a foreign compound
Support solubility
Stabiliser & Aggregation Inhibitor
Could Scavenge hydrophobic impurities
Supports chemical and structural stability
Prevents
surface - induced
aggregation
Reduces
oxidation
Minimises surface
desorption and
denaturation
Prevents
stress - induced
aggregation
Prevents
self association
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Human albumin is used as a stabiliser in a range of
marketed pharmaceutical formulations
Albumedix recombinant human albumin - Recombumin®
Product Company Albumin [mg/mL]
Avonex® Interferon β 1a Biogen-Idec 15
Rebif® Interferon β 1a MerckSerono 1-2
Botox® Clostridium botulinum type A toxin Allergan 0.5
Varilrix® Varicella virus vaccine GlaxoSmithKline 12.5
Monoclate-P® Factor VIII CSL Behring 15
FSME-Immun Tick borne Encephalitis Vaccine Baxter 1
ACAM2000® Smallpox Vaccine Sanofi 20
Abraxane® Paclitaxel formulated in albumin nanoparticles Celgene 45
Zevalin® Ibritumomab tituxetan Spectrum Pharmaceuticals / Bayer Healthcare 75
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Human serum albumin stabilisation against
aggregation
Mechanisms
• Multifunctional excipient
• Inhibition of aggregation across multiple
stress conditions
• Possibility to bring valuable but unstable drug
candidates to market
Dependence from buffers,
buffer components and
endogenous ligand
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Recombumin®
Enhanced performance
No endogenous ligands
Batch-to-batch consistency
✓ Unsurpassed cGMP quality meeting USP-NF
standards
✓ Stable and assured long-term supply from reliable
manufacture
✓ Commercially validated in marketed and late-
stage clinical drug and vaccine candidates
✓ Proven acceptability by leading regulatory
agencies
✓ Expert technical and regulatory support
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A wide range of application areas
Albumedix recombinant human albumin - Recombumin®
Challenging peptide and protein formulations
Sub-unit vaccines formulations
Down-stream processing of viral vaccines or vectors
Biocompatible surface-coating of medical devices
Stem cell and immunotherapy
culturing
Cell therapy preservation and
formulation
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Glucagon
Model peptide
Commercial formulation (Recombinant)
• Lyophilized white powder
• The reconstituted solution contains glucagon as
hydrochloride salt at 1 mg/mL (1 unit/mL)
• pH 2.5-3.5 after reconstitution - to be
administered immediately after reconstitution!
Non-Commercial Glucagon (Synthesized)
• Effect of synthesis impurities on fibrillation kinetics (*)
(*) N- and C-Terminal Hydrophobic Patches Are Involved in Fibrillation of Glucagon. Jesper
Søndergaard Pedersen, Dancho Dikov, and, and Daniel Erik Otzen, Biochemistry 2006 45 (48), 14503-14512
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• Approved in 1960
• WHO list of essential medicines
• Hormone: increase blood sugar
levers in hypoglycaemia.
Characteristics:
• 29 amino acid (3.5 kDa)
• Extremely poor aqueous stability: soluble at pH > 9 or pH < 3
• Well characterized and known difficult peptide (poorly
soluble, physically and chemically unstable)
• Glucagon at pH 2.5 → random coil conformation, 15% helix
at the C-Terminal end.
Pdb:1BHO
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Glucagon in dual-hormone artificial pancreasNeed of stable liquid formulation
Ideal stability for in-pump use
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References: Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology 2015, Vol. 9(1) 8–16; Diabetes Technol Ther. 2017 Oct;19(10):589-594
Ideal properties
State Liquid
pH and isotonicity Closer to physiological
Distribution and storage Stability 24 months at 5°C and stability at 25
Pump use – Physical stability 7 days at 37°C
Pump use – Chemical stability 10 or more days > 90% at 37°C (RP-HPLC)
Aggregates of different morphology
OxidationDeamidation
Hydrolysis
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StabilitySolubility
Chemical
Conformational
RP-HPLCESI-MS
SEC-HPLC
SEC-HPLCDynamic Light ScatteringThT Fluorescence
Glucagon
HSQGTFTSDYSKYLDSRRAQDFVQWLMNT
Theoretical pI: 6.75
SEC-HPLC
TSK G3000SWXL column
1 ml/min
0.1M NaCl
pH2.4-2.5
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SolubilityH2O pH2.5
50mM Citrate-Phosphate pH5
40mM Histidine pH5
100mM Phosphate pH5
ThT Fluorescence
0.1 mg/mL Glucagon
diluted in DPBS
Thioflavin T at 0.3mM
RP-HPLC
Xbridge BEH 300 C4
0.5mL/min
A: 0.1% TFA in MQ-waterB: 0.08% TFA in acetonitrile
Stability at 40°C
pH Scouting:50mM Citrate-Phosphate pH5 - pH6 - pH7
H2O pH2.5
40mM Histidine pH540mM Histidine + Arginine40mM Histidine + Glycine
100mM Phosphate100mM Phosphate + Arginine100mM Phosphate + Glycine
Dynamic Light
Scattering
Batch Technique
SEC-HPLC: Biophysical Journal 13 Mar 2006, 90(11):4181-4194
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Acid solution- pH2.5 and 100mM Phosphate pH5Aggregation: SEC-HPLC
Commercial Glucagon Formulation - Stabilisation at 40°C
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Acid solution- pH2.5Aggregation: DLS – 2 weeks at 40⁰C
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
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No formation of ThT positive aggregates
Peak Radius (nm) %Pd %Intensity %Mass %Number
Peak 1 4.9 26 98 100 100
Peak 2 308 8.6 1.9 0 0
Peak Radius (nm) %Pd %Intensity %Mass %Number
Peak 1 1.2 20.6 19.1 99.9 100
Peak 2 13.3 17.1 6.7 0 0
Peak 3 118 33.7 72.7 0 0
Peak 4 4850 14.8 1.4 0 0
0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.5 2.75 3 3.25 3.5 3.75 4 4.25 4.5 4.75 5 5.25 5.5 5.75 6 6.25 6.5 6.75 7 7.25 7.5 7.75 8 8.25 8.5 8.75 9 9.25 9.5 9.75 10 10.25 10.5Retention time [min]
3x10
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
Response [m
AU
]
0.6
53
0.8
67
1.1
60
2.7
80
2.9
66
3.1
33
3.2
99
3.5
26
3.7
93
3.9
39
4.2
33
4.6
93
5.4
12
5.6
86
6.2
39
6.6
72
7.0
52
7.3
39
7.7
79
Glu
cagon
8.2
52
8.6
52
9.0
19
9.4
32
9.6
18
9.9
45
10.2
72
10.5
52
(Alb
um
in)
Shoulder sensitivity
Reset baselineShoulder sensitivity
Threshold
Width
Glucagon
Glu std W32019-02-12 10:48:54+00:00 | DAD1A,Sig=210,4 Ref=off | Glu std W32019-02-12 11-35-48+00-00-r002.dx
0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 5 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 6 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.8 7 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.8 8 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.8 9 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 10 10.2 10.4 10.6Retention time [min]
2x10
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
3
3.2
Response [m
AU
]
2.7
80
3.5
67
4.7
13
6.2
20
6.4
33
6.6
86
6.8
93
7.0
80
7.3
13
7.9
33
Glu
cagon
8.3
33
8.4
80
9.4
13
9.5
93
9.9
26
10.2
46
10.6
26
(Alb
um
in)
GE control W32019-02-19 10:46:34+00:00 | DAD1A,Sig=210,4 Ref=off | GE control W32019-02-19 10-46-34+00-00.dx
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Acid solution- pH2.5 Chemical degradation: RP-HPLC
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
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3 Weeks incubation at 40°C
pH2.5 - no Albumin
3 Weeks incubation at 40°C
pH2.5 + Recombumin®
Cleavage products
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Solubility Tests – Buffer scouting at pH5SEC-HPLC: Glucagon Peak Area
Non-Commercial Glucagon
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No AlbuminRecombumin®
10mg/mLNo Albumin
Recombumin®
10mg/mL No AlbuminRecombumin®
10mg/mL
Glucagon pH2.5 50mM Citrate-Phosphate 40mM Histidine 100mM Phosphate
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Citrate- Phosphate buffer scoutingSolutions
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
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Glucagon
(mg/mL) (*)Molar Ratio(**)
pH2.5 1.02 n/a
20mg/mL Recombumin® in 50mM Citrate-Phosphate pH5 0.35 0.27
20mg/mL Recombumin® in 50mM Citrate-Phosphate pH6 0.35 0.28
20mg/mL Recombumin® in 50mM Citrate-Phosphate pH7 0.31 0.30
(*) Calculated by SEC-HPLC on freshly prepared solutions by using a Glucagon standard curve
(**) Glucagon/Albumin
pH scoutingAggregation: SEC-HPLC
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
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Glucagon Control pH2.5
Glucagon + 20mg/mL Recombumin® in 50mM Citrate-Phosphate
DDF Summit 2019No formation of ThT positive aggregates
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pH scoutingAggregation: Dynamic Light Scattering
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
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T0
Correlograms
4 Weeks at 40°C
Correlograms
pH5, 6 and 7
Intensity Distributions
pH2.5 no albumin
pH5 + Recombumin
pH6 + Recombumin
pH7 + Recombumin
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pH scoutingChemical Degradation: RP-HPLC
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
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0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.5 2.75 3 3.25 3.5 3.75 4 4.25 4.5 4.75 5 5.25 5.5 5.75 6 6.25 6.5 6.75 7 7.25 7.5 7.75 8 8.25 8.5 8.75 9 9.25 9.5 9.75 10 10.25Retention time [min]
3x10
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Response [m
AU
]
0.6
53 0.8
60
1.1
53
2.7
67
2.9
40
3.1
33 3.2
87
3.5
13
3.7
80
3.9
27
4.2
27
4.6
80
5.3
87
5.6
47
6.2
00
6.6
46 7.0
26
7.3
20
7.8
00
Glu
cagon
8.2
40
8.6
06
9.0
00
9.4
13
9.6
13
9.9
26
10.2
53
(Alb
um
in)
Shoulder sensitivity
Reset baselineShoulder sensitivity
Threshold
Width
Glucagon
Glu std GE W4 2019-02-20 19:45:55+00:00 | DAD1A,Sig=210,4 Ref=off | Glu std GE W4 2019-02-20 19-45-55+00-00-r001.dx
0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.5 2.75 3 3.25 3.5 3.75 4 4.25 4.5 4.75 5 5.25 5.5 5.75 6 6.25 6.5 6.75 7 7.25 7.5 7.75 8 8.25 8.5 8.75 9 9.25 9.5 9.75 10 10.25Retention time [min]
3x10
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Response [m
AU
]
0.6
67
0.7
93
2.8
13
3.2
87
4.2
60
4.6
47
4.8
06
6.1
60
6.9
73
7.2
66
7.5
93
7.7
66
Glu
cagon
8.1
93
8.8
40
9.1
20
9.2
66
9.4
53
9.7
46
Shoulder sensitivity
Reset baselineShoulder sensitivity
Threshold
Width
Glucagon
GPCP5 W4 2019-02-21 00:42:51+00:00 | DAD1A,Sig=210,4 Ref=off | GPCP5 W4 2019-02-21 00-42-51+00-00-r001.dx
0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.5 2.75 3 3.25 3.5 3.75 4 4.25 4.5 4.75 5 5.25 5.5 5.75 6 6.25 6.5 6.75 7 7.25 7.5 7.75 8 8.25 8.5 8.75 9 9.25 9.5 9.75 10 10.25Retention time [min]
3x10
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Response [m
AU
]
0.6
60
0.9
00
2.8
13
4.2
66
4.8
06
6.2
79
6.9
73
7.5
93
7.7
46
Glu
cagon
8.1
79
8.8
46
9.1
19
9.2
66
9.4
52
9.7
46
Shoulder sensitivity
Reset baselineShoulder sensitivity
Threshold
Width
Glucagon
GPCP6 W4 2019-02-21 01:57:06+00:00 | DAD1A,Sig=210,4 Ref=off | GPCP6 W4 2019-02-21 01-57-06+00-00-r001.dx
0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.5 2.75 3 3.25 3.5 3.75 4 4.25 4.5 4.75 5 5.25 5.5 5.75 6 6.25 6.5 6.75 7 7.25 7.5 7.75 8 8.25 8.5 8.75 9 9.25 9.5 9.75 10 10.25Retention time [min]
3x10
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Response [m
AU
]
0.6
60
0.7
13
0.9
93
4.1
40
4.8
07
5.6
13
6.3
20
6.9
73
7.2
47
7.6
13
7.7
73
Glu
cagon
8.1
93
8.3
40
8.6
20
8.8
67
9.1
47
9.4
73
9.7
67
10.1
40
10.3
47
Shoulder sensitivity
Reset baselineShoulder sensitivity
Threshold
Width
Glucagon
GPCP7 W4 2019-02-21 03:11:21+00:00 | DAD1A,Sig=210,4 Ref=off | GPCP7 W4 2019-02-21 03-48-29+00-00-r002.dx
Glucagon Control
pH2.5
Glucagon +
Recombumin
in 50mM Citrate-
Phosphate
pH5
pH6
pH7
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pH scoutingChemical Degradation: ESI-MS
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
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Glucagon Control pH 2.5
T0
HSQGTFTSDYSKYLDSRRAQDFVQWLMNT
1 10 20
Observed
m/z ratioIdentity
2462P21 Cleavage
(Fragment aa1-21; -1020Da)
FVQWLMNT
Glucagon Control pH 2.5
4 weeks at 40⁰C
1749P15 Cleavage
(F aa1-15; -1734Da)
SRRAQDHSQGTFTSDYSKYLDSRRAQDFVQWLMNT
1 10 20
2522P9 Cleavage
(F aa10-29; -961Da)
Glucagon + Recombumin
in 50mM Citrate-Phosphate pH5
4 Weeks at 40°C
HSQGTFTSDYSKYLDSRRAQDFVQWLMNT
1 10 20
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100mM Phosphate buffer pH5 + Amino acidsSolutions
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
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Glucagon
(mg/mL) (*)Molar Ratio(**)
100mM Phosphate (***) n.d. n/a
100mM Phosphate + 20mg/mL Recombumin (**) 1 0.87
100mM Phosphate + Arginine 0.27 0.48
100mM Phosphate + Arginine + 10mg/mL Recombumin 0.25 0.44
100mM Phosphate + Glycine 0.24 0.42
100mM Phosphate + Glycine + 10mg/mL Recombumin 0.24 0.43(*) Calculated by SEC-HPLC on freshly prepared solutions by using a Glucagon standard curve
(**) Glucagon/Albumin
(***)Glucagon Commercial formulation
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100mM Phosphate buffer pH5 and Amino AcidsAggregation: SEC-HPLC
Commercial Glucagon Formulation - Stabilisation at 25°C
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100mM Phosphate buffer pH5 + ArginineAggregation: SEC-HPLC and DLS
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0.1 1 10 100 1000
% I
nte
nsit
y
Radius (nm)
Intensity Distribution - Recombumin4 Weeks at 40⁰C
Peak Radius (nm) %Pd %Intensity
Peak 1 3.7 2.52 100
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100mM Phosphate buffer pH5 + ArginineChemical degradation and ThT positive fibril formation
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
No Albumin
+ Recombumin
RP-HPLC
Cleavage products
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100mM Phosphate buffer pH5 + Glycine Aggregation: SEC-HPLC and DLS
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
-1
9
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000 1000000
% Inte
nsity
Radius (nm)
Intensity Distribution - Recombumin4 Weeks at 40°C
Peak Radius (nm) %Pd %Intensity
Peak 1 3.9 12.34 100
No formation of ThT positive aggregates
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100mM Phosphate buffer pH5 + GlycineChemical degradation: RP-HPLC
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
100mM Phosphate pH5 + Glycine
100mM Phosphate pH5 + Glycine +
10mg/mL Recombumin®
No Albumin
+ Recombumin
Cleavage products
RP-HPLC
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40mM Histidine pH5 + Amino acidsSolutions
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
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Glucagon
(mg/mL) (*)
Glucagon/Albumin
Molar Ratio
pH2.5 1 1.9
40mM Histidine 0.4 0.8
40mM Histidine + 10mg/mL Recombumin 0.3 0.6
40mM Histidine + Arginine 0.7 1.3
40mM Histidine + Arginine + 10mg/mL Recombumin 0.4 0.8
40mM Histidine + Glycine 0.4 0.7
40mM Histidine + Glycine + 10mg/mL Recombumin 0.4 0.7
(*) Calculated by SEC-HPLC on freshly prepared solutions by using a Glucagon standard curve
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40mM Histidine pH5 + Amino acidsAggregation: DLS
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
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Histidine pH5 + Arginine
Histidine pH5 + Arginine +
Recombumin
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
2.2
1 100 10000 1000000
Inte
nsity
Auto
corr
ela
tion
Time (µs)
+ 20mg/mL Arginine4 Weeks at 40⁰C
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
2.2
1 100 10000 1000000
Inte
nsity
Auto
corr
ela
tion
Time (µs)
+ 20mg/mL Glycine4 Weeks at 40⁰C
40mM Histidine pH5 alone or plus Arginine or Glycine
40mM Histidine pH5, 10mg/mL Recombumin® alone or plus Arginine or Glycine
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
2.2
1 100 10000 1000000
Inte
nsity
Auto
corr
ela
tion
Time (µs)
Only buffer3 Weeks at 40⁰C
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
0.1 10 1000 100000
% Inte
nsity
Radius (nm)
Histidine buffer3 Weeks at 40°C
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
0.1 10 1000 100000
% Inte
nsity
Radius (nm)
Histidine buffer + Arginine4 Weeks at 40°C
-1
19
39
59
79
99
119
0.1 10 1000 100000
% Inte
nsity
Radius (nm)
Histidine buffer + Glycine4 Weeks at 40°C
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40mM Histidine pH5 + Amino acidsAggregation: ThT fluorescence
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
30
Recombumin® Samples
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40mM Histidine pH5 + Amino acidsChemical Degradation
Non-Commercial Glucagon - Stabilisation at 40°C
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pH2.5
40mM Histidine pH5 alone or plus Arginine or Glycine
40mM Histidine pH5, 10mg/mL Recombumin® alone or plus Arginine or Glycine
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0 10 20 30
% R
ecovery
Time (Days)
Histidine pH5
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0 10 20 30
% R
ecovery
Time (Days)
Histidine pH5 + Arginine
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0 10 20 30
% R
ecovery
Time (Days)
Histidine pH5 + Glycine
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Accelerated stability studies results
Summary
No Albumin with Recombumin®
SEC-HPLC RP-HPLC ThT Assay DLS SEC-HPLC RP-HPLC ThT Assay DLS
H2O pH2.5 (*) 4 weeks
50mM Citrate-Phosphate pH5 not tested not tested not tested not tested
50mM Citrate-Phosphate pH6 not tested not tested not tested not tested
50mM Citrate-Phosphate pH7 not tested not tested not tested not tested
100mM Phosphate pH5 (**) not tested not tested not tested not tested not tested not tested
100mM Phosphate pH5 + Arginine
100mM Phosphate pH5 + Glycine
40mM Histidine pH5 not tested not tested
40mM Histidine pH5 + Arginine not tested not tested
40mM Histidine pH5 + Glycine
(**) Commercial formulation
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A wide range of application areas
Albumedix recombinant human albumin - Recombumin®
Challenging peptide and protein formulations
Sub-unit vaccines formulations
Down-stream processing of viral vaccines or vectors
Biocompatible surface-coating of medical devices
Stem cell and immunotherapy
culturing
Cell therapy preservation and
formulation
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Booth N⁰6
Aggregates of different morphology
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StabilitySolubility
Chemical
Conformational
Glucagon
Surface Adsorption
• Loss of API• Surface induced conformational
change and aggregation
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Recombumin®- coated dialysis cassette
Commercial Formulation - Adsorption experiment
Preparation Incubation Analysis
Acidic water, pH2.5
Reconstituted glucagon
in dialysis cassette
(no Recombumin®)
Reconstituted glucagon
in Recombumin® -
coated dialysis cassette
Rt, 2 hours
Peptide recovery
monitored
by UV absorbance (280nm)
or
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Recombumin® significantly improves peptide
recovery
Commercial Formulation - Pre-treatment of surfaces with Recombumin®
In-use applications
During production and recovery process
• Chromatography
• Filtering
• Pumping
• Pipes and tubes
During storage and in-use
• Vials and stoppers
• Injection and infusion devices
Recovery of glucagon after dialysis
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Scouting of different buffers at pH5Aggregation: SEC-HPLC
Commercial Formulation - Stabilisation at 25°C
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0
5
10
15
20
25
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Are
a (
mA
U*m
in )
Time (h)
Glucagon 0.98mg/mL, 100mM PB pH 5
Glucagon 0.98mg/mL, 100mM PB pH 5,20mg/mL Recombumin
Glucagon 0.98mg/mL, 100mM Citrate pH 5,20mg/mL Recombumin
Glucagon 0.98mg/mL, 40mM Histidine pH 5,20mg/mL Recombumin
Histidine > PB >Citrate
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Recombumin® and HSA comparison:
aggregates
Reproducible product quality
Recombumin®: highly monodisperse. Present a single species with RH between 3.4 - 4.4nm (depending on the
concentration).
0
20
40
60
80
100
0.05 0.5 5 50 500
% Inte
nsity
RH (nm)
Dynamic Light Scattering Intensity Distribution
AlbIX 1:1
Recombumin®
HSA
39
DDF Summit 2019
… but try not to use such a low pH!
pH2.5 is not good for a protein
40
4.6 4.8 5 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 6 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.8 7 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.8 8 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.8 9 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 10 10.2 10.4 10.6 10.8 11 11.2 11.4 11.6 11.8 12 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.8 13 13.2 13.4 13.6 13.8 14 14.2 14.4Retention time [min]
2x10
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
Response [m
AU
]
6.1
16
7.9
62
8.5
16
Monom
er
9.7
12
11.0
22
12.9
19
14.0
95
(Poly
mer)
(Trim
er)
6.7
23 *
Trim
er
8.5
43 *
Monom
er
12.4
59 *
Glu
cagon
14.3
59 *
7.2
52
Dim
er
8.5
05
Monom
er
12.4
31
Glu
cagon
Integration off
Shoulder sensitivity
MonomerDimerTrimerPolymer Glucagon
GE W3 control2019-02-19 09:56:25+00:00 | MWD1A,Sig=280,4 Ref=off C1 D02019-01-30 12:11:49+00:00 | MWD1A,Sig=280,4 Ref=off Stab1-C1-W22019-02-13 13:10:19+00:00 | MWD1A,Sig=280,4 Ref=off