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.
Related terms
- Open-chain form
- A cyclic peptide with its disulfide reduced, +2.016 Da. A handling artefact, resolved chromatographically, and functionally inactive.
see also Disulfide scrambling
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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