A heat-stable exotoxin can remain as a contaminant of a drug substance throughout the whole manufacturing process, with the risk of adversely affecting patients’ health. One such toxin is cereulide secreted by Bacillus cereus, a ubiquitous spore former that is of concern during the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
This work demonstrates the clearance of cereulide from monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) produced in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells over two purification steps.
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