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. 2015 Apr 21;4(1):A0037. doi: 10.5702/massspectrometry.A0037

Table 5. Detection limits of glycopeptides, carbohydrates, and phosphopeptides using 3-AQ/CA, 3-AQ/CHCA, and 2,5-DHB.a) [Reproduced from ref. 14 with Copyright permission of American Chemical Society.].

No. Name Detection limit (fmol/well)
[M+H]+ [M−H]
3-AQ/CA 3-AQ/CHCA 2,5-DHB 3-AQ/CA 3-AQ/CHCA 2,5-DHB
Glycopeptides
Sialoglycopeptides
1 Transferrin GP1 10 10 100 1 1 10
2 Transferrin GP2 10 100 100 10 10 100
3 Fetuin GP1 10 100 100 10 10 100
4 Fetuin GP2 100 100 1000 10 100 100
5 Fetuin GP3 1000 100 1000
Asialoglycopeptides
6 Asialotransferrin GP1 1 1 1 1 1 1
7 Asialotransferrin GP2 1 1 1 1 1 10
8 Asialofetuin GP1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1
9 Asialofetuin GP2 0.01 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1
10 Asialofetuin GP3 0.1 1 10 0.1 1 10
Carbohydrates
Sialoglycans
11 A1 glycan 1 1 100 0.1 0.1 100
12 A2 glycan 1 1 100 1 1 100
Neutral glycans
13 NA2 glycan 0.1 1 1 1 1 10
14 NA4 glycan 1 1 10 1 1 10
Phosphopeptides
15 β-Casein 33–48 1 1 1 1 1 1
16 β-Casein 1–25 1 1 10 1 1 10

a) The detection limit for glycopeptides, carbohydrates, and phosphopeptides using 3-AQ/CA, 3-AQ/CHCA, and 2,5-DHB in positive- and negative-ion modes. The detection limit was defined as the lowest quantity of analyte detected as [M+H]+ or [M−H] with S/N>2 within an error ratio of 25% at different concentrations made by 10-fold serial dilutions. “—” indicates that no ions were detected for that analyte at ≤1000 fmol.