Facile method of quantification for oxidized tryptophan degradants of monoclonal antibody by mixed mode ultra performance liquid chromatography.

Oxidation in therapeutic monoclonal antibody is a common occurrence and it may affect potency. Thus controlling and monitoring the amount of oxidized variant in the drug product sample is important since it may impact the purity. Here, we present the development of a fast and easy method utilizing size exclusion - ultra performance liquid chromatography (SE-UPLC) run under moderate hydrophobic conditions (mixed mode) to monitor the heterogeneity in drug product samples.