초록
크로마토그래피 공정 성능 검증의 한 항목인 담체의 수명 검증을 위해 자동화된 미니 크로마토그래피 시스템(MiniValChrom)을 개발하였다. 이 시스템은 크로마토그래피공정의 자동화된 반복수행, 크로마토그래피 각 step의 작동순서 및 공정조건의 자유로운 구성, on-line 실시간 모니터링 및 제어, 여러 담체 수명 검증법의 method file 저장기능 등을 갖추었다. MiniValChrom을 사용하여 BSA와 Cibacron Blue 3G-A를 각각 모델 단백질과 담체로 담체 수명 검증실험을 사례연구로 수행하였다. 담체 수명의 감소는 크로마토그래피 공정을 반복수행하면서 5 cycle 마다 변화하는 HETP값을 측정하여 HETP 값이 1 cm 이상 될 때까지 반복 수행함으로써 담체 수명을 결정할 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 개발된 MiniValChrom은 다른 검증 항목이나 multi-product 생산공장 내 크로마토그래피 공정 검증에도 유용하게 쓰일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.
The quality of biopharmaceutical proteins is strongly affected by a manufacturing process employed to produce Et, and thus validation of the manufacturing bioprocess is a very important issue. Chromatography is probably the most widely used bioprocess unit operation for protein purification. In this study, a miniaturized automatic chromatography system was designed and constructed for scale-down studies for process chromatography validation. This system, named MiniValChrom, has the following features: automatic and repeated operation, flexible sequences and intervals among the steps, on-line and real-time monitoring and control, method files savings, etc. Using the MiniValChrom, we peformed a case study of an abbreviated experiment to estimate chromatographic resin lifetime. BSA (bovine serum albumin) and Cibacron Blue 3G-A were used as the model protein and the resin, respectively. The resin deterioration was evaluated by determining and monitoring the HETP and NTP values from the chromatograms every 5 cycles. It was observed that the HETP and the NTP values were changed by 9% after 15 cycles. The resin lifetime validation could be completed by repeating this experiment until the HETP value reached a predetermined value. The MiniValChrom's concept and the protocol suggested in this study can serve as a rapid and economical tool for the validation studies of bioprocess chromatography system.