A new array-based technology for the simultaneous capture, chemical labelling and mass spectrometry analysis of peptides is presented. Isotopically labelled self-assembled monolayer (SAM) gold arrays are constructed and used simultaneously to capture and label a range of peptides. The array-immobilised, labelled peptides were released by MALDI ablation, analysed by MALDI mass spectrometry and readily identified as labelled peptides from their characteristic isotope pattern. This new solid-phase array platform has the advantage of minimal sample manipulation and is suitable for multiple analyses of single protein digests on a single MALDI target plate.
Keywords: MALDI mass spectrometry; gold; isotopic labeling; peptides; self-assembled monolayers.
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