Journal article
The methoxymethyl cation cleaves peptide bonds in the gas phase
MA Freitas, RAJ O'Hair, S Dua, JH Bowie
Chemical Communications | ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY | Published : 1997
DOI: 10.1039/a703335d
Abstract
Methoxymethyl cations and simple N-acyl amino acids and dipeptides react in the gas phase to form [M + MeOCH2]+ ions which fragment via a number of pathways including amide bond cleavage.