Suppression of matrix clusters and enhancement of peptide signals in MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry using nitrilotriacetic acid |
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Authors: | Kim Jong-Seo Kim Ji-Young Kim Hie-Joon |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Korea. |
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Abstract: | Matrix clusters and their alkali metal ion adducts suppress peptide signals in the 500-1400 Da range and compromise MALDI-TOF mass spectrometric peptide mass fingerprinting and protein identification. Addition of 7 mM nitrilotriacetic acid to the matrix solution significantly reduced matrix clusters and increased signal-to-noise ratio of peptide signals approximately 5 to 20-fold. As a result, reliability in the identification of femtomole amounts of proteins based on peptide mass fingerprinting and database search was significantly enhanced, leading to a higher score and sequence coverage. |
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