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ArticleComputational and structural biotechnology journal2022

Discovery of compounds with viscosity-reducing effects on biopharmaceutical formulations with monoclonal antibodies.

Matic Proj, Mitja Zidar, Blaž Lebar, Nika Strašek, Goran Miličić, Aleš Žula, Stanislav Gobec

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Article in Computational and structural biotechnology journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Matic ProjUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Mitja ZidarBiologics Drug Product, Technical Research and Development, Global Drug Development, Novartis, Lek d.d., Slovenia.
Blaž LebarUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Nika StrašekUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Goran MiličićBiologics Drug Product, Technical Research and Development, Global Drug Development, Novartis, Lek d.d., Slovenia.
Aleš ŽulaBiologics Drug Product, Technical Research and Development, Global Drug Development, Novartis, Lek d.d., Slovenia.
Stanislav GobecUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For the development of concentrated monoclonal antibody formulations for subcutaneous administration, the main challenge is the high viscosity of the solutions. To compensate for this, viscosity reducing agents are commonly used as excipients. Here, we applied two computational chemistry approaches to discover new viscosity-reducing agents: fingerprint similarity searching, and physicochemical property filtering. In total, 94 compounds were selected and experimentally evaluated on two model monoclonal antibodies, which led to the discovery of 44 new viscosity-reducing agents. Analysis of the results showed that using a simple filter that selects only compounds with three or more charge groups is a good 'rule of thumb' for selecting potential viscosity-reducing agents for two model monoclonal antibody formulations.

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BiopharmaceuticalsComputational screeningGRAS, Generally Recognized as SafeHIC, hydrophobic interaction chromatographymAbs, monoclonal antibodiesMW, molecular weightProtein formulationsPSA, polar surface areaSASA, solvent accessible surface areaSlogP, partition coefficientViscosityViscosity-reducing agentsVRAs, viscosity-reducing agents

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PMID36212536
PMCPMC9529560

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