Infrared multiphoton dissociation for enhanced de novo sequence interpretation of N-terminal sulfonated peptides in a quadrupole ion trap |
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Authors: | Wilson Jeffrey J Brodbelt Jennifer S |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1 University Station A5300, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA. |
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Abstract: | Infrared multiphoton dissociation (IRMPD) of N-terminal sulfonated peptides improves de novo sequencing capabilities in a quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer. Not only does IRMPD promote highly efficient dissociation of the N-terminal sulfonated peptides but also the entire series of y ions down to the y(1) fragment may be detected due to alleviation of the low-mass cutoff problem associated with conventional collisional activated dissociation (CAD) methods in a quadrupole ion trap. Commercial de novo sequencing software was applied for the interpretation of CAD and IRMPD MS/MS spectra collected for seven unmodified peptides and the corresponding N-terminal sulfonated species. In most cases, the additional information obtained by N-terminal sulfonation in combination with IRMPD provided significant improvements in sequence identification. The software sequence tag results were combined with a commercial database searching algorithm to interpret sequence information of a tryptic digest on alpha-casein s1. Energy-variable CAD studies confirmed a 30-40% reduction in the critical energies of the N-terminal sulfonated peptides relative to unmodified peptides. This reduction in dissociation energy facilitates IRMPD in a quadrupole ion trap. |
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