accurate mass tag

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Value of the mass of a peptide from a protein that has been chemically or enzymatically cleaved into fragments. The mass is recorded with sufficiently high accuracy and precision that it can be used in identification of the protein.
See also: peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF)
Source:
PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. (Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)) on page 1520 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'accurate mass tag' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12327 RIS BibTex EndNote
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