ISSN:
0887-6134
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The formation of polyhydrogen adducts of peptide molecules during fast atom bombardment (FAB) mass spectrometry (MS) is shown to be matrix dependent. FAB/MS analyses completed in glycerol solvent produced higher than expected peak intensities at m/z corresponding to (M + 2)+, (M + 3)+, and (M + 4)+ when the contributions of all stable isotopes present in the sample are included. Analysis of the same peptides in thioglycerol by positive or negative ion FAB yielded peak intensity distributions for the protonated molecule which matched those predicted from the natural abundance of stable isotopes. These findings suggest that thioglycerol should be the FAB matrix in analyses of peptides when determination of elemental or isotopic composition is desired.
Additional Material:
1 Tab.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bms.1200140509
