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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 15.
Published in final edited form as: Anal Chem. 2010 May 15;82(10):4130–4139. doi: 10.1021/ac100242b

Scheme 2.

Scheme 2

Schematic overview of the photocleavage reaction for a sulfhydryl-containing analyte captured by VICATSH. The biotinylated linker molecule remains attached to the mesh surface while the mass tagged analyte is released. The initial photocleavage product contains a carbamic acid that undergoes spontaneous decarboxylation prior to ionization to give the final photocleavage product (shown in protonated form). Capture and release results in a mass shift of 129 Da of the analyte.