Avoiding rapid growth at high cell densities: a potentially important optimisation criterion for hybridoma cultures.
Inhibition caused by rapid changes in the environment has earlier been observed in hybridoma cultures following deliberate step-changes in the culture environment. This paper presents evidence of similar effects occurring during the normal span of continuous cultures fed enriched medium at low dilution rates (0.002-0.005 1/h). The effect of this observation on optimisation is discussed. In continuous culture at a dilution rate of 0.013 1/h, a viable cell density of 4 x 10(9) cells/l was achieved by gradually increasing the nutrient concentration in the feed medium. The MAb titre was 200 mg/l representing a 6-fold increase compared to batch culture and a 2-fold increase compared to continuous culture using standard medium.
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia.
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Nielsen
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Niloperbowo
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Reid
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Greenfield
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002452:Cell Count; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003470:Culture Media