Abstract
The successful application of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) in oncology and autoimmune diseases paved the way for the development of therapeutic antibodies with a wider range of structural and physico-chemical properties. A pH-gradient combining 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic (MES) and 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES) buffers and mediated with potassium chloride was developed to sufficiently retain acidic mAbs (pI < 7) in cation exchange chromatography (CEX), while keeping suitable separation performance for basic mAbs (pI > 7). Firstly, the MES and HEPES buffers were individually evaluated in their useful pH range by applying a salt gradient. The performance of a salt-mediated pH gradient combining the MES and HEPES buffers was then compared to a commercial pH gradient kit. The developed conditions were found superior to the salt-gradient approaches and provided a useful alternative to commercial pH gradient kits. In this study, the developed conditions were applied to separate a bispecific antibody (BsAb) from its two parental mAbs.
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