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ArticleBiotechnology progress2022

Copper impurity of iron raw material contributes to improved cell culture performance.

Christine Hilde Weiss, Janine Stephanie Caspari, Corinna Merkel, Aline Zimmer

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Article in Biotechnology progress, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Cuproptosis in iron overload hepatocytes.Cell death & disease · 2026
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  3. De novo NADCommunications biology · 2025
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4 authors.

Christine Hilde WeissUpstream R&D, Merck Life Science, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2193-4446
Janine Stephanie CaspariUpstream R&D, Merck Life Science, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7451-6761
Corinna MerkelUpstream R&D, Merck Life Science, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9316-6311
Aline ZimmerUpstream R&D, Merck Life Science, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0279-4863

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell culture medium (CCM) formulations are chemically defined to reduce lot-to-lot variability and complexity of the medium while still providing all essential nutrients supporting cell growth and productivity of various cell lines. However, raw material impurities may still introduce variations and inconsistencies to final CCM formulations. In one of our previous studies (Weiss et al. Biotechnol Prog. 2021;37(4):e3148), we have demonstrated the impact of iron raw material impurity on Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell performance and critical quality attributes (CQAs) of recombinant proteins within the Cellvento® 4CHO CCM platform by identifying manganese impurity as the main root cause for improved cell performance and altered glycosylation profiles. This study sought to investigate the impact of iron raw material impurities within another medium platform, namely EX-CELL® Advanced CHO Fed-Batch-Medium. As opposed to previously published results, in this platform, copper instead of manganese impurity present within the used ferric ammonium citrate (FAC) iron source was responsible for an improved cell performance of a CHOZN® cell line and a slight difference in CQAs of the produced recombinant protein. The use of tightly controlled raw material specifications or the use of low impurity iron sources is therefore crucial to minimize the impact of impurities on cell performance in any CCM platform and thereby guarantee consistent and reproducible cell culture processes.

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CopperIronAnimalsCell Culture TechniquesCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusCulture MediaManganeseRecombinant ProteinsCopperCulture MediaIronManganeseRecombinant ProteinsCell culture mediumcopperironlow impurity

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PMID35318833
PMCPMC9539468

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