Purification methods for recombinant factor VIII expressed in human liver SK-Hep cells

Abstract

Coagulation factor VIII is one of the largest proteins attempted to be expressed in recombinant form. A very complex and labile protein which has a very short half-live and need a fast and efficient purification chain. Here, we describe a simple purification sequence using multimodal Capto MMC, affinity FVIII select and ion exchange SP-Fastflow chromatography steps without subjecting the target molecule to mechanical and temperature stress, separating impurities from rFVIII using net charge, hydrophobicity, and affinity of the molecules.