Proposed nomenclature for peptide ion fragmentation

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2015.07.021
• Publication Date: 2015-07-30T09:48:24Z
• Authors: Ivan K. Chu; Chi-Kit Siu; Justin Kai-Chi Lau; Wai Kit Tang; Xiaoyan Mu; Cheuk Kuen Lai; Xinhua Guo; Xian Wang; Ning Li; Yu Xia; Xianglei Kong; Han Bin Oh; Victor Ryzhov; František Tureček; Alan C. Hopkinson; K.W. Michael Siu
• Keywords: Fragmentation; CLARITY; Multitude

Abstract The multitude of fragmentation techniques available to modern tandem mass spectrometry introduces diversity in the types of product ions. An all-explicit nomenclature system for the product ions of peptide fragmentation is herein proposed for the sake of clarity and unambiguity. All variables – the charge, radical and hydrogens gained or lost – associated with a given product ion are specified.