ISSN:
1573-0778
Keywords:
hybridoma
;
ammonia
;
inhibition
;
energetics
;
glutaminolysis
;
ammonia removal
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Abstract Energy metabolism and the production of ammonia in hybridoma cell culture and its inhibitory effects on cell growth are reviewed. The interactive roles of glucose and glutamine metabolism affect the rate of production of ammonia, and these interactions are described. It is shown that growth inhibition usually occurs between 2–4 mM ammonia although some cell lines have been shown to adapt to much higher concentrations, particularly in continuous culture. In batch cultures cell growth appears to be particularly susceptible to increased ammonia concentrations during the early stages of growth; ammonia increased the rate of cell death in the late stage of batch growth. The specific productivity of monoclonal antibodies is much less sensitive to the released ammonia than is growth; lower volumetric productivities relate to the lower viable cell concentrations which are achieved at the high ammonia levels. Techniques to prevent ammonia accumulation or remove ammonia selectively have been relatively unsuccessful to date.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00365485
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