Unit

UNIT 23.1 Analysis of Protein Composition Using Multidimensional Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry

  1. Andrew J. Link1,
  2. Jennifer L. Jennings1,
  3. Michael P. Washburn2

Published Online: 1 FEB 2004

DOI: 10.1002/0471140864.ps2301s34

Current Protocols in Protein Science

Current Protocols in Protein Science

How to Cite

Link, A. J., Jennings, J. L. and Washburn, M. P. 2004. Analysis of Protein Composition Using Multidimensional Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry. Current Protocols in Protein Science. 34:23.1:23.1.1–23.1.25.

Author Information

  1. 1

    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee

  2. 2

    Torrey Mesa Research Institute, San Diego, California

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 1 FEB 2004
  2. Published Print: NOV 2003

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Abstract

Multidimensional liquid chromatography of peptides produced by protease digestion of complex protein mixtures followed by tandem mass spectrometry can be coupled with automated database searching to identify large numbers of proteins in complex samples. These methods avoid the limitations of gel electrophoresis and in-gel digestions by directly identifying protein mixtures in solution.