Z-ion
From Mass Spec Terms
| IUPAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2013 |
| Z-ion |
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| Fragment ion containing the peptide C-terminus formed upon dissociation of a peptide ion at the peptide backbone N-C bond. |
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| Reference(s):
P. Roepstorff, J. Fohlman. Biomed. Mass Spectrom. 11, 601 (1984). (http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bms.1200111109 ) |
| From Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013); DOI: 10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06 © IUPAC 2013. |
