Mass Western for absolute quantification of target proteins and considerations about the instrument of choice

Methods Mol Biol. 2014:1072:199-208. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-631-3_15.

Abstract

The Mass Western describes the absolute quantification of proteins based on stable isotope labeled integral standard peptides and liquid chromatography coupled selective reaction monitoring triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (LC-SRM/MS). Here, we present a detailed workflow including tips and we discuss advantages and disadvantages of using different types of MS for absolute quantification.

MeSH terms

  • Calibration
  • Chromatography, Liquid / instrumentation*
  • Isotope Labeling / instrumentation*
  • Mass Spectrometry / instrumentation*
  • Peptides / metabolism
  • Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Peptides
  • Proteins