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- W1855136639 abstract "The concept of gene therapy involves the transfer of genetic material into a human cell, tissue or organ with the objective of either curing a disease or decreasing the progression of the disease. With the increasing use of plasmid DNA (pDNA) vector vehicles for the delivery of this genetic material, it becomes appropriate to investigate the potential environmental effects of the waste streams discharged from the possible industrial scale manufacture of pDNA. These waste streams can contain biological impurities such as proteins, genomic DNA and endotoxin as well as chemical components such as buffer constituents and unutilised nutrients. Specifically, phosphorus and nitrogen emissions from upstream processing were assessed in order to determine the extent of their use by Escherichia coli (E. coli) during fermentation. The results indicated the spent media waste exhibited only a minor reduction of these nutrient concentrations, indicating minimal uptake of phosphorus and nitrogen by the microorganisms in the fermentation process. The unutilised excess level of phosphorus and nitrogen within the waste streams generated suggested a strong potential for environmental impact in the form of eutrophication. In this regard, waste minimisation studies were undertaken on terrific broth with the aim of reducing unnecessary phosphorus and nitrogen inputs without adversely affecting bacterial growth or plasmid production levels. The results indicated that added phosphorus in the media can be reduced by 98% without significantly affecting the quantity or quality of pDNA produced. However, it was found that the nitrogen content of the media could not be significantly reduced without adversely affecting pDNA yields. The compositions of a number of waste streams generated from the downstream processing of pDNA were established. Mass balances for each of the pollutants investigated (total phosphorus, total kjeldahl nitrogen, ammonia and nitrate) were constructed using SuperPro Designer 6.0. Process improvements were established by employing the optimised media at bench and projected large scale. The findings from this research were subsequently modelled to evaluate the possible environmental impacts from the pDNA process. The modelling focus was based upon the equivalency potential approach which was used to classify environmental impacts. The model derives a single environmental score which permits identification of the most environmentally adverse emission streams and allows comparison of the efficacy of" @default.
- W1855136639 created "2016-06-24" @default.
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- W1855136639 date "2010-01-01" @default.
- W1855136639 modified "2023-09-24" @default.
- W1855136639 title "A study of selected environmental issues related to the production of plasmid DNA for application in gene therapy" @default.
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