Comparing the acidities of aqueous, frozen, and freeze-dried
phosphate buffers: Is there a

J 2017

Comparing the acidities of aqueous, frozen, and freeze-dried phosphate buffers: Is there a "pH memory" effect?

VETRÁKOVÁ, Ľubica, Vít VYKOUKAL and Dominik HEGER

Basic information

Original name

Comparing the acidities of aqueous, frozen, and freeze-dried phosphate buffers: Is there a "pH memory" effect?

Authors

VETRÁKOVÁ, Ľubica (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Vít VYKOUKAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Dominik HEGER (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

International Journal of Pharmaceutics, AMSTERDAM, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2017, 0378-5173

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30104 Pharmacology and pharmacy

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.862

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100008

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.08.005

UT WoS

000410643800034

Keywords in English

Protein cryopreservation; Freezing; Lyophilization; pH shift; Freezing stress; pH memory; Formulation buffers

Abstract

V originále

The concept of "pH memory" has been established in the literature for the correlation between the pH of a pre-lyophilization solution and the ionization state of freeze-dried powder (lyophile). In this paper, the concept of "pH memory" is explored for the system of an aqueous solution, a frozen solution, and a lyophile. Sodium and potassium phosphate buffers in the pH range of 5-9 were frozen and lyophilized with sulfonephthalein indicators as acidity probes, and their Hammett acidity functions were compared to the initial pH of the aqueous solution. The results show that the acidities of the lyophiles are somewhat changed compared to the initial pHs, but the acidities in the frozen state differ more substantially. The Hammett acidity functions of the frozen buffers were found to be markedly dissimilar from the initial pH, especially in the sodium phosphate frozen at 233 K, where an increase in the initial pH led to a decrease in the Hammett acidity function of the frozen state at a certain pH range. The large acidification observed after freezing the sodium phosphate buffer was not detected in the lyophiles after the sample had been dried; the phenomenon is explained considering the formed crystals analyzed by X-ray powder diffraction. The results suggest that monitoring the final acidity of a lyophile is not sufficient to predict all the acidity changes throughout the whole lyophilization process. The importance of well-controlled freezing and lyophilization conditions follows from the results of the research.

Links

ED2.1.00/19.0382, research and development project

Name: CETOCOEN UPgrade

LM2011028, research and development project

Name: RECETOX ? Národní infrastruktura pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

LO1214, research and development project

Name: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

Citovat

VETRÁKOVÁ, Ľubica, Vít VYKOUKAL and Dominik HEGER. Comparing the acidities of aqueous, frozen, and freeze-dried phosphate buffers: Is there a "pH memory" effect? International Journal of Pharmaceutics. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2017, vol. 530, 1-2, p. 316-325. ISSN 0378-5173. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.08.005.

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VETRÁKOVÁ, Ľubica, Vít VYKOUKAL and Dominik HEGER. Comparing the acidities of aqueous, frozen, and freeze-dried phosphate buffers: Is there a ''pH memory'' effect? \textit{International Journal of Pharmaceutics}. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2017, vol.~530, 1-2, p.~316-325. ISSN~0378-5173. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.08.005.

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