To enhance the stability of protein therapeutics, pharmaceutical companies have long used various copolymer surfactants as excipients. They act to stabilize proteins by adhering to the hydrophobic surface of the protein preventing denaturation and aggregation. However, some commonly used excipients possess polyoxyalkylene chains that are susceptible to oxidative degradation while in aqueous solution. We postulate that oxidation reactions involving the hydrophobic domains reduce the surfactant’s ability to stabilize the native protein structure. We investigated the effect of UV (λ=254 nm) radiated Poloxamine T1107 (T1107) on its ability to disaggregate DTT denatured hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL). Peroxidation of UV irradiated T1107 was analyzed using FTIR spectroscopy, the Fe+2 to Fe+3 ion reduction assay method, and 1H NMR. Our results indicate that increased UV irradiation led to structural changes in T1107, specifically the addition of a carbonyl on the formate group. The structural change decreased T1107’s ability to disaggregate HEWL. These results indicate that peroxide content is an important parameter to control in polyoxyalkylene-based excipients.
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