@article {2309,
	title = {Conformations of Gas-Phase Ions of Ubiquitin, Cytochrome c, Apomyoglobin, and beta-Lactoglobulin Produced from Two Different Solution Conformations},
	journal = {Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry},
	volume = {19},
	number = {12},
	year = {2008},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 385IWTimes Cited: 2Cited Reference Count: 36Wright, P. John Zhang, Jianmin Douglas, D. J.},
	month = {Dec},
	pages = {1906-1913},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {At low pH in solutions of 50\% methanol, proteins form expanded denatured states (the "H" state). In 90\% methanol, proteins form expanded helical denatured states with artificial alpha-helices (the "H-c" state). Gas-phase ions of ubiquitin, cytochrome c, apomyoglobin, and native and disulfide-reduced beta-lactoglobulin were formed by electrospray ionization (EST) of the proteins from the H and H-c states in solution. Both states in solution produce the same charge states in EST. The conformations of the ions were studied with cross section measurements and gas-phase H/D exchange experiments. The cross sections show that the ions retain considerable folded structure. For a given protein and given charge state, ions produced from the H and H-c states showed the same cross sections (within similar to 1\%). Ions of cytochrome c, apomyoglobin, and native and reduced beta-lactoglobulin of a given charge state showed no differences in H/D exchange level when produced from the H or H-c state. However, ubiquitin ions produced from the H-c state consistently exchange fewer (similar to 13\%) hydrogens than ions produced from the H state, suggesting that in this case the gas-phase protein ions retain some memory of their solution conformations. (J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 2008, 19, 1906-1913) (c) 2008 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American Society for Mass Spectrometry},
	keywords = {CIRCULAR-DICHROISM, COLLISION CROSS-SECTIONS, H/D EXCHANGE, HYDROGEN/DEUTERIUM EXCHANGE, IONIZATION MASS-SPECTROMETRY, MYOGLOBIN, OF-FLIGHT, PROTEIN IONS, STABILITY, SYSTEM, TRAP},
	isbn = {1044-0305},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000261808900023},
	author = {Wright, P. J. and Zhang, J. M. and Douglas, D. J.}
}
