Table 1.

MS identification of the protein(s) bands in TB ascites patients. The peptides were detected by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis.

Protein	Peptide sequence	Amino acid positiona	% Totalb
14 kDa	PEFSE	16–20	3.47
	FDGR SEFAYGSFVR	87–100	9.72
% coverage			13.19
Ag 85 complex	RRLMIGTA AA	13–22	3.07
	PGLPVEY LQVP	43–53	3.3
	ELPQWLS ANRAVKPTGS AAIGLSM	144–167	7.3
	ALLDPSQGMG PSLIGLAMGD AGGYKA	191–216	8
	THSWEYWGAQ LNA	301–313	4
% coverage			25.67
65 kDa	EKIGA	5–9	2.4
	VAAGA	45–49	2.4
	AKEVETKE	73–80	3.9
	ERQ	145–148	1.9
	STVKD	165–170	2.4
	IIAED	186–190	2.4
% coverage			15.4
70 kDa	RHMGSDWSIE IDGKKY	71–86	2.56
	PYITV DADKNPLFLD	256–270	2.4
	RKRREEADVR NQAE	501–604	2.24
% coverage			7.2

Notes:

^aAmino acid position of the peptide in the mature protein;

^bPercentage the peptides contributes to the total mass of the mature protein.