The invention provides a method for determining immunoglobulin charge isomer
glycosylation and terminal modification states. With the method, immunoglobulin
glycosylation, N-terminal pyroglutamic acidification, and C-terminal de-
lysine can be simultaneously determined rapidly. The method comprises the steps that: (1) immunoglobulin before and after
carboxypeptidase B
digestion are analyzed by using cation exchange
chromatography (CEX-HPLC), and different immunoglobulin charge isomers are collected according to retention times after the column; (2) the immunoglobulin component in the step (1) is denatured by using a denaturant, and is reduced by using a
reducing agent, such that light chain and
heavy chain are split; (3) the light chain and
heavy chain in the step (2) are separated with reversed-phase ultrahigh-pressure liquid
chromatography; (4) molecular weights of the light chain and
heavy chain obtained in the step (3) are determined by using
mass spectrometry; and (5) the chromatographic data in the step (3) and the
mass spectral data in the step (4) are analyzed, such that the
glycosylation and terminal modification states of the immunoglobulin are determined.