Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (4): 706.doi:

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De Novo Sequence of Novel Protein Based on Chemically-assisted Method Using 4-Sulfophenyl Isothiocyanate Derivatization by Mass Spectrometry

ZHOU Xin-Wen1, YAN Qin2, ZHOU Pei2, YANG Peng-Yuan1*   

    1. Institutes of Biomedical Sciences,
    2. School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
  • Received:2008-05-21 Online:2009-04-10 Published:2009-04-10
  • Contact: YANG Peng-Yuan, E-mail:pyyang@fudan.edu.cn

Abstract:

Eight tryptic peptides of a novel ginsenoside Rb1 hydrolase(β-glucosidase) purified from Paecilomyces bainier were identified with chemically assisted de novo sequencing followed 4-sulfophenyl isothiocyanate(SPITC) derivatization by MALDI-TOF-TOF mass spectrometry. Some relatively complete sequences were obtained from sulfonated peptides with very low signal/noise ratio. A pair of peptides were identified with non-oxidation and oxidation at methionine, respectively. The results indicated that the sulfonated peptide by SPITC significantly enhanced MALDI-TOF-PSD fragmentation signals and produced a spectrum containing only y+ ions. This method facilitated de novo sequencing and spectrum interpretation. By comparing the eight identified peptide sequences with the NCBI database, this purified β-glucosidase proves to be a novel protein that has not yet been reported. Two relatively conserved peptides are remarkable contribution to further research.

Key words: SPITC, MALDI-TOF-TOF MS, Novel protein, De novo sequence

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