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Maitake, Hen of the Woods · 2008 · Journal Article

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A method for N-terminal de novo sequence analysis of proteins by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.

Grifola frondosa

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SpeciesMaitake, Hen of the Woods
JournalAnalytical biochemistry
Year2008

Key points

  • A novel method for isolation and de novo sequencing of N-terminal peptides from proteins is described
  • The method presented here combines selective chemical tagging using succinimidyloxycarbonylmethyl tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium bromide (TMPP-Ac-OSu) at the N(alpha)-amino group of peptides after digestion by metalloendopeptidase (from Grifola frondosa) and selective capture procedures using p-phenylenediisothiocyanate resin, by which the N-terminal peptide can be isolated, whether or not it is N-terminally blocked
  • The isolated N-terminal peptide modified N-terminally with TMPP-Ac-OSu reagent produces a simple fragmentation pattern under tandem mass spectrometric analysis to significantly facilitate sequencing

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Citation abstract

A novel method for isolation and de novo sequencing of N-terminal peptides from proteins is described. The method presented here combines selective chemical tagging using succinimidyloxycarbonylmethyl tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium bromide (TMPP-Ac-OSu) at the N(alpha)-amino group of peptides after digestion by metalloendopeptidase (from Grifola frondosa) and selective capture procedures using p-phenylenediisothiocyanate resin, by which the N-terminal peptide can be isolated, whether or not it is N-terminally blocked. The isolated N-terminal peptide modified N-terminally with TMPP-Ac-OSu reagent produces a simple fragmentation pattern under tandem mass spectrometric analysis to significantly facilitate sequencing.

Citation

Kuyama H, Sonomura K, Nishimura O, Tsunasawa S (2008). A method for N-terminal de novo sequence analysis of proteins by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Analytical biochemistry https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2008.05.053 PMID: 18577371

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