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. 1981 Aug 1;197(2):401–404. doi: 10.1042/bj1970401

Fast-atom-bombardment mass spectra of enkephalins.

M Barber, R S Bordoli, G V Garner, D B Gordon, R D Sedgwick, L W Tetler, A N Tyler
PMCID: PMC1163139  PMID: 7325963

Abstract

The positive- and negative-ion mass spectra of [methionine]enkephalin and [leucine]enkephalin have been obtained by using a fast-atom-bombardment source described previously by Barber, Bordoli, Sedgwick & Tyler [(1981) J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., in the press]. This technique has allowed the spectra to be obtained without conversion of the enkephalins into volatile derivatives. The fast-atom-bombardment spectra show good pseudo-molecular-ion sensitivity and fragmentation that can be interpreted on the basis of the known molecular structure.

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