Base peak
The most intense peak in a spectrum. For a 4 kDa peptide by electrospray it is usually the 4+ charge state.
Where this term appears
The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.
- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
- All 11 glossary terms beginning with B