Figure 5.
Mass spectrometry of the purified peptides for (A) unlabeled Aβ(1–40) and (B) uniformly 13C- and 15N-labeled Aβ(1–40). Theoretical molecular masses for Aβ(1–40) are (A) 4329.8 Da and (B) 4576.8 Da. The error of the mass measurement is ±1 Da. The estimated purity from the mass spectroscopy is more than 90%. The impurity is likely to be Aβ(6–40) as a result of the non-specific cleavage by Factor Xa (see text). The total labeling ratio is ~ 98%.