Technical Information
During manufacture and/or storage of biopharmaceuticals, variants with different properties from desired substances are produced by enzyme reactions or physicochemical interactions. Characterization of the variants is of great importance from the perspective of ensuring efficacy and safety of pharmaceutical products.
Oxidized mAb variants can be analyzed by hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC). On this page, we introduce the separation of mAb samples and their oxidized species using our HIC column, BioPro HIC BF.
tert-Butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP) was used as a chemical oxidant to promote oxidation of methionine residues of NIST mAb.
Subsequently, papain was used for the preparation of two Fab fragments and one Fc fragment.
BioPro HIC BF column demonstrated the separation of oxidized mAb from the nonoxidized mAb using a low flow rate and shallow gradient slope.
In the chromatogram (a), earlier eluting four peaks were assumed to be derived from species that would have oxidized methionine residues on the mAb. The oxidation of sulfide side chains on methionine residues might result in conformational changes.
By using sodium chloride instead of ammonium sulfate, better resolution was achieved with a short analysis time (b).
| Column | BioPro HIC BF 4 µm, 100 X 4.6 mmI.D. |
|---|---|
| Eluent | A) 100 mM NaH2PO4-Na2HPO4 containing salt (pH 7.0) B) 100 mM NaH2PO4-Na2HPO4 (pH 7.0) 40-80%B (0-40 min), 80%B (40-45 min) |
| Flow rate | 0.3 mL/min |
| Temperature | 25°C |
| Detection | UV at 280 nm |
| Injection | 5 µL (1.0 mg/mL) |
Papain digested NIST mAb samples were analyzed.
Fab and Fc peaks were observed on analysis of the nonoxidized mAb sample.
Peaks that would correspond to oxidized Fab and Fc were observed on the analysis of papain digested oxidized mAb sample. The oxidized species eluted earlier than the nonoxidized species. ＊
| Column | BioPro HIC BF 4 µm, 100 X 4.6 mmI.D. |
|---|---|
| Eluent | A) 100 mM NaH2PO4-Na2HPO4 containing 2.0 M (NH4)2SO4 (pH 7.0) B) 100 mM NaH2PO4-Na2HPO4 (pH 7.0) 40-80%B (0-10 min) |
| Flow rate | 1.0 mL/min |
| Temperature | 25°C |
| Detection | UV at 280 nm |
| Injection | 5 µL (0.5 mg/mL) |
*Journal of Chromatography A, 2008, 1214, 81-89
