Table I.
Percentages of Monomer, Dimer and High-Molecular-Weight Oligomers (HMWO) for the Insulin Oxidized Under Different Conditions and Native Insulin
Sample | %Monomer | %Dimer | %HMWO |
---|---|---|---|
Oxidized insulin in PB, pH 7.4 | 74.4 ± 0.9 | 18.8 ± 1.4 | 6.8 ± 1.2 |
Oxidized insulin in ABI, pH 8.0 | 96.1 ± 0.7 | 3.9 ± 0.7 | NDa |
Oxidized insulin in sodium citrate, pH 3 | 99.2 ± 0.3 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | ND |
Oxidized insulin in sodium citrate, pH 3.0, spiked into PB, pH 7.4 | 88.8 ± 1.3 | 9.3 ± 1.1 | 1.9 ± 0.1 |
Native insulin in PB, pH 7.4 | 99.4 ± 0.2 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | ND |
Based on SEC analysis with UV detection at 276 nm; data represent mean ± standard deviation of 3 individual batches
aND = not detected