Table 1 Gluten peptides containing cysteine, S-carbamidomethyl cysteine, or S-β-(4-pyridylethyl) cysteine, detected by LC-MS/MS after chymotryptic digestion of a reduced/unalkylated or reduced/alkylated protein extract of wheat flour (cv. Akteur)

From: Improved identification of wheat gluten proteins through alkylation of cysteine residues and peptide-based mass spectrometry

 

Reduction

Alkylation with iodoacetamide

Alkylation with 4-vinylpyridine

Amino acid sequence

Mr

M/z

Score

RT (min)

Mr

M/z

Score

RT (min)

Mr

M/z

Score

RT (min)

ALETLPAMCNVY

    

1380.6

691.3

24

55.1

1428.7

715.4

19

50.1

CCQQL

    

707.3

708.2

44

18.4

    

CCQQLL

    

820.4

821.3

68

33.9

    

CCQQLW

    

893.4

894.3

63

41.3

    

CNVY

        

602.3

603.3

17

16.9

CSTTIAPF

    

895.4

896.4

19

45.1

    

CSVNVPL

        

835.4

836.3

30

36.0

CTIAPF

    

707.3

708.3

34

44.6

755.4

756.3

35

37.9

CTIAPVGF

    

863.4

864.4

59

48.6

911.5

456.8

78

42.5

CTIAPVGIF

    

976.5

977.5

47

58.9

1024.5

513.3

34

51.6

ELEACQQVVDQQL

        

1606.8

804.3

15

23.1

GQCSF

    

597.2

598.2

25

20.9

    

GQCVSQPQQQL

    

1271.6

636.8

40

28.4

1319.6

660.9

20

25.6

GQCVSQPQQQSQQQL

    

1742.8

872.4

53

27.4

    

IPCMDVVL

        

993.5

497.9

20

51.3

IPEQSRCQAIH

1280.6

641.4

17

22.2

        

LGECCSRL

    

993.4

497.7

68

25.9

    

LLQQCNPVSL

        

1218.6

610.4

22

41.7

LQQCNPVSL

    

1057.5

529.7

44

39.1

1105.6

553.9

42

35.2

LQQQCIPVAM

        

1234.6

618.3

16

40.6

NPCKNFL

    

891.4

446.8

24

17.6

    

QCEREL

    

833.4

417.7

39

15.9

    

QCERELQEL

    

1203.6

602.7

136

32.4

    

QQCNPVSL

    

944.4

945.4

46

34.7

    

QQLNPCKL

942.5

943.4

15

38.4

        

QQQLIPCMDVVL

    

1442.7

722.4

30

66.7

1490.8

746.4

16

60.4

QQQLNPCKNIL

    

1354.7

678.4

28

29.2

    

SQQQPCSQQQQQPL

    

1683.8

842.9

534

25.4

1731.8

578.4

71

23.4

SQVCF

    

639.3

640.2

23

32.1

    

VPPDCSTINVPY

    

1360.6

681.3

22

46.5

    

VPPECSIM

        

979.5

490.8

25

34.5

WQSSCH

    

803.3

804.3

17

43.2

    

YPSVTCPQQVSY

1370.6

686.3

20

45.3

1427.6

714.9

47

41.9

1475.7

738.8

42

38.8