Process for producing a glycosylated amino compound

摘要

A process which makes possible to produce a glycosylated amino compound (e.g. protein) easily in short period without denaturation of protein. The sugar (e.g. glucose) and protein (e.g. serum) are mixed, and the mixture is dried under reduced pressure, so that sugar and protein quickly react with each other to produce the glycosylated protein. The drying under reduced pressure is preferably lyophilization which is conducted under the following conditions: the temperature is about -20 DEG C., the pressure is about 2 mmHg, and the treatment time is 12 hours. Unreacted glucose is then removed by the dialysis process, thus providing the required glycosylated protein sterilization need not be carried out. This process makes it possible to produce a glycosylated protein in about one day as compared to 7 days by the conventional process, so that the denaturation of protein is less likely to occur.