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Another early genetic disease for correction by gene therapy was SCID. One form of this disease is caused by a lack of adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity. ADA is an enzyme that plays a central role in the degradation of purine nucleosides (it catalyses the removal of ammonia from adenosine, forming inosine, which, in turn, is usually eventually converted to uric acid). This leads to T- and B-lymphocyte dysfunction. Lack of an effective immune system means that SCID sufferers must be kept in an essentially sterile environment. 

The hrefly Inciferin system is very sensitive and can be conpled to any enzymatic reaction that prodnces or nses ATP. For example, creatine phosphokinase can be determined by this method and hence be nsed in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and mnscle disorders. The creatine phosphokinase converts AMP into ATP which then nndergoes the reaction with Inciferin as shown in Fignre 3.25. ATP pro-dnction is essential for every known life form and the firefly Inciferin system can be nsed to check for microbial life. Hence systems have been developed that use a portable luminescence workstation to monitor sanitation in food manufacturing and to check for sterile environments in technological workplaces. The system can also be applied in checking cell viability, for instance in cell cultures and to measure the toxic effects of chemicals on cells. 

The contribution of these agents, individually or in various combinations, has been assessed in model cheese systems from which one or more of the agents was excluded or eliminated, e.g. by using an acidogen rather than starter for acidification or manufacturing cheese in a sterile environment to eliminate non-starter lactic acid bacteria (NSLAB). Such model systems have given very useful information on the biochemistry of ripening. 

There are several machine systems available for aseptically filling glass and plastic bottles for still juices. (Aseptic filling of drink cartons is covered in Section 9.7.) Carbonated drinks are not aseptically filled. There are two main aseptic filling workflows, with a third workflow used less frequently. The first system sterilises the container, fills and seals it the second takes a sealed, precleaned bottle, removes the seal in a sterile environment, fills and re-seals the container. The third system blows a bottle and while it is still sterile fills it and then seals it, all within the same machine, this is known as a form-fill-seaF (FFS) system. 

The entire surface of the laminate is sterilised with hydrogen peroxide before it is filled and shaped into packs. This has proved to be a very efficient and safe technique. The filling takes place in a sterile environment which is small and has few moving parts. These are important factors that contribute to the integrity of the system. The packs are sealed through the liquid, which means they are completely filled and the contents are thus fully protected against oxidation. The brik format makes very effective use of materials and economical use of bulk volume in palletisation and distribution 93% is product and only 7% is primary and secondary packaging. 

Autoclave sterilization is one of the most difficult common sterilization environments for a medical adhesive, and it is commonly used in hospitals and health care facilities for reusable devices. Autoclaves sterilize with high-pressure steam. Temperatures inside the sterilization chamber typically can reach 130°C with pressures above ambient. Certain adhesive systems, such as polyurethanes, may show hydrolytic degradation in such environments especially after multiple cycles. Epoxies perform the best under multiple autoclave exposures. However, on certain substrates, light-cured acrylics and cyanoacrylates will also perform fairly well. 

Adenosine deaminase replacesthe C6 amino group with a hydroxyl group, an important step in purine metabolism, A genetic deficiency of the enzyme causes a severe immunodeficiency, called "baby in a bubble syndrome," because the child must live in a sterile environment. 

For many of the reasons listed in the oxygen-detection section of this chapter, it would be desirable to monitor pH using optical methods. As with oxygen detection, this could be particularly useful in settings where sterile containment is desirable. As with oxygen, current electrode-based pH probes require that a sterile environment be breached by the probe and its leads. 

Classical breeding has been the mainstay of crop improvement since the rediscovery of Mendelian genetics at the beginning of this century. The improvements have been significant, e.g., the development of hybrid corn resulted in a steady 1-2% increase in yield per year. Other crop breeding programs led to the development of strains that would sustain food production in previously sterile environments. ... 

While organotin species are stable in sterile environments (both aqueous as well as solid phases) and in the dark at usual environmental temperatures, the breakdown of triorganotin species occurs rapidly in sunlight and by biological action. 

In the case of an IPC, PQ confirms that all processes supported by the IPC functions operate correctly and deliver the final product. For example, material dispensing systems often require IPCs to support weighing operations within a sterile environment. In this case, PQ can consist of a number of successful weighing operations, documented and compared with the weighing results conducted using a calibrated balance. 

At birth, infants emerge from a sterile environment to be almost immediately exposed to an environment filled with a wide variety of microbes. The conjunctiva, as with... 

At first sight, then, complex mechanical setups as we propose for semicon-tinuous or continuous freeze-drying seem susceptible to serious hazards in the sterility control of the operation. However, this is not as dramatic as it looks since the essential part of the process—if not the entire process—is carried out automatically and can be done entirely within a sterile environment by remote control. Indeed, today highly sophisticated automation can be achieved if we resort to the advanced technologies developed for the nuclear industry and profit by the experience of their operators. However, this sophistication will definitely bear on the cost and this can be a serious drawback for conventional low-priced products. 

Bacterial impermeability has a dual role. The wound will not heal if it is heavily infected. The inflammatory phase will be extended, and, unless topical or systemic antibacterial agents are used, a more general infection could result. However, a limited number of microorganisms are tolerated by most wounds, and the destructive or cleansing phase produced by phagocytic activity should result in a self-sterilized environment. The wound should be protected from secondary infection or, if still contaminated, be prevented from transmitting the infective organisms. 

The sterility of a sterile dosage form can only be guaranteed while it is protected from the surrounding non-sterile environment within a container made from materials impermeable to microbial penetration. 

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