PMID- 34224732 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211028 LR - 20211028 IS - 1520-6017 (Electronic) IS - 0022-3549 (Linking) VI - 110 IP - 11 DP - 2021 Nov TI - Identification and Characterization of Polysorbate-Degrading Enzymes in a Monoclonal Antibody Formulation. PG - 3558-3567 LID - S0022-3549(21)00353-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.xphs.2021.06.033 [doi] AB - Degradation of polysorbate (PS) by hydrolytically active host cell proteins (HCPs) in drug products may impair the protein-stabilizing properties of PS and lead to the formation of particles due to the accumulation of poorly soluble free fatty acids upon long-term storage. The identification of the causative enzymes is challenging due to their low-abundance even when using state-of-the-art instrumentation and workflows. To overcome these challenges, we developed a rigorous enrichment strategy for HCPs, utilizing both Protein A and anti-HCP affinity chromatography, which facilitated the in-depth characterization of the HCP population in a monoclonal antibody formulation prone to PS hydrolysis. Based on the HCPs identified by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry, a number of enzymes annotated as hydrolases were recombinantly expressed and characterized in terms of polysorbate degradation. Among the selected candidates, Lipoprotein Lipase, Lysosomal Acid Lipase (LIPA) and Palmitoyl-Protein Thioesterase 1 (PPT1) exhibited notable activity towards PS. To our knowledge, this is the first report to identify LIPA and PPT1 as residual HCPs that can contribute to PS degradation in a biological product. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 American Pharmacists Association. All rights reserved. FAU - Graf, Tobias AU - Graf T AD - Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany. Electronic address: Tobias.Graf@roche.com. FAU - Tomlinson, Anthony AU - Tomlinson A AD - Pharma Technical Development, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Yuk, Inn H AU - Yuk IH AD - Pharma Technical Development, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Kufer, Regina AU - Kufer R AD - Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany. FAU - Spensberger, Bernhard AU - Spensberger B AD - Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany. FAU - Falkenstein, Roberto AU - Falkenstein R AD - Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany. FAU - Shen, Amy AU - Shen A AD - Pharma Technical Development, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Li, Hong AU - Li H AD - Pharma Technical Development, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Duan, Dana AU - Duan D AD - Pharma Technical Development, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Liu, Wenqiang AU - Liu W AD - Pharma Technical Development, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California, USA. FAU - Wohlrab, Stefanie AU - Wohlrab S AD - Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany. FAU - Edelmann, Franziska AU - Edelmann F AD - Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany. FAU - Leiss, Michael AU - Leiss M AD - Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377 Penzberg, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210702 PL - United States TA - J Pharm Sci JT - Journal of pharmaceutical sciences JID - 2985195R RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) RN - 0 (Polysorbates) SB - IM MH - *Antibodies, Monoclonal MH - Chromatography, Liquid MH - Hydrolysis MH - *Polysorbates MH - Tandem Mass Spectrometry OTO - NOTNLM OT - Antibody drug(s) OT - Enzyme(s) OT - Hydrolysis OT - Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) OT - Monoclonal antibody(s) OT - Protein formulation(s) OT - Surfactant(s) COIS- Declaration of Competing Interests The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2021/07/06 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/29 06:00 CRDT- 2021/07/05 20:12 PHST- 2021/05/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/06/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/06/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/07/05 20:12 [entrez] AID - S0022-3549(21)00353-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.xphs.2021.06.033 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Pharm Sci. 2021 Nov;110(11):3558-3567. doi: 10.1016/j.xphs.2021.06.033. Epub 2021 Jul 2.