Optimization of enzyme replacement therapy for treatment of homocystinuria
AssigneesThe Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate, Travere Therapeutics Switzerland GmbH
InventorsTomas Majtan, Jan P. Kraus, Erez M. Bublil, Frank Glavin, Marcia Sellos-Moura
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of PEGylating a human truncated cystathionine β-synthase protein containing a mutation of a cysteine to a serine at amino acid position 15 (htCBS C15S). The htCBS C15S was PEGylated with one of 5 kDa, 10 kDa, or 20 kDa NHS ester PEG molecules. In-process monitoring of the PEGylation process was used in the method to reduce levels of unPEGylated htCBS C15S and htCBS C15S with insufficient PEGylation. Administration of the PEGylated htCBS C15S had efficacy throughout the course of treatment for homocystinuria.
Claims8
A method of PEGylating human truncated cystathionine ß-synthase (CBS) protein containing a mutation of a cysteine to a serine at amino acid position 15 of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 (htCBS C15S), the method comprising:
- (a) conjugating htCBS C15S with a plurality of NHS ester PEG molecules in solution at a molar excess of the NHS ester PEG molecules up to about 20-fold to create a batch, wherein the NHS ester PEG molecules are 5 kDa, 10 kDa, or 20 kDa NHS ester PEG molecules;
- (b) comparing a retention time from non-reduced capillary electrophoresis (NR-CE) analysis of the batch to a retention time from NR-CE analysis of a sample of NHS PEGylated htCBS C15S with acceptable PEGylation, wherein the sample of NHS PEGylated htCBS C15S with acceptable PEGylation contains htCBS C15S molecules with at least 5 PEGylated sites;
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- (c) if the batch has a retention time less than a retention time of the sample of NHS PEGylated htCBS C15S with acceptable PEGylation, adding additional NHS ester PEG molecules to the batch to increase PEGylation of the htCBS C15S in the batch.
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