Table 1. Quantification of the N-glycosylation site occupancy.
Secreted mAb | ER-retained mAb | |||
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Glycosylation site occupancy | % of glycosylation based on ion intensities | % of glycosylation based on densitometry | % of glycosylation based on ion intensities | % of glycosylation based on densitometry |
EEQYDSTYR | 77 | 80 | 70 | 68 |
EEQYNSTYR | 23 | 20 | 30 | 32 |
The N-glycosylation site occupancy was calculated from the comparison of the ion intensity of the non-glycosylated versus deglycosylated peptides using single and discharged specific ions and from densitometry analysis of the two bands corresponding to heavy chains observed on the NuPAGE gel.