Fill-finish process for peptide solutions

Abstract

The enclosed disclosure describes, among other things, a method including the steps of a first deaerating step in which a mixture comprising peptides is deaerated by lowering the pressure, filtering the mixture through a sterilizing filter; and a second deaerating step, in which the filtrate is deaerated by vibration and lowering the pressure.

Description

SEQUENCE LISTING[0001]The present specification makes reference to a Sequence Listing submitted in electronic form as an ASCII.txt file named “2004837-0032_Sequences_ST25” on Jul. 3, 2013. The .txt file was generated on Jun. 10, 2013 and is 11 KB in size.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Purified protein and / or peptide mixtures can be administered to patients for a variety of therapeutic uses. A peptide solution prepared for application to patients must be sterilized prior to use. The purification and packaging of peptides, and biotech products in general, can be exceptionally difficult. The products are complex, may be sensitive to light, temperature, pressure, pH, radiation, mechanical disturbances and otherwise sensitive to environmental conditions. Furthermore, the products may physically change or degrade easily, even under ideal processing conditions. A suitable sterilization process for some proteins (including oligopeptides) includes filtration of a peptide solution. The filt...

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Benefits of technology

This patent describes methods for making and purifying peptide solutions that can be used for scientific and medical purposes without any changes in their structure or function. These methods help to effectively packaging the peptides for a variety of applications.

Problems solved by technology

In some embodiments, methods that do not utilize filtering are desirable.