Anti-Hepatitis B surface Antigen monoclonal antibody IgM production in suspension and immobilized cell bioreactors

Chi Wai Kwong, Jih Han Hsieh, Mei-Jywan Syu, Shan Shan Chou

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Abstract

We have cultivated a hybridoma cell-line H505AC in suspension and alginate immobilized cell bioreactors to produce anti-Hepatitis B surface Antigen (anti-HBsAg) monoclonal antibody IgM. The specific IgM production rates correlate linearly with the specific glucose consumption rate in suspension culture with a maximum production rate of 300 μg/106 cells/day. In alginate-cell immobilized airlift bioreactor, a total of 1143 milligrams IgM was produced in 9 days operation with a volumetric productivity 44.1 mg/day.L

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)377-382
Number of pages6
JournalBiotechnology Letters
Volume11
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1989 Jun 1

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biotechnology
  • Bioengineering
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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