The death rate of hybridoma cells, grown in a continuous culture, has been studied in a small air-lift loop reactor as a function of reactor height and injected gas flow rate. The first-order death-rate constant was found to be proportional to the reciprocal height and to the gas flow rate, in accor
Effect of serum concentration on production of monoclonal antibodies and on shear sensitivity of a hybridoma
β Scribed by L. Pol; G. Zijlstra; M. Thalen; J. Tramper
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 422 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1615-7605
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β¦ Synopsis
The effect of serum content of culture medium on the specific production rate of monoclonal antibodies (Mab's) and on shear sensitivity has been studied with hybridoma's, cultured in a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR). No decrease in specific Mab-production was found when the serum concentration was reduced from 10 to 2.5%, while steady state cell concentrations were hardly affected as well. In contrast the cell death rate in a bubble column strongly increased when the serum concentration was lowered, which could be ascribed to a reduced physical protective effect by the serum.
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