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. 2014 Apr 18;205:87–90. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2014.04.001

Table 1.

Composition of stabilizing formulations used during freeze-drying of HCoV NL63 samples. Composition of different formulations including lyoprotectants, bulking agents, additional excipients and references to original works are included in the table. All formulas are presented for 1× concentrated solutions. Formulation names are used throughout the manuscript.

Lp. Name Lyoprotectant Bulking agent Reference
1. In25 Inulin 25 g/l Audouy et al. (2011), de Jonge et al. (2007), Geeraedts et al. (2010), Amorij et al. (2008)
2. In40 Inulin 40 g/l
3. Treh100 Trehalose 100 g/l Croyle et al. (1998), Bieganski et al. (1998), Amorij et al. (2008)
4. Sucr0.5 Sucrose 0.5 M (171 g/l) Croyle et al. (1998)
5. Sucr74.6 Sucrose 74.6 g/l Gelatin 2% Levy and Fieldsteel (1982)
6. Sor10 Sorbitol 10% Gelatin 0.4% Croyle et al. (1998)
7. Sor2 Sorbitol 2% Gelatin 0.5% Kang et al. (2010)
8. 50Mia Myo-inositol 50 g/l Burger et al. (2008)
9. 35Mi15Manna Myo-inositol 35 g/l 15 g/l Mannitol
10. 25Mi25Manna Myo-inositol 25 g/l 25 g/l Mannitol
11. 35Mi15Sora Myo-inositol 35 g/l 15 g/l Sorbitol
12. 50Mi2Leua Myo-inositol 50 g/l 2 g/l Leucine
13. 30Mi15Gela Myo-inositol 30 g/l 15 g/L Gelatin
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Samples supplemented with gelatin (25 g/l; with the exception of formulation 13), L–arginine (16 g/l), alanine (1 g/l), and histidine (2.1 g/l).