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Exploring an orbitrap analyzer for the characterization of intact antibodies by native mass spectrometry

  • Sara Rosati*
  • , Rebecca J. Rose
  • , Natalie J. Thompson
  • , Esther Van Duijn
  • , Eugen Damoc
  • , Eduard Denisov
  • , Alexander Makarov
  • , Albert J.R. Heck
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12992-12996
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number52
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Dec 2012

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Analytical methods
  • Antibodies
  • Biopharmaceuticals
  • Native mass spectrometry
  • Orbitrap

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