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Characterization of Positional Isomers of Interchain Cysteine Linked Antibody-Drug Conjugates by High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Analytical chemistry
  • Ke Li
  • Zhongping John Lin
  • Honglan Shi, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Yinfa Ma, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Interchain cysteine linked antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are emerging therapeutic products that antagonize cancers. The toxic payloads are selectively linked to the interchain cysteines and generate heterogeneous mixtures of positional isomers. These positional isomers might contribute differently to the therapeutic efficacy because of the variation in conjugation stability, and thus they need to be well characterized. However, the characterization of the positional isomers of interchain cysteine linked ADCs is very challenging, mainly because of the high similarity between those isomers. In this research, we developed a novel mass spectrometry method for the characterization of positional isomers of interchain cysteine linked ADCs. The subunit analysis and the bottom-up analysis provided abundant information about the drug numbers and drug linking positions on each chain. Because the method can provide accurate data on drug linking numbers and positions on each chain, it will be very useful for researchers in cancer drug development and cancer treatment.

Department(s)
Chemistry
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for Research in Energy and Environment (CREE)
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 NLM (Medline), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
7-1-2019
Publication Date
01 Jul 2019
PubMed ID
31247726
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Citation Information
Ke Li, Zhongping John Lin, Honglan Shi and Yinfa Ma. "Characterization of Positional Isomers of Interchain Cysteine Linked Antibody-Drug Conjugates by High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry" Analytical chemistry Vol. 91 Iss. 13 (2019) p. 8558 - 8563 ISSN: 1520-6882
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/yinfa-ma/164/