Patent number: 6472175

Sialylation of N-linked glycoproteins in the baculovirus expression vector system

Original Assignee: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc.

Field of technology: Biotech

Patent granted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2002

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Abstract

The present disclosure utilizes a novel approach to protein preparation in the baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS). Specifically, the present invention analyzes the effects of supplementing insect cell culture media with dexamethasone or N-acetylmannosarnine on complex glycosylation of proteins prepared via BEVS, including the addition of terminal sialic acid residues to N-linked oligosaccharides.