Reveng Abdullah Abdulkareem

Mr. Reveng Abdullah Abdulkareem

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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 September 2024 in Molecules
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RAReveng Abdullah Abdulkareem
Reveng Abdullah Abdulkareem
ADAswin Doekhie
Aswin Doekhie
NFNikoletta Fotaki
Nikoletta Fotaki
FKFrancoise Koumanov
Francoise Koumanov
CDCharlotte A Dodson
Charlotte A Dodson
ASAsel Sartbaeva
Asel Sartbaeva
Protein therapeutics, vaccines, and other commercial products are often sensitive to environmental factors, such as temperature and long-term storage. In many cases, long-term protein stability is achieved by refrigeration or freezing. One alternative is the encapsulation of the protein cargo within an inert silica matrix (ensilication) and storage or transport at room temperature as a dry powder. In this paper, we test the effect of three commonly used biological buffers on the ensilication, storage, and desilication of the enzyme lysozyme. We show that ensilication protects lysozyme from heat (100 °C for 1 h) and during storage (18 months at room temperature). The choice of ensilication buffer has little effect on the activity of lysozyme after desilication. Our results provide confidence in the continued pursuit of ensilication as a methodology for protein stabilisation and in its compatibility with biological buffers.