Effective sanitisation of Protein A chromatography resin is critical for commercial monoclonal antibody (mAb) production, enabling microbial control and resin reuse. An effective strategy encompasses; resin compatibility with sanitising agents, microbial inactivation, and the removal of residual impurities from the resin. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is typically used for resin sanitisation. However, certain spore-forming microorganisms demonstrate resistance to NaOH, even at high concentrations. Alternative sanitising approaches are required to address potential spore-forming bioburden ingress. This paper introduces peracetic acid (PAA) as an alternative to NaOH for remediating MabSelect SuRe LX (MSLX) Protein A resin impacted by spore forming bacteria such as Paenibacillus glucanolyticus, Bacillus subtilis, and Paenibacillus polymyxa. PAA at a 20 mM concentration demonstrated superior microbial control to 0.5 M NaOH. A single 60 min exposure to 20 mM PAA was carried out, followed by continuous cycling until 100 h of NaOH exposure was achieved. Protein A chromatography cycles were conducted at laboratory scale using two distinct mAbs under two loading conditions. A reduction in step yield was observed at the maximum loading condition, suggesting that PAA exposure contributes to a reduction in resin binding capacity. Sufficient binding capacity was maintained when loading at manufacturing-scale relevant ranges for both mAb A & mAb B. Impurity clearance was not impacted following PAA exposure. A manufacturing-scale verification assessment confirmed that a single exposure to 20 mM PAA for 60 min is a suitable remedial treatment for MSLX resin in response to NaOH-resistant bioburden ingress.
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