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Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Intact Proteins Larger than 100 kDa
Published on: September 9, 2013
Capillary electrophoresis off-line matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry of intact and
Aida Zuberovic1, Sara Ullsten, Ulf Hellman
1Department of Analytical Chemistry, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala University, PO Box 599, SE-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden.
Abstract:
Capillary electrophoresis (CE) was coupled off-line with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) for the analysis of proteins and peptides. CE fractions were collected directly on a matrix-coated MALDI target, using a sheath-flow interface. Protein adsorption during CE separations was prevented by coating the capillaries with the physically adsorbed, cationic polymer PolyE-323. The CE/MALDI-MS system was used for the analysis of model proteins and peptides at physiological pH as well as analysis of proteins in tear fluid. Moreover, tryptic on-target digestion of the collected protein fractions, with subsequent MALDI-MS and MS/MS peptide analysis, was demonstrated.
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