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Evgenyi Y Shalaev

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PubMed2006

Solute crystallization in frozen systems-use of synchrotron radiation to improve sensitivity.

PURPOSE: To demonstrate the sensitivity of low temperature synchrotron X-ray diffractometry (SXRD) for detecting solute crystallization in frozen sodium phosphate buffer solutions. To determine the effect of annealing on solute crystallization in frozen solutions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sodium phosphate buffer solutions, at initial buffer concentrations ranging from 1 to 100 mM (pH 7.4) were cooled to -50 degrees C. The crystallization of disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate (Na(2)HPO(4) *12H(2)O) was monitored using a laboratory as well as a synchrotron source. At selected concentrations, the effect of annealing (at -20 degrees C) was investigated. RESULTS: With the laboratory source, solute crystallization, based on the appearance of one diagnostic peak with a d-spacing of 5.4 A, was evident only when the initial buffer concentration was at least 50 mM. In contrast, using SXRD, crystallization was detected at initial buffer concentrations down to 1 mM. In addition, the use of a high-resolution 2D detector enabled the visualization of numerous diffraction rings of the crystalline solute. At both 10 and 100 mM buffer concentration, there was no increase in solute crystallization due to annealing. CONCLUSION: By using synchrotron radiation, solute crystallization was detected with substantially increased sensitivity, making the technique useful for freeze-drying cycles of practical and commercial importance. Since numerous peaks of the crystalline solute appeared, the technique has potential utility in complex, multi-component systems.

Buffers↗
PubMed2006

Impact of freeze-drying on ionization of sulfonephthalein probe molecules in trehalose-citrate systems.

"pH memory," i.e., correlation between pH of solution before freeze-drying and chemical reactivity in the freeze-dried state, has been reported in many systems. In this study, the "pH memory" is explored by comparing the extent of protonation of sulfonephthalein probe molecules, bromophenol blue, bromocresol green, and chlorophenol red, in aqueous solution in the pH range of 3.4-6.0 and in the resulting freeze-dried amorphous matrix (lyophile) containing trehalose and sodium citrate buffer. The protonation of the probe molecules was measured in the lyophiles by diffuse reflectance visible spectroscopy, and compared with that in the solution before drying. The protonation of the indicators in the amorphous matrix correlated with solution pH, that is, an increase in solution pH resulted in a progressive decrease in the indicator protonation in the corresponding lyophile. However, the protonation was consistently higher in the lyophile than in the corresponding solution. The Hammett acidity function of lyophiles was calculated based on the extent of protonation of the probe molecules. Protonation of the probe molecules and the Hammett acidity function depended not only on prelyophilization solution pH, but also on the residual water content and the presence of amorphous sugar in the lyophile.

Bromcresol Green↗
PubMed2005

The influence of measurement conditions on the Hammett acidity function of solid pharmaceutical excipients.

In this work the Hammett acidity function has been measured to assess the relative acidity of excipients used in the preparation of pharmaceutical solid dosage forms. A systematic series of experiments is reported which illustrates how the selection of the measurement conditions can influence the results of such determinations. Although the technique is somewhat empirical and relies on several key assumptions it is shown that very consistent results can be achieved by carefully controlling the measurement conditions. It is also shown that by taking this approach laboratory-to-laboratory variation can be reduced to a negligible level and the influences of subtle changes in the acidity of pharmaceutical excipients due to intrinsic variations in their physical properties or due to different processing histories can be detected and quantified.

Calibration↗
PubMed2005

Partially crystalline systems in lyophilization: I. Use of ternary state diagrams to determine extent of crystallization of bulking agent.

Two model ternary systems: water-glycine-raffinose and water-glycine-trehalose were investigated to determine the extent of glycine crystallization in frozen solutions. The use of such partially crystalline systems allows primary drying to be carried out substantially above the collapse temperature. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and variable temperature X-ray diffractometry (XRD) were used to monitor phase transitions in frozen systems as well as to determine the T'g. Aqueous solutions containing different glycine to carbohydrate weight ratios were first cooled to -60 degrees C and then warmed to room temperature. In both raffinose and trehalose systems, when the initial glycine to sugar (raffinose pentahydrate or trehalose dihydrate) ratio was <1, glycine crystallization was not detected. When the ratio was >or=1, partial glycine crystallization was observed during warming. The presence of amorphous glycine caused the T'g to be substantially lower than that of the solution containing only the carbohydrate. To determine the extent of glycine crystallization, the solutions were annealed for 5 h just above the temperature of glycine crystallization. The T'g observed in the second warming curve was very close to that of the carbohydrate solution alone, indicating almost complete glycine crystallization. These studies enabled the construction of the water-rich sections of the raffinose-glycine-water and trehalose-glycine-water state diagrams. These diagrams consist of a kinetically stable freeze-concentrated solution and a doubly unstable glassy region, which readily crystallizes during cooling or subsequent warming. In addition, there is an intermediate region, where during the experimental timescale, there appears to be hindered glycine nucleation but unhindered crystal growth. To obtain substantially crystalline glycine in the frozen solutions, the glycine to carbohydrate ratios should be >or=1.

Calorimetry, Differential Scanning↗
PubMed2005

Partially crystalline systems in lyophilization: II. Withstanding collapse at high primary drying temperatures and impact on protein activity recovery.

In an accompanying article we have described the construction of the water-rich sections of raffinose-glycine-water and trehalose-glycine-water state diagrams. In this study, we use the information obtained from the state diagrams to identify the minimum weight fraction of the crystalline component in glycine-carbohydrate systems necessary to withstand collapse at high primary drying temperatures. We also determine the impact of primary drying, substantially above T'g, on the recovery of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity. Ambient and variable temperature X-ray powder diffractometry and differential scanning calorimetry were used to characterize the frozen and freeze-dried systems. Aqueous solutions with glycine to carbohydrate (raffinose pentahydrate or trehalose dihydrate) weight ratios ranging from 0.2 to 2.0 were freeze dried. The protein formulations contained 20 mM citrate buffer (pH 6.0) and LDH (20 microg/mL). A glycine to anhydrous raffinose weight ratio >or=1.18 and a glycine to anhydrous trehalose weight ratio >or=1.56 were necessary to withstand macroscopic collapse in the system, when the primary drying was carried out at a product temperature at least 10 degrees C above the T'g. The recovery of LDH activity was almost complete in the reconstituted lyophile whether the primary drying was carried out above T'g (-10 degrees C) or below T'g (-32 degrees C). Thus, by judiciously combining crystalline and amorphous components, it was possible to primary dry at temperatures substantially above the T'g.

Chemistry, Pharmaceutical↗
PubMed2005

Thermodynamic and dynamic factors involved in the stability of native protein structure in amorphous solids in relation to levels of hydration.

The internal, dynamical fluctuations of protein molecules exhibit many of the features typical of polymeric and bulk small molecule glass forming systems. The response of a protein's internal molecular mobility to temperature changes is similar to that of other amorphous systems, in that different types of motions freeze out at different temperatures, suggesting they exhibit the alpha-beta-modes of motion typical of polymeric glass formers. These modes of motion are attributed to the dynamic regimes that afford proteins the flexibility for function but that also develop into the large-scale collective motions that lead to unfolding. The protein dynamical transition, T(d), which has the same meaning as the T(g) value of other amorphous systems, is attributed to the temperature where protein activity is lost and the unfolding process is inhibited. This review describes how modulation of T(d) by hydration and lyoprotectants can determine the stability of protein molecules that have been processed as bulk, amorphous materials. It also examines the thermodynamic, dynamic, and molecular factors involved in stabilizing folded proteins, and the effects typical pharmaceutical processes can have on native protein structure in going from the solution state to the solid state.

Biopharmaceutics↗
PubMed2005

Raffinose crystallization during freeze-drying and its impact on recovery of protein activity.

PURPOSE: To study i) phase transitions in raffinose solution in the frozen state and during freeze-drying and ii) evaluate the impact of raffinose crystallization on the recovery of protein activity in reconstituted lyophiles. METHODS: X-ray powder diffractometry (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were used to study the frozen aqueous solutions of raffinose pentahydrate. Phase transitions during primary and secondary drying were monitored by simulating the entire freeze-drying process, in situ, in the sample chamber of the diffractometer. The activity of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in reconstituted lyophiles was determined spectrophotometrically. RESULTS: Raffinose formed a kinetically stable amorphous freeze-concentrated phase when aqueous solutions were frozen at different cooling rates. When these solutions were subjected to primary drying without annealing, raffinose remained amorphous. Raffinose crystallized as the pentahydrate when the solutions were annealed at a shelf temperature of -10 degrees C. Primary drying of these annealed systems resulted in the dehydration of raffinose pentahydrate to an amorphous phase. The phase separation of the protein from the amorphous raffinose in these two systems during freeze-drying resulted in a significant reduction in the recovery of LDH activity, even though the lyophile was amorphous. CONCLUSIONS: Annealing of frozen aqueous raffinose solutions can result in solute crystallization, possibly as the pentahydrate. The crystalline pentahydrate dehydrates during primary drying to yield an amorphous lyophile. Raffinose crystallization during freeze-drying is accompanied by a significant loss of protein activity.

Calorimetry, Differential Scanning↗
PubMed2002

Thermophysical properties of pharmaceutically compatible buffers at sub-zero temperatures: implications for freeze-drying.

PURPOSE: To evaluate crystallization behavior and collapse temperature (Tg') of buffers in the frozen state, in view of its importance in the development of lyophilized formulations. METHODS: Sodium tartrate, sodium malate, potassium citrate, and sodium citrate buffers were prepared with a pH range within their individual buffering capacities. Crystallization and the Tg' were detected during heating of the frozen solutions using standard DSC and modulated DSC. RESULTS: Citrate and malate did not exhibit crystallization, while succinate and tartrate crystallized during heating of the frozen solutions. The citrate buffer had a higher Tg' than malate and tartrate buffers at the same pH. Tg' vs. pH graphs for citrate and malate buffers studied had a similar shape, with a maximum in Tg' at pH ranging from 3 to 4. The Tg' maximum was explained as a result of a competition between two opposing trends: an increase in the viscosity of the amorphous phase because of an increase in electrostatic interaction, and a decrease in the Tg' because of an increase in a water concentration of the freeze-concentrated solution. CONCLUSION: Citrate buffer was identified as the preferred buffer for lyophilized pharmaceuticals because of its higher Tg' and a lower crystallization tendency.

Buffers↗