Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of isolating covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA molecules from microbial cells containing the ccc DNA molecules, comprising the steps of: contacting the microbial cells with a lysing agent and moving the composition through a tube system with a flow having a Reynolds number of at least 3000 to obtain a lysing composition, incubating the lysing composition to obtain a lysate, contacting the lysate with a neutralizing solution to obtain a neutralized lysate, and further processing the neutralized lysate to obtain the ccc DNA molecules.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method for purifying teriparatide, a therapeutically active polypeptide fragment of full-length human parathyroid hormone. The method is based on ion exchange chromatography and is effective in separating the therapeutically active polypeptide from undesirable variants, such as truncated polypeptides. The method of the invention can be used at a preparative scale which allows it to be implemented into the production process for teriparatide. Accordingly, the invention also provides a method for the production of teriparatide which includes a step in which teriparatide is purified by the novel ion exchange chromatography method of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method for purifying teriparatide, a therapeutically active polypeptide fragment of full-length human parathyroid hormone. The method is based on ion exchange chromatography and is effective in separating the therapeutically active polypeptide from undesirable variants, such as truncated polypeptides. The method of the invention can be used at a preparative scale which allows it to be implemented into the production process for teriparatide. Accordingly, the invention also provides a method for the production of teriparatide which includes a step in which teriparatide is purified by the novel ion exchange chromatography method of the invention.