FTMS and TOF/TOF mass spectrometry in concert: Identifying peptides with high reliability using matrix prespotted MALDI target plates

摘要

In this paper we describe a combination of the mass spectrometric techniques MALDI-TOF/TOF and MALDI-FTMS to identify proteins in complex samples using prespotted MALDI target plates. By this procedure accurate FTMS mass measurements and TOF/TOF data are obtained from the same spot. We have found that this combination of techniques leads to more reliable identification of peptides. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.