Fermentanomics: Monitoring Mammalian Cell Cultures with NMR Spectroscopy

Scott A. Bradley, Anli Ouyang, Jennifer Purdie, Tim A. Smitka, Tongtong Wang and Andreas Kaerner*
Analytical Science Research and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285 and Bioprocess Research and Development, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46285
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132 (28), pp 9531–9533
DOI: 10.1021/ja101962c
Publication Date (Web): June 25, 2010
Copyright © 2010 American Chemical Society
andreask@lilly.com, †

Analytical Science Research and Development.

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Bioprocess Research and Development.

Abstract

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As the number of therapeutic proteins produced by mammalian cell cultures in the pharmaceutical industry continues to increase, the need to improve productivity and ensure consistent product quality during process development activities becomes more significant. Rational medium design is known to improve cell culture performance, but an understanding of nutrient consumption and metabolite accumulation within the medium is required. To this end, we have developed a technique for using 1D 1H NMR to quantitate nonprotein feed components and metabolites in mammalian cell cultures. We refer to the methodology as “Fermentanomics” to differentiate it from standard metabolomics. The method was found to generate spectra with excellent water suppression, signal-to-noise, and resolution. More importantly, nutrient consumption and metabolite accumulation was readily observed. In total, 50 media components have been identified and quantitated. The application of Fermentanomics to the optimization of a proprietary CHO basal medium yielded valuable insight regarding the nutrient levels needed to maintain productivity. While the focus here is on the extracellular milieu of CHO cell cultures, this methodology is generally applicable to quantitating intracellular concentrations and can be extended to other mammalian cell lines, as well as platforms such as yeasts, fungi, and Escherichia coli.

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  • Published In Issue July 21, 2010
  • Article ASAPJune 25, 2010
  • Received: March 08, 2010
    Received: March 08, 2010

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