COMPOSITION FOR CRYOPRESERVATION OF CELLS AND TISSUES

摘要

A composition for cryopreservation of cells and tissues of human and other animals in a safe manner without using toxic substances such as DMSO, as well as for freeze preserving or freeze-drying of foods and pharmaceuticals. In embodiments, ε-poly-L-lysine is reacted with succinic anhydride so that 60% or more of amino groups are blocked; and, thus obtained polymer compound is added to Dulbecco-modified eagle MEM culture medium (DMEM) on market sale to form a cryopreservation liquid. In embodiments for foods or pharmaceuticals, the ε-poly-L-lysine derivative was added by 0.5-10 wt % to curb freeze concentration.

主权项

1. A method for preserving cells or tissues, comprising: suspending or immersing the cells or tissues in a cryopreservative liquid; then, freezing the cryopreservative liquid, as well as the cells or tissues therein; and keeping them for a certain period and subsequently thawing them; wherein
said cryopreservative liquid is a 1-50 w/w % aqueous solution of at least one polyamine polymer compound comprised of at least one polymer of units having side-chain amino groups, said at least one polymer of units being selected from a group consisting of ε-poly-L-lysine, α-poly-L-lysine, poly-arginine, allylamine polymer and partially methoxy-carbonylated allylamine polymer; and 50-99 mol % of amino groups, other than those forming amino-acid-to-amino-acid linkages, of said at least one polymer compound is blocked with carboxylic anhydride to form pendant moieties, each of which is linked to main chain of the polymer via an amide linkage and essentially has a not-blocked carboxylic group.