Open AccessA computer program (COMPOST) for predicting mass spectrometric information from known amino acid sequences
Author(s) -
Ioannis A. Papayannopoulos,
K. Biemann
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of the american society for mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.961
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1879-1123
pISSN - 1044-0305
DOI - 10.1016/1044-0305(91)80012-v
Subject(s) - chemistry , monoisotopic mass , protonation , peptide , amino acid , mass spectrometry , mass , compost , dissociation (chemistry) , ion , peptide sequence , peptide mass fingerprinting , chromatography , mass spectrum , analytical chemistry (journal) , organic chemistry , biochemistry , proteomics , gene , ecology , biology
A computer program (COMPOST) is described that carries out predictive computations on known amino acid sequences. The program is designed to be of use to mass spectrometrists with an interest in protein and peptide sequencing. Mass values (monoisotopic and average) for protonated peptide and protein molecules and elemental compositions are calculated. COMPOST also calculates mass to charge ratio values for protonated peptides expected from specified digests, locates specified amino acid subsequences or peptides of a specifIed molecular weight within a longer sequence, and predicts mass to charge ratio values for fragment ions from high-energy collision-induced dissociation of protonated peptides.