An automated fluorescence protein sequencer using 7‐methylthio‐4‐(2,1,3‐benzoxadiazolyl) isothiocyanate (MTBD‐NCS) as an Edman reagent
Abstract
An automated fluorescence protein sequencer using 7-methylthio-5-(2,1,3-benzoxadiazolyl) isithiocyanate (MTBD-NCS), a fluorescent Edman reagent, is developed by the modification of a commercial protein sequencer. The generated MTBD-thiohydantoin amino acids fluoresced strongly, whereas the by-products such as MTBD-thiocarbamoyl amino acids and MTBD-carbamoly amino acids did not fluoresce. A few interfering peaks were observed in the chromatogram and amino acid sequence was easily determined. The coupling and cyclization/cleavage reaction conditions and extraction conditions of generated MTBD-thiazolinone amino acids were optimized using an autonalyzer. Finally, the sequence of a synthetic peptide (25 pmol), leucine-enkephalin-Thr-amide, was determined and up to six residues were successively analyzed.
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