Table 2 MtDod constructs for AB production. After purification by the heat treatment protocol, the correct size of the proteins was verified by ESI–MS.

From: Dodecin as carrier protein for immunizations and bioengineering applications

mtDod constructs

Peptide sequence

Calculated mass without start-Met/Da

Measured mass by MS (+ 1 H+)/Da

mtDod-PAS-Pep1

PKGGSGSGPTIEEVD

10,155

10,156.7

mtDod-PAS-Pep2

PLEGDDDTSRMEEVD

10,434

10,435.0

mtDod-PAS-Pep3

ECYPNEKNSVNMDLD

10,497

10,803.4*

mtDod-PAS-Pep4

VPSDSDKKLPEMDID

10,415

10,416.1

mtDod-PAS-Pep5

DSSQHTKSSGEMEVD

10,363

10,363.9

mtDod-PAS-Pep6

EQSTGQKRPLKNDEL

10,469

10,470.2

mtDod-PAS-Pep7**

ALMVYRCAPPRSSQF

10,453

mtDod-PAS-Pep8

LVTGESLEQLRRGLA

10,368

10,369.1

mtDod-PAS-Pep9

MKGKEEKEGGARLGA

10,287

10,288.0

mtDod-PAS-Pep10

EERRIHQESE

10,038

10,039.6

mtDod-PAS-Pep11

NHEGDEDDSH

9,880

9,881.3

mtDod-PAS-H7

HHHHHHH

9,704

9,705.2

  1. *Difference of mass is about 305 Da and could be caused by S-glutathionylation37,38, No mass for the unmodified mtDod-PAS-Pep3 was observed.
  2. **MtDod-PAS-Pep7 formed inclusion bodies and was not purified.