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. 2000 May 1;28(9):1978–1985. doi: 10.1093/nar/28.9.1978

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Nomenclature for gas phase fragmentation of oligonucleotides. The example shows backbone fragmentation between the third and fourth nucleotide units induced by neutral loss of nucleobase B3. This process leads to formation of the complementary a3–B3 and w2 fragments. Less prominent gas phase cleavages of the sugar–phosphate backbone yield b, c and d as well as x, y and z fragments.