A selective purification and quantification of Infliximab in human serum is proposed.
The purification is based on immuno-affinity using biotinylated TNF-alpha captured onto a streptavidin coated 96 well plate.
Quantification is performed using LC–MS/MS on one signature peptide after tryptic digestion.
The method was validated according to EMA guidelines, has a lower limit of quantification of 0.5 μg/mL using 2 μL serum.
Cross validation against reference ELISA method showed a strong agreement of r2 = 0.95.