Neutralization of insulin by photocleavage under high vacuum.
Jonas SchättiMoritz KrieglederMaxime DebiossacMichael KerschbaumPhilipp GeyerMarcel MayorMarkus ArndtValentin KöhlerPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2019)
Charge reduction and neutralization of electro-sprayed peptides are realized by selective gas-phase photocleavage of tailored covalent tags. The concept is demonstrated with four model peptides in positive and negative ion modes and tagged insulin as the largest construct.