Can IM-MS Collision Cross Sections of Biomolecules Be Rationalized Using Collision Cross-Section Trends of Polydisperse Synthetic Homopolymers?

J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2020 Apr 1;31(4):990-995. doi: 10.1021/jasms.9b00106. Epub 2020 Feb 26.

Abstract

In the past, we developed a method inferring physicochemical properties from ion mobility mass spectrometry (IM-MS) data from polydisperse synthetic homopolymers. We extend here the method to biomolecules that are generally monodisperse. Similarities in the IM-MS behavior were illustrated on proteins and peptides. This allows one to identify ionic species for which intramolecular interactions lead to specific structures.