Table 1.
Peptides identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
| Peptide | Predicted mass (Da) | Observed mass (Da) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| furin | PC1/3 | PC2 | ||
| His tag-R41 | 4510 | 4511 | 4512 | 4511 |
| E42-R70 | 3267 | 3272 | 3269 | N.D. |
| E42-K69 | 3111 | N.D. | N.D. | 3117 |
| Q71-Y148 | 9701 | 9701 | N.D. | N.D. |
| R70-Y148 | 9857 | N.D. | N.D. | 9900 |
| H122-Y148 | 3088 | N.D. | N.D. | 3087 |
| E42-Y148 | 12950 | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. |
Each predicted mass was calculated using ProteinProspector. N.D. indicates not detected. The His tag-R41 fragment consists of the His-tag-linker region and augurin (N32-R41) with calculated masses of 3257 and 1271 Da, respectively; after the subtraction of 18 Da due to the formation of peptide bond between the 3257- and 1271-Da fragments, the total predicted mass of the His tag-R41 fragment is therefore 4510 Da.