1,4 O-LINKED SACCHAROSE DERIVATIVES FOR STABILIZING ANTIBODIES OR ANTIBODY DERIVATIVES

摘要

The invention relates to compositions, preferably powdered compositions, for example spray-dried or lyophilized powders that contain an antibody or an antibody derivative and one or more 1,4 O-linked saccharose derivatives selected from the compounds: 1,4 O-linked D-Gal saccharose (lactosucrose), 1,4 O-linked D-Glu saccharose (glucosyl sucrose), or 1,4 O-linked Glu-Glu saccharose (maltosyl sucrose). Preferred combinations contain lactosucrose or a combination of glucosyl and maltosyl sucrose.