Abstract

Collision cross section (CCS) measurements determined by ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) provide useful information about gas-phase protein structure that is complementary to mass analysis. Methods for determining CCS without a dedicated IMS system have been developed for Fourier transform mass spectrometry (FT-MS) platforms by measuring the signal decay during detection. Individual ion mass spectrometry (I2MS) provides charge detection and measures ion lifetimes across the length of an FT-MS detection event. By tracking lifetimes for entire ion populations, we demonstrate simultaneous determination of charge, mass, and CCS for proteins and complexes ranging from ∼8 to ∼232 kDa.

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