Abstract
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) represent a major class of therapeutic biomolecules being developed by the biopharmaceutical industry, their popularity largely being a result of their high specificity towards targets. Therapeutic mAbs are being developed for various diseases, with a strong focus on cancer and immunological disorders.[1] All antibody drugs currently approved for clinical use are based on the immunoglobulin G (IgG) class; these molecules are composed of two heavy chains and two light chains, connected by disulfide bonds, and with a molecular weight of approximately 150 kDa. Antibody-based biopharmaceuticals can be complex and heterogeneous molecules, and a range of analytical tools are necessary to characterize them fully.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 12992-12996 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 52 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Dec 2012 |
Keywords
- Analytical methods
- Antibodies
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Native mass spectrometry
- Orbitrap