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Safety, pharmacokinetics and CNS distribution of tralesinidase alfa administered via intracerebroventricular infusion to juvenile cynomolgus monkeys. Toxicol Rep 2023; 10:357-366. [PMID: 36923444 PMCID: PMC10009680 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2023.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB (MPS IIIB) is an ultrarare, fatal pediatric disease with no approved therapy. It is caused by mutations in the gene encoding for lysosomal enzyme alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAGLU). Tralesinidase alfa (TA) is a fusion protein comprised of recombinant NAGLU and a modified human insulin-like growth factor 2 that is being developed as an enzyme replacement therapy for MPS IIIB. Since MPS IIIB is a pediatric disease the safety/toxicity, pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of TA were evaluated in juvenile non-human primates that were administered up to 5 weekly intracerebroventricular (ICV) or single intravenous (IV) infusions of TA. TA administered by ICV slow-, ICV isovolumetric bolus- or IV-infusion was well-tolerated, and no effects were observed on clinical observations, electrocardiographic or ophthalmologic parameters, or respiratory rates. The drug-related changes observed were limited to increased cell infiltrates in the CSF and along the ICV catheter track after ICV administration. These findings were not associated with functional changes and are associated with the use of ICV catheters. The CSF PK profiles were consistent across all conditions tested and TA distributed widely in the CNS after ICV administration. Anti-drug antibodies were observed but did not appear to significantly affect the exposure to TA. Correlations between TA concentrations in plasma and brain regions in direct contact with the cisterna magna suggest glymphatic drainage may be responsible for clearance of TA from the CNS. The data support the administration of TA by isovolumetric bolus ICV infusion to pediatric patients with MPS IIIB.
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Key Words
- ADA, anti-drug antibodies
- AUC, area under the curve
- CLN2, Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 2
- CNS, central nervous system
- CSF, cerebrospinal fluid
- Cmax, maximal concentration
- ERT, enzyme replacement therapy
- Enzyme replacement therapy
- H&E, Hematoxylin and Eosin
- HS, heparan sulfate
- ICV, intracerebroventricular
- IGF2, insulin-like growth factor 2
- IT-L, intrathecal lumbar
- IV, intravenous
- Intracerebroventricular
- LLOQ, lower limit of quantitation
- MPS IIIB
- MPS IIIB, mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB
- NAGLU
- NAGLU, alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase
- NBF, neutral buffered formalin
- NHP, non-human primate
- PK, pharmacokinetics
- QW, once weekly
- Sanfilippo syndrome
- T1/2, time required for compound concentration to decrease by 50%
- TA, tralesinidase alfa
- Tmax, time at which maximal concentration is achieved
- WBC, white blood cell count
- aCSF, artificial cerebrospinal fluid
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Validation of a quantitative multiplex LC-MS/MS assay of carvedilol, enalaprilat, and perindoprilat in dried blood spots from heart failure patients and its cross validation with a plasma assay. J Mass Spectrom Adv Clin Lab 2022; 27:7-17. [PMID: 36568714 PMCID: PMC9772843 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsacl.2022.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction Adherence to medication is an important determinant of outcomes in chronic diseases like heart failure. Drug assays provide objective adherence biomarkers. Dried blood spots (DBS) are appealing samples for drug assays due to less demanding transportation and storage requirements. Objectives To analytically validate a LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous quantification of carvedilol, enalaprilat, and perindoprilat in DBS and evaluate the feasibility of using the method as an adherence determining assay. To validate the assay further clinically by establishing correlation and agreement between plasma and DBS samples from a pharmacokinetic pilot study. Methods The method was validated over a concentration range of 1.00-200 ng/mL according to FDA guidelines. Adherence tracking ability of the assay was evaluated using a pharmacokinetic pilot study. Correlation and agreement were evaluated through Deming regression and Bland-Altman analysis, respectively. Results Accuracy, precision, selectivity, and sensitivity were proven with complete and reproducible extraction recovery at all concentrations tested. Stability of the analytes in the matrix and throughout sample processing was proven. The full range of concentrations of the pharmacokinetic pilot study could be quantified for enalaprilat, but not for carvedilol and perindoprilat. The difference between the observed and calculated plasma concentrations was less than 20 % of their mean for >67 % of samples for all analytes. Conclusions The assay is suitable as a screening tool for carvedilol and perindoprilat, while suitable as an adherence determining assay for enalaprilat. Equivalence between observed and predicted plasma concentrations proves DBS and plasma concentrations can be used interchangeably.
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- ACE-I, Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
- ALQ, Above the Limit of Quantitation
- Adherence
- BD, Bidaily
- BMI, Body mass index
- CHF, Chronic Heart Failure
- CID, Collision-induced dissociation
- CV, Co-efficient of variation
- Carvedilol
- DBS, Dried Blood Spots
- Dried blood spots
- EMA, European Medicines Agency
- ESI, Electrospray ionization
- Enalaprilat
- HF, Heart Failure
- ISTD, Internal standard
- ITP, Initial testing procedure
- LC-MS/MS
- LC-MS/MS, Liquid Chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry
- LLOQ, lower limit of quantitation
- LOD, Limit of detection
- MRM, Multiple reaction monitoring
- NYHA FC, New York Heart Association Functional Classification
- OD, Once Daily
- Perindoprilat
- QC DIL, Quality control dilution
- QC LLOQ, Quality control lowest level of quantification
- QC, Quality Control
- QCH, Quality control high
- QCL, Quality control low
- QCM, Quality control medium
- S/N, signal-to-noise ratio
- SOP, Standard operating procedure
- ULOQ, upper limit of quantification
- VAMS, volumetric absorptive micro sampling
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Analysis of 2-methylcitric acid, methylmalonic acid, and total homocysteine in dried blood spots by LC-MS/MS for application in the newborn screening laboratory: A dual derivatization approach. J Mass Spectrom Adv Clin Lab 2021; 20:1-10. [PMID: 34820666 PMCID: PMC8601015 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsacl.2021.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Inborn errors of propionate, cobalamin and methionine metabolism are targets for Newborn Screening (NBS) in most programs world-wide, and are primarily screened by analyzing for propionyl carnitine (C3) and methionine in dried blood spot (DBS) cards using tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Single-tier NBS approaches using C3 and methionine alone lack specificity, which can lead to an increased false-positive rate if conservative cut-offs are applied to minimize the risk of missing cases. Implementation of liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) second-tier testing for 2-methylcitric acid (MCA), methylmalonic acid (MMA), and homocysteine (HCY) from the same DBS card can improve disease screening performance by reducing the false-positive rate and eliminating the need for repeat specimen collection. However, DBS analysis of MCA, MMA, and HCY by LC-MS/MS is challenging due to limited specimen size and analyte characteristics leading to a combination of low MS/MS sensitivity and poor reverse-phase chromatographic retention. Sufficient MS response and analytical performance can be achieved for MCA by amidation using DAABD-AE and by butylation for MMA and HCY. Herein we describe the validation of a second-tier dual derivatization LC-MS/MS approach to detect elevated MCA, MMA, and HCY in DBS cards for NBS. Clinical utility was demonstrated by retrospective analysis of specimens, an interlaboratory method comparison, and assessment of external proficiency samples. Imprecision was <10.8% CV, with analyte recoveries between 90.2 and 109.4%. Workflows and analytical performance characteristics of this second-tier LC-MS/MS approach are amenable to implementation in the NBS laboratory.
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- 2-Methylcitric acid
- C2, acetylcarnitine
- C3, propionylcarnitine
- CBS, cystathionine β-synthase
- Cbl, cobalamin
- DAABD-AE, 4-[2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethylaminosulfonyl]-7-(2-aminoethylamino)-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole
- DBS, dried blood spot
- DMAP, 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine
- DTT, dithiothreitol
- EDC, N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride
- ESI, electrospray ionization
- FA, formic acid
- GC, gas chromatography
- GPCho’s, glycerophosphocholines
- HCY, homocysteine
- HCl, hydrochloric acid
- Homocysteine
- LC, liquid chromatography
- LLOD, lower limit of detection
- LLOQ, lower limit of quantitation
- MCA, 2-methylcitric acid
- MMA, methylmalonic acid
- MPs, mobile phases
- MRM, multiple reaction monitoring
- MS, mass spectrometry
- MS/MS, tandem mass spectrometry
- Mass spectrometry
- Met, methionine
- Methylmalonic acid
- NBS, newborn screening
- Newborn screening
- PPV, positive predictive value
- Phe, phenylalanine
- QC, quality control
- S/N, signal-to-noise
- Second-tier
- rpm, revolutions per minute
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Ravulizumab: Characterization and quantitation of a new C5 inhibitor using isotype specific affinity purification and high-resolution mass spectrometry. J Mass Spectrom Adv Clin Lab 2021; 21:10-18. [PMID: 34820672 PMCID: PMC8601004 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsacl.2021.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Ravulizumab (RAVUL) is a new complement inhibitor, with a difference of 4 amino acids in the heavy chain from a predecessor compound, eculizumab (ECUL). Objectives First, to utilize mass spectrometry (MS) to characterize RAVUL and verify differences from its predecessor and, second, to validate and implement a lab developed test (LDT) for RAVUL that will allow for quantitative therapeutic monitoring. Methods A time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS) was used to characterize and differentiate the molecular weight differences between RAVUL and ECUL by both digest and reduction experiments. In parallel, an LDT for RAVUL was validated and implemented utilizing IgG4 enrichment with light chain detection and quantitation on a high throughput orbitrap MS platform. Results The TOF-MS platform allowed for the mass difference between RAVUL and ECUL to be verified along with providing a proof of concept for a new intact protein quantitation software. An LDT on an orbitrap MS was validated and implemented using intact light chain quantitation, with the limitation that it cannot differentiate between ECUL and RAVUL. The LDT has an analytical measuring range from 5 to 600 mcg/mL, inter-assay imprecision of ≤13% CV (n = 13) and accuracy with <4% error from expected values (n = 20). Conclusion The TOF-MS is a versatile development platform that can be used to characterize and verify the molecular weight differences between the ECUL and RAVUL heavy chains. Routine laboratory testing for RAVUL was viable using an orbitrap-MS to quantitate using the mass of the intact light chain. These two platforms, combined, provide incomparable value in development of LDTs for the clinical laboratory.
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- AMR, analytical measuring range
- C5, complement component 5
- DTT, dithiothreitol
- Da, daltons
- ECUL, eculizumab
- Eculizumab
- Fc, crystallizable fragment
- HPLC, high performance liquid chromatography
- IRB, Institutional Review Board
- IS, internal standard
- Intact light chain
- LC, liquid chromatography
- LDT, lab-developed test
- LLOD, lower limit of detection
- LLOQ, lower limit of quantitation
- LOB, limit of blankMS, mass spectrometry
- MW, molecular weight
- Mass spectrometry
- NHS, normal human serum
- NIVOL, nivolumab
- Orbitrap
- PBS, phosphate buffered saline
- PNH, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
- Q-TOF, quadrupole time-of-flight
- RAVUL, ravulizumab
- Ravulizumab
- Therapeutic monoclonal antibody
- Time of flight
- XIC, extracted ion chromatogram
- aHUS, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
- t-mAb, therapeutic monoclonal antibody
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Assay of ethanol and congener alcohols in serum and beverages by headspace gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. MethodsX 2021; 8:101563. [PMID: 34754825 PMCID: PMC8563810 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2021.101563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The analysis of ethanol and of its congeners in blood plays an important role in forensic cases, especially when allegations are made that alcohol has been consumed after an accident. In alcoholic beverages, congener alcohols are by-products and are generated during fermentation. The assay of these compounds in serum samples and beverages has been previously performed using headspace-gas chromatography-flame ionization detection methods (HS-GC-FID). As an alternative, a robust headspace-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-GC-MS) procedure was developed and validated, which has the following advantages:•Simultaneous determination of ethanol, congener alcohols and other endogenous substances.•Reduction of matrix interference by increasing selectivity and specificity.•Clear separation of the positional isomers 3-methyl-1-butanol and 2-methyl-1-butanol.
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Key Words
- 1-propanol
- Alcohol
- CV, coefficients of variation
- Cal, calibrator
- EI, electron impact ionization
- FID, flame ionization detection
- GC, gas chromatography
- GTFCh, Gesellschaft für Toxikologische und Forensische Chemie
- HS, headspace
- ISTD, internal standard
- LLOQ, lower limit of quantitation
- LOD, limit of detection
- MS, mass spectrometry
- Methanol
- Method validation
- Post-offence drinking
- QC, quality control
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Analysis of 17 fentanyls in plasma and blood by UPLC-MS/MS with interpretation of findings in surgical and postmortem casework. CLINICAL MASS SPECTROMETRY (DEL MAR, CALIF.) 2020; 18:38-47. [PMID: 34820524 PMCID: PMC8601016 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinms.2020.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The opioid crisis is linked to an increased misuse of fentanyl as well as fentanyl analogs that originate from the illicit drug market. Much of our current understanding of fentanyl and fentanyl analog use in our communities comes from postmortem toxicology findings. In the clinical settings of addiction medicine and pain management, where the opioid abuse potential is high, the use of fentanyl, as well as specific fentanyl analogs, may be underestimated due to limited plasma testing and limited availability of assays with suitable analytical sensitivity and selectivity to detect misuse of fentanyls. We report plasma and blood assays for 17 fentanyls (these include fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, fentanyl metabolites and synthetic precursors) in clinical, and medical examiner, casework. A mixed-mode solid phase extraction of diluted plasma or precipitated blood was optimized for maximum recovery of the fentanyls with minimized matrix effects. Analysis was performed using a Waters ACQUITY UPLC I-Class interfaced with a Waters Xevo TQ-S micro tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer. Method parameters were optimized and validated for precision, accuracy, carryover, linearity and matrix effects. Application studies were performed in postmortem blood obtained in 44 fentanyl-related fatalities and in serial plasma samples from 18 surgical patients receiving intravenous fentanyl therapy while undergoing parathyroidectomy. Fentanyls found in postmortem cases included fentanyl, norfentanyl, despropionyl-fentanyl (4-ANPP), beta-hydroxy fentanyl (β-OH fentanyl), acetyl fentanyl, acetyl norfentanyl, methoxyacetyl fentanyl, furanyl fentanyl, cyclopropyl fentanyl, and para-fluorobutyryl fentanyl, with fentanyl, norfentanyl, 4-ANPP and β-OH fentanyl predominating in frequency. Fentanyl concentrations ranged from 0.2 to 56 ng/mL and fentanyl was nearly always found with 4-ANPP, norfentanyl and β-OH fentanyl. Concentrations of other fentalogs ranged from <1 to 84 ng/mL (extrapolated). In the surgical cases, fentanyl was detected and quantified along with norfentanyl and β-OH fentanyl, but without detection of 4-ANPP in any of the samples. The association and relative concentrations of β-OH fentanyl, fentanyl and norfentanyl in the postmortem and clinical studies indicated a metabolic, rather than an illicit, source of β-OH fentanyl.
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Assessment of bivalent and tetravalent dengue vaccine formulations in flavivirus-naïve adults in Mexico. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2015; 10:2853-63. [PMID: 25483647 PMCID: PMC5443102 DOI: 10.4161/21645515.2014.972131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Several ChimeriVax-Dengue (CYD)-based vaccination strategies were investigated as potential alternatives to vaccination with tetravalent CYD vaccine (CYD-TDV) in this phase IIa trial conducted in 2008–9 in 150 healthy adults. Participants were randomized and vaccinated on D0 and D105 (± 15 days). One group received bivalent CYD vaccine against serotypes 1 and 3 (CYD-1;3) on day 0 and CYD-2;4 on day 105 (±15 days). Two groups received an injection at each timepoint of a tetravalent blend of CYD-1;3;4 and a VERO cell derived, live attenuated vaccine against serotype 2 (VDV-2), or the reference CYD-TDV. A fourth group received Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine on days -14, -7 and 0, followed by CYD-TDV on day 105. Viraemia was infrequent in all groups. CYD-4 viraemia was most frequent after tetravalent vaccination, while CYD-3 viraemia was most frequent after the first bivalent vaccination. Immunogenicity as assessed by 50% plaque reduction neutralisation test on D28 was comparable after the first injection of either tetravalent vaccine, and increased after the second injection, particularly with the blended CYD-1;3;4/ VDV-2 vaccine. In the bivalent vaccine group, immune response against serotype 3 was highest and the second injection elicited a low immune response against CYD 2 and 4. Immune responses after the first injection of CYD-TDV in the JE-primed group were in general higher than after the first injection in the other groups. All tested regimens were well tolerated without marked differences between groups. Bivalent vaccination showed no advantage in terms of immunogenicity. Clinical trial registration number: NCT00740155
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Key Words
- ADE, antibody-dependent enhancement
- AE, adverse event
- ALT, aspartate aminotransferase
- AST, alanine aminotransferase
- CBA, cytometric bead array
- CI, confidence interval
- CPK, creatine phosphokinase
- CYD-TDV, CYD tetravalent dengue vaccine
- GMT, geometric mean titres
- ICS, intracellular cytokine staining
- IFN, interferon
- JE, Japanese encephalitis
- Japanese encephalitis
- LLOQ, lower limit of quantitation
- MOI, multiplicity of infection
- MedDRA, medical dictionary for regulatory activities
- PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cells
- PFU, plaque forming unit
- PRNT, plaque reduction neutralization test
- RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
- TCID, tissue culture infectious dose
- VDV, vero-cell adapted attenuated dengue vaccine
- YF, yellow fever
- dengue
- flavivirus
- immunogenicity
- safety
- vaccine
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Enhancing production of ergosterol in Pichia pastoris GS115 by over-expression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase from Glycyrrhiza uralensis. Acta Pharm Sin B 2014; 4:161-6. [PMID: 26579379 PMCID: PMC4590296 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2014.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The rate-limiting enzyme in the mevalonic acid (MVA) pathway which can lead to triterpenoid saponin glycyrrhizic acid (GA) is 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGR). In order to reveal the effect of copy number variation in the HMGR gene on the MVA pathway, the HMGR gene from Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. (GuHMGR) was cloned and over-expressed in Pichia pastoris GS115. Six recombinant P. pastoris strains containing different copy numbers of the GuHMGR gene were obtained and the content of ergosterol was analyzed by HPLC. The results showed that all the recombinant P. pastoris strains contained more ergosterol than the negative control and the strains with 8 and 44 copies contained significantly more ergosterol than the other strains. However, as the copy number increased, the content of ergosterol showed an increasing-decreasing-increasing pattern. This study provides a rationale for increasing the content of GA through over-expressing the GuHMGR gene in cultivars of G. uralensis.
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Key Words
- 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase gene
- BMGY, buffered glycerol-complex medium
- BMMY, buffered methanol-complex medium
- CNV, copy number variation
- Copy number variation
- Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.
- HMGR, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase
- LLOQ, lower limit of quantitation
- LOD, limit of detection
- MD, minimal dextrose medium
- MM, minimal medium
- MVA, mevalonic acid
- Over-expression
- PCR, polymerase chain reaction
- Pichia pastoris
- RSD, relative standard deviation
- YPD, yeast peptone dextrose medium
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