The GutenTag algorithm analyzes the products of this process in order to infer protein structure.
The GutenTag algorithm analyzes the products of this process in order to infer protein structure. The "pathways in competition" model classifies mechanisms for this process as either "charge-directed" or "charge-remote." The presence of compounds like 3-NBA or glycerol reduces the rate at which this process occurs during fast atom bombardment. In proteins, this process can produce A and X type or B and Y type products and is commonly performed using techniques like ECD and CID. This process can occur when a carbonyl abstracts a gamma- hydrogen in the McLafferty rearrangement, as well as via retro-Diels-Alder or sigma cleavage. This process occurs in between the two stages of MS/MS and occurs in "hard" but not "soft" ionization methods. For 10 points, name this process in mass spectrometry where the analyte is broken into pieces.
The GutenTag algorithm analyzes the products of this process in order to infer protein structure.
ion fragmentation in mass spectrometry [or dissociation; prompt on ionization until it is read; prompt on tandem mass spectrometry until "McLafferty" is read]