Experimental elucidation of templated crystallization and secondary processing of peptides
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Author(s)
Verma, Vivek
Bade, Isha
Karde, Vikram
Heng, Jerry YY
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The crystallization of peptides offers a sustainable and inexpensive alternative to the purification process. In this study, diglycine was crystallised in porous silica, showing the porous templates' positive yet discriminating effect. The diglycine induction time was reduced by five-fold and three-fold upon crystallising in the presence of silica with pore sizes of 6 nm and 10 nm, respectively. The diglycine induction time had a direct relationship with the silica pore size. The stable form (α-form) of diglycine was crystallised in the presence of porous silica, with the diglycine crystals obtained associated with the silica particles. Further, we studied the mechanical properties of diglycine tablets for their tabletability, compactability, and compressibility. The mechanical properties of the diglycine tablets were similar to those of pure MCC, even with the presence of diglycine crystals in the tablets. The diffusion studies of the tablets using the dialysis membrane presented an extended release of diglycine through the dialysis membrane, confirming that the peptide crystal can be used for oral formulation. Hence, the crystallization of peptides preserved their mechanical and pharmacological properties. More data on different peptides can help us produce oral formulation peptides faster than usual.
Date Issued
2023-04-20
Date Acceptance
2023-04-18
Citation
Pharmaceutics, 2023, 15 (4), pp.1-13
ISSN
1999-4923
Publisher
MDPI AG
Start Page
1
End Page
13
Journal / Book Title
Pharmaceutics
Volume
15
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37111774
PII: pharmaceutics15041288
Subjects
crystallization
peptides
pharmaceutical manufacturing
powder mixing
tableting
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Switzerland
Article Number
1288
Date Publish Online
2023-04-20