The fragmentation patterns obtained by ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) and collision-induced dissociation (CID) in a quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometer were compared for peptides modified at their C-termini and at acidic amino acids. Attachment of Alexa Fluor 350 or 7-amino-4-methyl-coumarin chromophores at the C-terminal and acidic residues enhances the UV absorptivity of the peptides and all fragment ions that retain the chromophore, such as the y ions that contain the chromophore-modified C-terminus. Whereas CID results in the formation of the typical array of mainly y-type and a/b-type fragment ions, UVPD produces predominantly a/b-type ions with greatly reduced abundances of y ions. Immonium ions, mostly ones from aromatic or basic amino acids, are also observed in the low m/z range upon UVPD. UVPD of peptides containing two chromophore moieties (with one at the C-terminus and another at an acidic residue) results in even more efficient photodissociation at the expense of the annihilation of almost all diagnostic b and y ions containing the chromophore.
在四极离子阱质谱仪中,通过紫外线光解离(UVPD)和碰撞诱导解离(CID)获得的碎片模式,与在C端和酸性
氨基酸处被修饰的肽进行了比较。在C端和酸性残基上附着Alexa Fluor 350或7-
氨基-4-甲基-
香豆素发色团,可增强肽和所有保留发色团的碎片离子的紫外线吸收性,例如包含发色团修饰的C端的y离子。CID会导致形成典型的y型和a/b型碎片离子阵列,而UVPD则主要产生a/b型离子,y离子的丰度大大降低。在UVPD作用下,在低m/z范围内也观察到了
铵离子,其中大部分来自芳香族或碱性
氨基酸。对于含有两个发色团(一个位于C端,另一个位于酸性残基)的肽,UVPD会导致更有效的光解离,但代价是几乎所有包含发色团的诊断性b和y离子都会消失。