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High-Throughput Analytical Light Scattering for Protein Quality Control and Characterization

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High-Throughput Protein Production and Purification

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We present a review of high-throughput techniques for the characterization and quality control of proteins in the course of purification, evaluation, and formulation, based on static and dynamic light scattering. Multi-angle static light scattering (MALS) in combination with rapid, low-volume UHPLC size exclusion chromatography is effective in characterizing key biophysical properties, while dynamic light scattering (DLS) in high-throughput microwell-plate format provides large quantities of data in a short time to screen many conditions, excipients, cell lines, or candidate biotherapeutics.

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  1. Wyatt Technology Corp., Santa Barbara, CA, USA

    Daniel Some

  2. Drug Product Technologies, Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA

    Vladimir Razinkov

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  1. Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 7257, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille cedex 9, France

    Renaud Vincentelli

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Some, D., Razinkov, V. (2019). High-Throughput Analytical Light Scattering for Protein Quality Control and Characterization. In: Vincentelli, R. (eds) High-Throughput Protein Production and Purification. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2025. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9624-7_16

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