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Formation Of Gaseous Peptide Ions From Electrospray Droplets: Competition Between The Ion Evaporation Mechanism And Charged Residue Mechanism., Elnaz Aliyari, Lars Konermann
Formation Of Gaseous Peptide Ions From Electrospray Droplets: Competition Between The Ion Evaporation Mechanism And Charged Residue Mechanism., Elnaz Aliyari, Lars Konermann
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The transfer of peptide ions from solution into the gas phase by electrospray ionization (ESI) is an integral component of mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics. The mechanisms whereby gaseous peptide ions are released from charged ESI nanodroplets remain unclear. This is in contrast to intact protein ESI, which has been the focus of detailed investigations using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and other methods. Under acidic liquid chromatography/MS conditions, many peptides carry a solution charge of 3+ or 2+. Because of this pre-existing charge and their relatively small size, prevailing views suggest that peptides follow the ion evaporation mechanism (IEM). The IEM …