27. October 2016

Abstract The positively charged amino acids are commonly used excipients in biopharmaceutical formulations for stabilization of therapeutic proteins, yet the mechanisms for their modulation of protein stability are poorly understood. In this study, both lysine and histidine are shown to affect the thermal stability of myoglobin, bovine serum albumin, and lysozyme through a combination of mechanisms governed by their respective functional side chains and glycine, similar to arginine. This study...