ULTRA-LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HYALURONIC ACID AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR
20220380488 · 2022-12-01
Inventors
- Yonggang XU (Nanjing, CN)
- Chuangen TANG (Nanjing, CN)
- Song CHEN (Nanjing, CN)
- Haoning Zhang (Nanjing, CN)
Cpc classification
C08B37/0003
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
C08B37/0072
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
A61P17/02
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
A61P17/02
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Abstract
A macromolecular hyaluronic acid is used as a raw material, and is subjected to production processes such as hyaluronidase hydrolysis, heating and inactivation, activated carbon filtration, and spray and dry to obtain an ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid product having an average molecular weight of less than 1200 Da. The product is a mixture of hyaluronic acid disaccharide to dodecaose. The content of hyaluronic acid disaccharide is 5-40%. The content of hyaluronic acid tetrasaccharide is 40-70%. The content of hyaluronic acid hexasaccharide is 10-30%. The content of hyaluronic acid octasaccharide is 1-15%. The content of hyaluronic acid decaose is 1-10%. The content of that higher than hyaluronic acid decaose is less than 6%. Compared with other available low molecular hyaluronic acid, the product has a more significant permeation, moisturizing, and repair promotion capability, and can be widely used in fields of medical products, health care products, cosmetics and the like.
Claims
1. An ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, characterized in that, an average molecular weight of the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid is less than 1200 Da, a distribution range of the molecular weight is narrow, the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid is a mixture of hyaluronic acid disaccharide to dodecaose; a content of hyaluronic acid disaccharide is 5-40%, a content of hyaluronic acid tetrasaccharide is 40-70%, a content of hyaluronic acid hexasaccharide is 10-30%, a content of hyaluronic acid octasaccharide is 1-15%, a content of hyaluronic acid decaose is 1-10%, and a content of that higher than hyaluronic acid decaose is less than 6%; a structural general formula of the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid is as shown in following formula I: ##STR00003##
2. The ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid according to claim 1, characterized in that the average molecular weight of the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid is 500-1200 Da, and further preferably 800-1000 Da.
3. The ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid according to claim 1, characterized in that the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid is a mixture of hyaluronic acid disaccharide to dodecaose, the content of hyaluronic acid disaccharide is 5-10%, the content of hyaluronic acid tetrasaccharide is 50-70%, the content of hyaluronic acid hexasaccharide is 20-30%, the content of hyaluronic acid octasaccharide is 5-10%, the content of hyaluronic acid decaose is 1-5%, and the content of that higher than hyaluronic acid decaose is less than 3%.
4. A method for preparing the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid according to claim 1, characterized by enzymatically hydrolyzing a macromolecular hyaluronic acid raw material with hyaluronidase to obtain the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid with an average molecular weight of less than 1200 Da, wherein the distribution range of the molecular weight is narrow, the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid is a mixture of hyaluronic acid disaccharide to dodecaose; the content of hyaluronic acid disaccharide is 5-40%, the content of hyaluronic acid tetrasaccharide is 40-70%, the content of hyaluronic acid hexasaccharide is 10-30%, the content of hyaluronic acid octasaccharide is 1-15%, the content of hyaluronic acid decaose is 1-10%, and the content of that higher than hyaluronic acid decaose is less than 6%; a molecular weight of the macromolecular hyaluronic acid is equal to or greater than 1×10.sup.4 Da; the structural general formula of the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid is as shown in following formula I: ##STR00004##
5. The method for preparing the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid according to claim 4, characterized in that the average molecular weight of the low molecular weight hyaluronic acid is 500-1200 Da, more preferably 800-1000 Da; the molecular weight of the macromolecular hyaluronic acid is equal to or greater than 1×10.sup.5 Da, more preferably 800 KDa-1600 KDa.
6. The method for preparing the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid according to claim 4, characterized in that the hyaluronic acid is a mixture of hyaluronic acid disaccharide to dodecaose, the content of hyaluronic acid disaccharide is 5-10%, the content of hyaluronic acid tetrasaccharide is 50-70%, the content of hyaluronic acid hexasaccharide is 20-30%, the content of hyaluronic acid octasaccharide is 5-10%, the content of hyaluronic acid decaose is 1-5%, and the content of that higher than hyaluronic acid decaose is less than 3%.
7. The method for preparing the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid according to claim 4, characterized in that the hyaluronidase is a leech-type hyaluronidase, which is obtained by optimized expression of yeast.
8. The method for preparing the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid according to claim 4, characterized in that operating conditions of the enzymatic hydrolysis reaction are as follows: an addition amount of the hyaluronidase relative to a reaction solution is 1×10.sup.4 U/mL to 1×10.sup.5 U/mL, a concentration of the macromolecular hyaluronic acid raw material is 40-200 g/L, and a reaction solvent is purified water, an enzymolysis time is 12-36 hours, an enzymolysis temperature is 35-45° C., a stirring speed is 100-700 rpm, and an enzymolysis pH is 4.0-6.0.
9. The method for preparing the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid according to claim 8, characterized by heating the reaction solution to 80-90° C. after the enzymolysis reaction, keeping the temperature for 30-60 minutes for inactivation, cooling the temperature to below 50° C., adding activated carbons for adsorption, and then filtering and sterilizing the reaction solution by a 0.22 μm capsule-type filter element for a spray-drying.
10. The ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid according to claim 1, characterized in that, compared with an ordinary low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, the obtained ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid has better skin permeability and property for promoting a damaged skin to be repaired and has more obvious effect of promoting the repair of human immortalized epidermal cells damaged by hydrogen peroxide.
11. The ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid according to claim 1, characterized in that, the obtained ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid has more obvious effects of promoting proliferation and migration on fibroblasts than the hyaluronic acid oligosaccharide obtained by pure chemical cleavage or chemical method in combination with the bovine testis-type hyaluronidase enzymolysis.
12. The ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid according to claim 1, characterized in that, the obtained ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, has a higher healing rate on mouse skin injury and can significantly promote the healing of skin wounds, compared with hyaluronic acid oligosaccharide obtained by pure chemical cleavage or chemical method in combination with the bovine testis-type hyaluronidase enzymolysis.
13. The ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid according claim 1, characterized by a use of the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid in the fields of preparing medicines, cosmetics and health care products.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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[0044] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present disclosure, the present disclosure will be described in detail in connection with the related drawings. The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure can be implemented in different forms, and not limited to the embodiments described herein. In contrast, the object to provide these embodiments is to make the content of the present disclosure to be more thorough.
[0045] The materials, reagents, etc. used in the following examples can be obtained from commercial sources unless otherwise specified. The hyaluronidase is derived from Pichia pastoris GS115 used as the expression host, and the hyaluronidase gene from leech (Gen Bank accession number KJ026763) is integrated. For details, please refer to “Zhang Na” et al., Staged temperature control improves the expression of hyaluronidase in Pichia pastoris, Journal of Food and Biotechnology, 2016 (12)”, the entire contents of which can be directly incorporated into the present disclosure.
[0046] The formula for calculating the average molecular weight of the ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid is shown in the following formula II:
[0047] Where r.sub.u1 is the peak response value of component 1 (hyaluronic acid dodecaose) in the sample solution; Mwi is the molecular weight of component 1 in the sample solution;
r.sub.u2 is the peak response value of component 2 (hyaluronic acid decaose) in the sample solution; M.sub.W2 is the molecular weight of component 2 in the sample solution;
r.sub.u3 is the peak response value of component 3 (hyaluronic acid octasaccharide) in the sample solution; M.sub.W3 is the molecular weight of component 3 in the sample solution;
r.sub.u4 is the peak response value of component 4 (hyaluronic acid hexasaccharide) in the sample solution; M.sub.W4 is the molecular weight of component 4 in the sample solution;
r.sub.u5 is the peak response value of component 5 (hyaluronic acid tetrasaccharide) in the sample solution; M.sub.W5 is the molecular weight of component 5 in the sample solution;
r.sub.u6 is the peak response value of component 6 (hyaluronic acid disaccharide) in the sample solution; M.sub.W6 is the molecular weight of component 6 in the sample solution;
r.sub.u6 is the sum of the peak response values of component 1, component 2, component 3, component 4, component 5 and component 6 in the sample solution.
Example 1 of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Reaction
[0048] 3 L of purified water is added to a 5 L glass beaker, the stirring speed is controlled to 400 rpm, the temperature is controlled to 40° C., 1.5×10.sup.8 U of hyaluronidase are added, the enzyme activity of the system is 5×10.sup.4 U/mL, and 330 g of macromolecular hyaluronan with a molecular weight of 800 KDa are added, after all of the substance is completely dissolved, the pH of the solution is adjusted to 5.5, and the system is kept at 40° C. and stirred for 24 h.
Example 2 of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Reaction
[0049] 3 L of purified water is added to a 5 L glass beaker, the stirring speed is controlled to 100 rpm, the temperature is controlled to 35° C., 1.2×10.sup.8 U of hyaluronidase are added, the enzyme activity of the system is 4×10.sup.4 U/mL, and 330 g of macromolecular hyaluronan with a molecular weight of 800 KDa are added, after all the substance is completely dissolved, the pH of the solution is adjusted to 6.0, and the system is kept at 35° C. and stirred for 24 h.
Example 3 of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Reaction
[0050] 3 L of purified water is added to a 5 L glass beaker, the stirring speed is controlled to 400 rpm, the temperature is controlled to 40° C., 3×10.sup.8 U of hyaluronidase are added, the enzyme activity of the system is 1×10.sup.5 U/mL, and 600 g of macromolecular hyaluronan with a molecular weight of 800 KDa are added, after all the substance is completely dissolved, the pH of the solution is adjusted to 4.0, and the system is kept at 45° C. and stirred for 12 h.
Example 4 of Activated Carbon Adsorption
[0051] 3 L of the hydrolyzed solution after the reaction in Example 1 is taken, the hydrolyzed solution is heated to 80° C. and stirred for 1 h, then it is cooled to 40° C., 15 g of activated carbon are added, stirred for 30 min, and the filtrate solution is collected by filtration.
Example 5 of Activated Carbon Adsorption
[0052] 3 L of the hydrolyzed solution after the reaction in Example 4 is taken, the hydrolyzed solution is heated to 90° C. and stirred for 0.5 h, then it is cooled to 40° C., 30 g of activated carbon are added, stirred for 30 min, and the filtrate solution is collected by filtration.
Example 6 of Spray Drying
[0053] 3 L of the filtrate solution obtained in Example 5 is filtered and sterilized by a 0.22 um capsule filter element, such as a capsule filter, and then spray-dried. The spray-drying parameters are that: the inlet air temperature is 120° C., the outlet air temperature is 60° C., and the flow rate is 100 rpm. 264 g of low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid products are obtained, and the yield is 80% (that is, the proportion of 264 g of low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid to 330 g of macromolecular hyaluronic acid raw materials). The molecular weight distribution measured by molecular exclusion chromatography is as illustrated in
Example 7
[0054] Another ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid oligosaccharide mixture is obtained by using the enzymatic hydrolysis reaction solution of Example 2 according to the activated carbon adsorption process of Example 4 and the spray drying process of Example 6. Another ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid oligosaccharide mixture is obtained by using the enzymatic hydrolysis solution of Example 3 according to the activated carbon adsorption process of Example 5 and the spray drying process of Example 6.
Example 8 of Structural Analysis
[0055] The molecular weight of the mixture of hyaluronic acid disaccharide to dodecaose obtained in Example 1 is measured by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), which is as illustrated in
[0056] The specific conditions of mass spectrometry are as follows:
Sheath gas flow rate: 40;
Aux gas flow rate: 10;
Sweep gas flow rate: 0;
Spray voltage: 3.5 kV;
Capillary temp.: 350;
S-Lens RF level: 55;
Aux gas heater temp.: 300;
Polarity: Positive;
Full MS Resolution: 70000;
[0057] Full MS Scan Range: 300 to 3000 m/z;
Full MS Maximum IT: 200 ms;
[0058] AGC target 3e6.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Molecular weight distribution of ultra-low molecular weight hyaluronic acid oligosaccharides Theoretical molecular m/z results for multiply # NAME weight (Da) charged ions 1 hyaluronic acid 397.1 [M − H] .sup.−: 396.11 disaccharide (HA2) 2 hyaluronic acid 776.2 [M − 2H] .sup.2−: 387.11 tetrasaccharide (HA4) [M − H] .sup.−: 775.22 [M + Na − 2H] .sup.−: 797.21 3 hyaluronic acid 1155.3 [M − H] .sup.−: 1154.33 hexasaccharide (HA6) [M − 2H] .sup.2−: 576.66 [M + Na-3H] .sup.2−: 587.65 4 hyaluronic acid 1534.4 [M − H] .sup.−: 1533.44 octasaccharide (HA8) [M − 2H] .sup.2−: 766.22 5 hyaluronic acid decaose 1913.6 [M − H] .sup.−: 1912.55 (HA10) [M − 2H] .sup.2−: 955.77 [M + Na − 3H] .sup.2−: 966.77 6 hyaluronic acid 2292.7 [M − 2H] .sup.2−: 1145.33 dodecaose (HA12)
[0059] The mixture of hyaluronic acid disaccharide to dodecaose obtained in Example 1 is separated, and the mass spectrum of the obtained hyaluronic acid disaccharide is as illustrated in
[0060] The infrared spectrum of the mixture of hyaluronic acid disaccharide to dodecaose obtained in Example 1 is measured as illustrated in
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Infrared spectrum comparison of the mixture of hyaluronic acid disaccharide to dodecaose obtained in the present disclosure and macromolecular hyaluronic acid. wavenumber/cm.sup.−1 macromolecule Oligosaccharide hyaluronic composition of the present # Corresponding Group acid disclosure 1 VO—H OR VN—H 3385.59 3373.70 2 νC—H 2895.71 2895.09 3 νC═O 1616.71 1613.16 4 νC—N 1408.89 1410.37 5 νC—O 1046.17 1046.18
Example 9 for Detection of Efficacy and Activity
[0061] (1) Permeability and Hydration Properties
[0062] SD rat epidermis is taken as the experimental object, Hyaluronic Acid Binding Protein-Biotin bovine (Sigma, H9910) is used for immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence, the permeability of the low molecular weight hyaluronic acid oligosaccharide mixture (HAOS) with a molecular weight of 954 Da obtained in Example 7 is investigated, after 0.5 h, 1 h and 2 h of application of HAOS of 954 Da and hyaluronic acid products with a molecular weight of 3 KDa in the market, the changes of epidermal skin moisture (MMV) of rats are measured to investigate the hydration characteristics, the results are as illustrated in
[0063] (2) Restorative Effects on Human Immortalized Epidermal Cells
[0064] HaCaT cells (human immortalized epidermal cells) are taken as the experimental object, the cell viability is detected by CCK8, and the low molecular weight hyaluronic acid oligosaccharide mixture with a molecular weight of 954 Da obtained in Example 7 is investigated for its ability to promote the repair of cells damaged by hydrogen peroxide, the results are as illustrated in
[0065] (3) Repair Effect of Fibroblasts
[0066] A. Detection of the Cell Proliferation
[0067] Cell seeding: fibroblasts are seeded at a seeding density of 3.5E3 cells/well to a 96-well plate and incubated overnight in an incubator (37° C., 5% CO.sub.2, 95% RH). The test is designed according to the following Table 3, and the specific detection results are as indicated in Table 4 and illustrated in
[0068] The 954 Da hyaluronic acid used in the control group 1 is obtained by referring to the chemical cracking of macromolecular hyaluronic acid in CN101507733A, that is, 3 L of purified water and 330 g of macromolecular hyaluronic acid with a molecular weight of 800 KDa are add in a 5 L glass beaker, the stirring speed is controlled at 400 rpm, after all the substance are dissolved, the pH is adjusted to 2.5, and the 954 Da hyaluronic acid is obtained by hydrolysis at constant temperature 85° C. for 20 hours.
[0069] The 954 Da hyaluronic acid used in the control group 2 is obtained by referring to the chemical method in CN101507733A in combination with bovine testis-type hyaluronidase enzymatic hydrolysis of macromolecular hyaluronic acid, that is, 3 L of purified water and 330 g the macromolecular hyaluronic acid with a molecular weight of 800 KDa are added in a 5 L glass beaker, a stirring speed is controlled at 400 rpm, after all the substance are completely dissolved, the pH is adjusted to 2.5 and the 954 Da hyaluronic acid is hydrolyzed at a constant temperature of 85° C. for 12 h, then the temperature is lowered to 40° C., and 1.5×10.sup.8 U of bovine testis type hyaluronidase (CAS No.: 9001-54-1, commercially available) are added, the enzyme activity of the system is 5×10.sup.4 U/mL, the pH of the solution is adjusted to 5.5, and the system is kept at 40° C. and stirred for 12 hours.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Design of Cell proliferation Test Culture Detection conditions Detection model Group (ingredients) Dosage Dosing time Indicator Fibroblasts Control 2% fetal / 0 h, 24 h, Cell 1 bovine serum + 48 h, 72 h Proliferation 954 Da hyaluronic acid obtained bypure chemical method Control 2% fetal 2.5 mg/mL 2 bovine serum + 954 Da hyaluronic acid obtained by chemical method and enzymatic hydrolysis of bovine testis-type hyaluronidase HAOS 2% fetal 2.5 mg/mL of this bovine serum + invention 954 Da HAOS obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of leech-type hyaluronidase in Example 7 of the present invention
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Rsults of Cell Proliferation Assay 0 h 24 h 48 h 72 h Relative Relative Relative Relative Vitality SD Vitality SD P Vitality SD P Vitality SD P GROUP % % % % value % % value % % value Control 1 100% 0.62 133 10.26 / 215 9.76 / 210 4.93 / Control 2 100% 0.62 173 1.08 0.003 348 8.62 0.000 452 9.76 0.000 HAOS of this invention 100% 0.62 220 0.62 0.000 475 4.35 0.000 531 8.62 0.000
[0070] The results shows that the cell viability of 954 Da HAOS obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis in Example 7 of the present disclosure at 2.5 mg/ml is significantly higher than that of control group 1 and control group 2 at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h (P<0.01). Compared with pure chemical cleavage or chemical method in combination with the commonly used bovine testis-type hyaluronidase method, the obtained 954 Da HAOS has a more obvious proliferating effect on fibroblasts.
[0071] B. Scratch Detection
[0072] Cell seeding: fibroblasts are seeded at a seeding density of 2E5 cells/well to a 6-well plate and incubated overnight in an incubator (37° C., 5% CO.sub.2, 95% RH). The test is designed according to Table 4 below, and the specific test results are indicated in Table 5 and illustrated in
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 4 Cell migration assay test Detection Group Culture Conditions Dosing Detection Model (ingredients) Dosage time Indicator Fibroblasts Control 1 2% fetal bovine serum + / 24 h Cell 954 Da hyaluronic Scratches acid obtained by pure chemical method Control 2 2% fetal bovine serum + 2.5 mg/mL 954 Da hyaluronic acid obtained by chemical method and enzymatic hydrolysis of bovine testis-type hyaluronidase HAOS 2% fetal bovine serum + 2.5 mg/mL 954 Da HAOS obtained by enzymatic hydrolysisof leech-type hyaluronidasein Example 7 of the present invention
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 5 Results of Cell Migration Assay Average Average of Relative of Mobility Relative Mobility P Group Mobility SD Mobility SD Value Control 1 0.11 0.01 1.00 0.08 / Control 2 0.23 0.03 2.04 0.29 0.000 HAOS of 0.20 0.02 1.83 0.18 0.000 This invention
[0073] The results show that the relative migration rate to fibroblasts of the 954 Da HAOS obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis in Example 7 of the present disclosure at 2.5 mg/ml was significantly higher than that of control group 1 and control group 2 (P<0.01). Compared with pure chemical cleavage or chemical in combination with the commonly used bovine testis-type hyaluronidase method, the obtained 954 Da HAOS has a more obvious effect on promoting the migration of fibroblasts.
[0074] (4) Effects on the Healing of Wounded Skin Tissue in Mice
[0075] Grouping: Sham group (sham operation group); model group (skin injury group, only application of distilled water); control group 1 (model+application of 954 Da hyaluronic acid obtained by pure chemical method); control group 2 (model+application of 954 Da hyaluronic acid obtained by chemical method and enzymatic hydrolysis of bovine testis-type hyaluronidase); HAOS of the present disclosure (model+application of 954 Da HAOS obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of leech-type hyaluronidase in Example 7 of the present disclosure).
[0076] Except for the Sham group (sham operation group) that is not treated with skin injury, the other groups were conducted to create a 0.6 cm diameter round full-length skin excision open wound on the back of the mice to establish a model. The number of smearing is controlled for 3 times a day, 120 ul each time, and situations of the wound healing and scar formation are observed.
[0077] Through the measurement of the healing area and the calculation of the healing rate in the present disclosure, it is found that, on the 10th day of the injury, compared with control group 1 and control group 2, the healing rate for mouse skin damage is higher, and the healing of skin wounds can be significantly promoted by applying HAOS 954 Da obtained in Example 7 of the present disclosure.