Masses of Common Post-translational Modifications
Modification |
Monoisotopic Mass Change |
Average Mass Change |
Homeserine formed from Met by CNBR treatment |
-29.99281 |
-30.0935 |
Pyroglutamic acid formed from Gln |
-17.02655 |
-17.0306 |
Disulphide bond formation |
-2.01565 |
-2.0159 |
C-terminal amide formed from Gly |
-0.98402 |
-0.9847 |
Deamidation of Asn and Gln |
0.98402 |
-0.9847 |
Methylation |
14.01565 |
14.0269 |
Hydroxylation |
15.99491 |
15.9994 |
Oxidation of Met |
15.99491 |
15.9994 |
Formylation |
27.99491 |
28.0104 |
Acetylation |
42.01056 |
42.0373 |
Carboxylation of Asp and Glu |
43.98983 |
44.0098 |
Carboxyamidomethylcysteine (Cam) from Cys (iodoacetamide) |
57.02146 |
57.052 |
Carboxymethylcysteine (Cme) from Cys (iodoacetic acid) |
58.00548 |
58.0367 |
Phosphorylation |
79.96633 |
79.9799 |
Sulphation |
79.95682 |
80.0624 |
Pyridylethyleysteine (PE-Cys) from Cys (4-vinylpyridine) |
105.05785 |
105.1393 |
Cysteinylation |
119.0041 |
119.1442 |
Pentoses (Ara, Rib, Xyl) |
132.04226 |
132.1161 |
Deoxyhexoses (Fuc, Rha) |
146.05791 |
146.143 |
Hexosamines (GalN, GlcN) |
191.06881 |
161.1577 |
Hexoses (Fru, Gal, Glc, Man) |
162.05282 |
162.1424 |
Lipoic acid (amide bond to lysine) |
188.03296 |
188.3147 |
N-acetylhexosamines (GalNAc, GlcNAc) |
203.07937 |
203.195 |
Farnesylation |
204.1878 |
204.3556 |
Myristoylation |
210.19836 |
210.3598 |
Biotinylation (amide bond to lysine) |
226.0776 |
226.2994 |
Pyridoxal phosphate (Schiff Base formed to lysine) |
231.02966 |
231.1449 |
Palmitoylation |
238.22966 |
238.4136 |
Stearoylation |
266.26096 |
266.4674 |
Geranylgeranylation |
272.2504 |
272.4741 |
N-acetylneuraminic acid (Sialic acid, NeuAc, NANA, SA) |
291.09542 |
291.2579 |
Gluthathionylation |
305.06816 |
305.3117 |
N-glycolylneuraminic acid (NeuGc) |
307.09033 |
307.2573 |
5'-Adenosylation |
329.05252 |
329.2091 |
4'-Phosphopantetheine |
339.07797 |
339.3294 |
ADP-ribosylation (from NAD) |
541.06111 |
541.3052 |
Methyl (Me) |
14.01565 |
14.0269 |
Formyl (CHO) |
27.99491 |
28.0104 |
Ehtyl (Et) |
28.0313 |
28.0538 |
Acetyl (Ac) |
42.01056 |
42.0373 |
t-Butyl (t-Bu) |
56.0626 |
56.1075 |
Anisyl |
90.04695 |
90.1246 |
Benzyl (Bzl) |
90.04695 |
90.1246 |
Trifluoroacetyl (Tfa) |
95.9823 |
96.0087 |
N-hydroxysuccinimide (ONSu, Osu) |
97.01638 |
97.0734 |
T-Butyloxycarbonyl (Boc) |
100.05243 |
100.1173 |
Benzoyl (Bz) |
104.02621 |
104.1082 |
4-Methylbenzyl (Meb) |
104.0626 |
104.1515 |
Thioanisyl |
106.02411 |
106.1912 |
Benzyloxymethyl (Bom) |
120.05751 |
120.1509 |
4-Nitrophenyl (Onp) |
121.01638 |
121.0954 |
Benzyloxycarbonyl (Z) |
134.03678 |
134.1344 |
2-Nitrobenzoyl (NBz) |
149.01129 |
149.1058 |
2-Nitrophenylsulphenyl (Nps) |
152.98845 |
153.1614 |
4-Toluenesulphonyl (Tosyl, Tos) |
154.00885 |
154.1894 |
Pentafluorophenyl (Pfp) |
165.98419 |
166.0501 |
Diphenylmethyl (Dpm) |
166.07825 |
166.2224 |
2-Chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl (Cl-Z) |
167.99781 |
168.5792 |
2, 4, 5-Trichlorophenyl |
177.91438 |
179.432 |
2-Bromobenzyloxycarbonyl (Br-Z) |
211.94729 |
213.0305 |
9-Fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc) |
222.06808 |
222.2432 |
Triphenylmethyl (Triyl, Trt) |
242.10955 |
242.3202 |
2, 2, 5, 7, 8-pentamehylchroman-6-sulphonyl (Pmc) |
266.09767 |
266.3611 |
Mass Spectrometry in Biology and Medicine by A.L. Burlingame, Steven A. Carr, Michael A. Baldwin.
ISBN 0-8960-3799-1. Humana Press (1999).