Figure 5.
RP-HPLC mass spectrometric characterization of synthetic NP218–226. 10 μmol of NP218–226, either a freshly made stock in PBS (A) or 1-yr stock in DMSO (D), were added to 300 μl of cystine-free or cystine-containing DME, incubated for 2 h at room temperature, and analyzed by RP-HPLC. The masses of material in eluting peaks were determined by MALDI-TOF, revealing that cysteinylated NP218–226 elutes at 25 min, unmodified NP218–226 at 27 min, and dimeric NP218–226 at 29 min. A, in PBS + TCEP; B, monomer in cystine-free medium; C, monomer in cystine-containing medium; D, in DMSO; E, dimer in cystine-free medium; F, dimer in cystine-containing medium.