Oxidation ladder
The series of peaks from sequential oxidation of multiple oxidisable residues: parent, mono-sulfoxide, bis-sulfoxide. Diagnostic — a single early peak with no second rung is probably something else.
Related terms
- Oxidation
- Addition of oxygen. Methionine to sulfoxide (+15.995) then sulfone (+31.990); tryptophan to oxindole and beyond; cysteine to sulfonic acid.
see also Sulfoxide · Oxidation ladder
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 5 glossary terms beginning with O