PEG-urate oxidase conjugates and use thereof
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1. A method for isolating a tetrameric form of urate oxidase (uricase) from a solution of purified uricase comprising tetrameric uricase and uricase aggregates, said method comprising:
- (a) separating the solution into fractions on at least one separation column at a pH between about 9 and about 10.5, wherein said column is selected from the group consisting of an ion-exchange column and a size-exclusion column; and
(b) recovering from said column one or more fractions that contain isolated tetrameric uricase, wherein greater than 90% of said isolated uricase in said one or more fractions is in a tetrameric form.
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A naturally occurring or recombinant urate oxidase (uricase) covalently coupled to poly(ethylene glycol) or poly(ethylene oxide) (both referred to as PEG), wherein an average of 2 to 10 strands of PEG are conjugated to each uricase subunit and the PEG has an average molecular weight between about 5 kDa and 100 kDa. The resulting PEG-uricase conjugates are substantially non-immunogenic and retain at least 75% of the uricolytic activity of the unmodified enzyme.
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1. A method for isolating a tetrameric form of urate oxidase (uricase) from a solution of purified uricase comprising tetrameric uricase and uricase aggregates, said method comprising:
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(a) separating the solution into fractions on at least one separation column at a pH between about 9 and about 10.5, wherein said column is selected from the group consisting of an ion-exchange column and a size-exclusion column; and (b) recovering from said column one or more fractions that contain isolated tetrameric uricase, wherein greater than 90% of said isolated uricase in said one or more fractions is in a tetrameric form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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