Dimer
Two molecules covalently linked, usually through a disulfide. Mass is roughly double the parent, minus 2.016 Da for a disulfide linkage.
Related terms
- Disulfide scrambling
- Cysteines paired in an incorrect combination. Mass-identical to correct pairing and only detectable by peptide mapping or comparison against a folded reference.
see also Open-chain form
Where this term appears
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- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
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