Anti-S IgG was captured through affinity purification with recombinant trimerized S protein-coated Maxisorp NUNC-Immuno plates (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Roskilde, Denmark) (18 (link)), while total IgG was enriched using protein G Sepharose Fast Flow 4 beads (32 (link)). A 100 mM formic acid solution was used for antibody elution, followed by sample drying through vacuum centrifugation and reconstitution in 25 mM ammonium bicarbonate. The purified antibodies were subjected to tryptic digestion to obtain glycopeptides, as described previously (29 (link), 32 (link)). For the samples from Brazil, a minimum of 2 Visucon-F standards, 4 pooled anti-S IgG samples and 2 blanks were included per plate. For the German samples at least 1 Visucon-F standard and 1 blank was included on each plate.
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