Antioxidant Dipeptide Composition for Stable Lyophilized Injection

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Problem

The existing dipeptide derivative for treating liver failure is unstable in aqueous solutions, susceptible to enzymatic degradation, and cannot withstand moist heat sterilization, making it unsuitable for oral dosage forms and leading to high impurity content and potential side effects.

Innovation Solution

A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula I, glycine, and an antioxidant like ascorbic acid or sodium metabisulfite, with a pH regulator, is formulated into a lyophilized powder injection, using a controlled preparation process under nitrogen atmosphere and sterile filtration.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the dipeptide derivative is formulated as an oral dosage form, then it can be administered conveniently, but it is destroyed by enzymes in the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract, leading to loss of efficacy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadministration convenienceVSAvoiddrug efficacy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the active dipeptide derivative from the oral dosage form and formulates it as an injectable preparation, thereby removing the harmful enzymatic environment of the gastrointestinal tract while maintaining drug delivery. This resolves the contradiction by eliminating the source of degradation (enzymes in oral cavity) while preserving administration effectiveness through injection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces protective excipients and specific formulation components as intermediaries that shield the dipeptide derivative from enzymatic degradation. These intermediaries create a protective microenvironment that prevents enzyme-substrate interaction, allowing the drug to maintain efficacy while being administered in a form that can withstand the gastrointestinal environment or be delivered parenterally.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If the dipeptide derivative is stored in aqueous solution, then it is easy to use, but it shows poor stability and cannot resist moist heat sterilization

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveusabilityVSAvoiddrug stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the physical and chemical parameters of the formulation by adjusting pH to specific ranges (6.0-8.0), controlling ionic strength, and optimizing temperature conditions during storage and sterilization. These parameter changes create optimal conditions for drug stability while maintaining usability, allowing the formulation to withstand moist heat sterilization without degradation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite formulation system combining the dipeptide derivative with multiple excipients including buffering agents, stabilizers, and protective compounds. This composite material approach provides synergistic protection where each component contributes to overall stability, enabling the formulation to resist degradation during storage and sterilization while remaining easy to administer.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Productivity

If the dipeptide derivative is formulated with high concentration to reduce dosage frequency, then treatment efficiency improves, but impurity content and side effects increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetreatment efficiencyVSAvoidimpurity content
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a highly stable formulation copy that replicates the therapeutic effect at optimized concentrations. By improving formulation stability through excipients and pH control, the patent enables maintenance of higher drug concentrations without proportional increase in impurities, as the stable formulation prevents degradation-related impurity formation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent optimizes concentration parameters within specific ranges (0.5-10.0 mg/mL) and combines this with controlled pH (6.0-8.0) and ionic strength parameters. These parameter optimizations allow achieving high treatment efficiency while minimizing impurity generation, as the controlled parameters prevent degradation reactions that would otherwise produce harmful impurities even at high concentrations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The composition achieves high stability under high-humidity, strong light, and low-temperature conditions, with low impurity content and improved efficacy for treating liver failure.

Implementation Method 1

an antioxidant... ascorbic acid, sodium edetate, sodium bisulfite, and sodium metabisulfite

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAntioxidation: Oxidation

Implementation Method 2

lyophilized powder injection

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFreeze drying: Freeze Drying

Data Source

PatentUS20250313593A1Dipeptide derivative composition, preparation method therefor, and use thereof
Publication Date: 2025.10.09 BEIJING CONTINENT PHARMACEUTICALS CO LTD
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AI summary

A dipeptide derivative composition, a preparation method therefor, and use thereof are provided. The composition includes a compound represented by formula I, glycine, and an antioxidant. The composition has good auxiliary material compatibility. A freeze-dried formulation prepared from the composition has low impurity content and features good stability under high humidity, strong light, and low temperature storage conditions.