Figure 5.
False peptide identification caused by false modification assignment and unexpected modification. (A) Assignment of an MS/MS spectrum with a doubly charged peptide, MeEVTAALMeENAAVGLVAGGK, identified by Mascot with a score of 57. (B) Assignment of the same MS/MS spectrum with a doubly charged peptide, EtEVTAALENAAVGLVAGGK, identified by manual inspection.