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Determination of the Gas-phase Acidities of Oligopeptides
Published on: June 24, 2013
Atmospheric pressure thermal ionization ion source for peptide analysis
Eugenii N Kukaev1, Alexey S Kononikhin2, Natalia L Starodubtseva3
1Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russian Federation and Institute for Energy Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russian Federation.
Abstract:
A novel atmospheric pressure thermal ionization (APTI) ion source was developed for the analysis of liquid samples. The feasibility of the ion source was demonstrated on peptides using two configurations-assisted by hot wire or hot surface. Microalloyed molybdenum, used as a thermal ion- emitter, notably facilitated the formation of multiply-charged ions, but fragmentation products were still observed. Peptide fragmentation accompanying thermal ionization can be used for peptide identification. The described method is promising for studies of biological samples with minimal pre-treatment.
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