The changing face of SDS denaturation: Complexes of Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase with SDS at pH 4.0, 6.0 and 8.0.

Hypothesis: Lipases are widely used in the detergent industry and must withstand harsh conditions involving both anionic and zwitterionic surfactants at alkaline pH. Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase (TlL) is often used and stays active at high concentrations of the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) at pH 8.0, but is sensitive to SDS at pH 6.

Ultraviolet Photodissociation of Protonated Peptides and Proteins Can Proceed with H/D Scrambling.

Ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) has recently been introduced as an ion activation method for the determination of single-residue deuterium levels in H/D exchange tandem mass spectrometry experiments. In this regard, it is crucial to know which fragment ion types can be utilized for this purpose. UVPD yields rich product ion spectra where all possible backbone fragment ion types (a/x, b/y, and c/z) are typically observed.

Avoiding H/D Scrambling with Minimal Ion Transmission Loss for HDX-MS/MS-ETD Analysis on a High-Resolution Q-TOF Mass Spectrometer.

Hydrogen/deuterium exchange monitored by mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) enables the study of protein dynamics by measuring the time-resolved deuterium incorporation into a protein incubated in DO. Using electron-based fragmentation in the gas phase it is possible to measure deuterium uptake at single-residue resolution. However, a prerequisite for this approach is that the solution-phase labeling is conserved in the gas phase prior to precursor fragmentation.