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. 2015 Sep 3;29(4):285–300. doi: 10.1007/s40259-015-0136-3

Table 4.

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/TOF–MS)-positive ion spectrum of Eprex®, Binocrit®, and Retacrit® after trypsin digestion compared with in silico analysis (MH+ calculated)

Peptide Sequence MH+ (m/z)a calculatedb MH+ (m/z)a observed
EPR BIN RET
28–31 APPR 440.2616 440.2793 440.2691 440.2606
32–37 LICDSR (Cys_CAM: 34) 763.3767 763.4197 763.4238 763.4025
38–41 VLER 516.314 516.343 516.3317 516.3189
42–47 YLLEAK 736.4239 736.4591 736.4719 736.4506
48–72 EAENITTGCAEHCSLNENITVPDTK (Cys_CAM: 56, 60) 2803.2509c nd nd nd
73–79 VNFYAWK 927.4723 927.517 927.5312 927.5057
73–80 VNFYAWKR (1 missed cleavage) 1083.5734 1083.556 1083.5669 1083.5288
80–103 RMEVGQQAVEVWQGLALLSEAVLR (1 missed cleavage) 2683 2682.544 2682.5193 2682.4392
81–103 MEVGQQAVEVWQGLALLSEAVLR 2526.3384 2526.431 2526.4316 2526.3394
104–124 GQALLVNSSQPWEPLQLHVDK 2359.2404d nd nd nd
125–130 AVSGLR 602.362 602.3907 602.3914 602.377
125–137 AVSGLRSLTTLLR (1 missed cleavage) 1386.8427 1387.936 1387.9481 1387.8857
131–137 SLTTLLR 803.4985 803.5432 803.5517 803.5271
144–158 EAISPPDAASAAPLR 1465.7645 1465.838 1465.8389 1465.8013
144–158 EAISPPDAASAAPLR + GalNAc + Galattosio 1830.9526 1830.978 1830.9824 1830.9257
159–166 TITADTFR 924.4785 924.5321 924.5418 924.5117
178–180 LFR 435.2714 435.2868 435.2772 435.2696
171–181 VYSNFLRGKLK (2 missed cleavage) 1324.7735 1324.736 1324.7417 1324.6876
171–177 VYSNFLR 898.4781 898.5297 898.5392 898.5113
178–181 GKLK (1 missed cleavage) 445.3133 445.0568 445.0473 445.0364
182–189 LYTGEACR (Cys_CAM: 188) 969.4458 969.4949 969.5083 969.4836

BIN Binocrit®, EPR Eprex®, nd not detected, PNGase F peptide-N4-(acetyl-b-glucosaminyl)-asparagine amidase F, RET Retacrit®

aAll values are monoisotopic masses

bTheoretical protonated molecule ions of peptides based on peptide mass [33]

cPlus 2 Da after peptide-N4-(acetyl-b-glucosaminyl)-asparagine amidase-catalyzed deglycosylation [34, 35]

dPlus 1 Da after peptide-N4-(acetyl-b-glucosaminyl)-asparagine amidase-catalyzed deglycosylation [34, 35]