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. 2023 Jul 27;6:100202. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpx.2023.100202

Table 6C.

Overview of published stress studies related to polysorbate degradation using light. Light conditions, temperature, pH, buffer conditions, study duration, polysorbate concentration, and polysorbate quality are summarized. Abbreviations: His: histidine, d: day, w: week, AcOH: acetate.

Study Light Temperature / °C pH Buffer Study /irradiation duration Polysorbate / % (v/w) Polysorbate
Ha et al. (2002) (Ha et al., 2002) 4951 lux
Fluorescent light box Model BL1012,
visible light a
40, 50, 60 - Water 8 w irradiation Neat
20
PS80 MC
Doyle et al. (2019) (Doyle et al., 2019) 300-800 nm according to
20, 50, 100 % ICH Q1B
SUNTEST XLS + light chamber
50
(After irradiation)
5.5 10 mM His, citrate, phosphate 35 d
(After irradiation)
0.02 PS80 MC
Agarkhed et al. (2012) (Agarkhed et al., 2013) 1.2 × 106 lxh,
200 Wh/m2 of near UV a
Caron 6500 photostability chamber
25 6.0 10 mM His, NaCl, glycine, 5 mg·mL-1 mAb - 0-1.0 PS80 (SR, NF, ultrapure)
Prajapati et al. (2022) (Prajapati et al., 2022) UV light (ICH Q1B)
6.3-21 Wh/m2
λmax=350 nm
350-416 nm emission spectrum
- 6.0 Water,
10 mM citrate,
1 μM Fe3+Cl3
0-200 min irradiation 0.02 PS80 MC/AO
Visible light
14-57 Wh/m2
λmax=419 nm
390-475 nm emission spectrum
Prajapati et al. (2020) (Prajapati et al., 2020) <40 Wh/m2 for 1 h photoirr. at λ=254 nm;
<25 Wh/m2 for 1 h photoirr. at λmax = 305, 350 and 419 nm
- 5.5 20 mM or 50 mM NaAcOH 1 h irradiation 0.01 PS80 (quality not defined)
0.2
Larson et al. (2020) (Larson et al., 2020) Rayonet system, 4 phosphor-coated low-pressure mercury lamps, λmax= 350 nm 4
(After irradiation)
- Water,
10 mM AAPH
6 h irradiation with λmax=350 nm 1 PS80 (quality not defined)
Singh et al. (2012) Caron 6500 series photostability chamber 1.2 × 106 luxh and 200 W hour m-2 of near UV light 25 6.5 10 mM histidine buffer + NaCl and glycine 6 d of irradiation 0.01 PS80, SR, NF, NOF (ultra-pure), another NF grade
5 mg·mL-1 mAb
a

no specifications of the used wavelength