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Exercise SQ2: Answers

Correct tag in Mascot notation is

703.74 etag(147.07, PS[I|L]T[I|L]FD, 920.41)

 

  1. What is the peptide sequence?
    ALAGCDFLTISPK
  2. Are there any alternative solutions?
    sequence tag
  3. If so, how do you choose a preferred solution?
    By trying to find reasonable explanations for the observed mass differences.

    In the case of +70.77 Da, this could be cysteine alkylation by free acrylamide in the gel (+71.04 Da). The modification is propionamide

    There isn't any single modification in Unimod that would give a delta of +74.72 Da +/- 0.5.

 

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