Thermal Stabilisation of Lysozyme through Ensilication

Autor: Reveng A. Abdulkareem, Aswin Doekhie, Nikoletta Fotaki, Francoise Koumanov, Charlotte A. Dodson, Asel Sartbaeva
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 29, Iss 17, p 4207 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules29174207
Popis: Protein therapeutics, vaccines, and other commercial products are often sensitive to environmental factors, such as temperature and long-term storage. In many cases, long-term protein stability is achieved by refrigeration or freezing. One alternative is the encapsulation of the protein cargo within an inert silica matrix (ensilication) and storage or transport at room temperature as a dry powder. In this paper, we test the effect of three commonly used biological buffers on the ensilication, storage, and desilication of the enzyme lysozyme. We show that ensilication protects lysozyme from heat (100 °C for 1 h) and during storage (18 months at room temperature). The choice of ensilication buffer has little effect on the activity of lysozyme after desilication. Our results provide confidence in the continued pursuit of ensilication as a methodology for protein stabilisation and in its compatibility with biological buffers.
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