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Table 2. Amino Acid and Elemental Composition of Pig Kidney Metallothioneins<br />

MTs (under demetalation conditions) complexed MTs (under metalation conditions)<br />

mass difference<br />

(demetalatedcomplexed)<br />

time, m/z, z ) 5, most abundant most abundant difference,<br />

amino acid<br />

m/z, z ) 5, most abundant most abundant difference,<br />

min measured mass, measured mass, theoretical ppm<br />

composition<br />

measured mass, measured mass, theoretical ppm<br />

1 33.8 1189.032 5940.124 5940.128 0.7 M1D2P3N1C20S9A7T3G6K6R1Q1I1 1343.877 6714.349 6714.342 -1.0 7Cd - 14H<br />

2 35 1189.837 5944.149 5944.159 1.7 M1D2P2N1C20S10A6T3G6K7R1V2 1344.685 6718.389 6718.374 -2.2 7Cd - 14H<br />

3 37.4 1197.437 5982.149 5982.138 -1.8 Ac-M1D2P3N1C20S9A7T3G6K6R1Q1I1 1352.280 6756.364 6756.353 -1.6 7Cd - 14H<br />

4 38.1 1194.840 5969.164 5969.163a -0.1 M1D2P3N1C20S9A7T3G6K5R2Q1I1 1349.482 6742.374 6742.377 0.5 7Cd - 14H<br />

M1D3P2 N1C20S8A7T2G6K8Q1I1V1 5 38.5 1198.243 5986.179 5986.170 -1.4 Ac-M1D2P2N1C20S10A6T3G6K7R1V2 1353.086 6760.394 6760.384 -1.4 7Cd - 14H<br />

6 40.5 1203.246 6011.194 6011.190 -0.6 Ac-M1D3P2N1C20S8A7T2G6K8Q1I1V1 1358.090 6785.414 6785.405 -1.3 7Cd - 14H<br />

7 41 1203.036 6010.1436 6010.1440 0.1 Ac-M1D2P3N1C20S9A7T3G6K5R2Q1I1 1357.884 6784.384 6784.359 -3.6 7Cd - 14H<br />

8 44.3 1272.167 6355.799 6355.792b -1.0 Ac-M1D3P2N1C20S8A7T2G6K8Q1I1V1 1360.478 6797.354 6797.344 -1.4 4Cd - 8H<br />

form<br />

N°<br />

6954 <strong>Analytical</strong> <strong>Chemistry</strong>, Vol. 82, No. 16, August 15, 2010<br />

a Theoretical mass for a mixture of MT1a/MT2a (1/1.65). b Mass of N-AcMT2a after thiols oxidation (formation of one disulfide bridge) + 2Cd(II) + 2Cu(I) - 6H.<br />

(Figure 4d) showed a number of fairly intense quite well resolved<br />

peaks in the 33-45 min range which corresponded to the peaks<br />

in the ICP MS chromatograms.<br />

The mass spectrometric data allowed spectra of MT-like ions<br />

([M+5H] 5+ ) to be detected at retention times corresponding<br />

to the ICP MS peaks as demonstrated in Figure 5. In seven<br />

cases a mass spectrum of the apo-isoform and a corresponding<br />

mass spectrum of the Cd7-metalated isoform could be found<br />

resulting in a XIC with a single intense peak. In the case of<br />

peak 8 (Figure 4b), no apo-isoform could be detected under acidic<br />

conditions; the isotopic pattern of the peak revealed the presence<br />

of metals. The elemental composition calculated on the basis of<br />

the accurate molecular mass indicated the presence of two atoms<br />

of Cd and two atoms of Cu. The mass spectrometric data are<br />

shown in Table 2. As it can be seen the mass accuracies fitting a<br />

tentative amino acid composition are usually

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