Shotgun proteomics
From Mass Spec Terms
IUPAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2013 |
Shotgun proteomics |
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Protein identification using a combination of high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry in which the proteins in a mixture are digested, usually by a specific enzyme, and the resulting peptides are separated by liquid chromatography and identified by tandem mass spectrometry. |
Related Term(s): bottom-up proteomics |
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From Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013); DOI: 10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06 © IUPAC 2013. |