Table 1. DNA removal in API-rHBsAg manufacturing process in 20 batches, 5 consecutively produced in 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005. Results are given in pg DNA per dose of vaccine (20 µg/protein) and per µg DNA.


Parameters

DNA, pg/dose

AP
X108

PP
X108

NAE

IAF

DS

PAE

C-D

GF

API

Average

5.1

1.7

70.1

19.4

13.4

5.5

2.6

4.2

3.1

SD

2.7

1.1

39.3

10.5

7.45

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.5

RF

8.7

8.2

1.9

1.3

1.1

0.7

0.4

0.6

0.5

RFop

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0.5

6.4

0.6

0.2

0.4

0.3

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%Preduc.

---

5.4

77.6

30.3

12.4

34.4

44.8

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DNA, µg

Average

15.2

3.1

88.6

11.3

10.5

3.8

1.6

2.4

2.1

SD

8.1

2.1

56.5

8.7

7.4

2.0

0.9

1.2

0.8

Samples assayed were: AP: supernatant of Acid Precipitation; PP: material from primary purification; NAE: Negative Anion-Exchange chromatography; IAF: Immunoaffinity chromatography; DS: desalting gel filtration chromatography; PAE: Positive Anion-Exchange Chromatography; C-D: Concentration-Diafiltration by Tangential Flow Filtration; GF: Gel Filtration Chromatography by High Performance Liquid Chromatography; API: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient; RF: reduction factor; RFop: reduction log for specific operation; %Preduc: reduction percentage for specific operation.

 

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