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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2000
David R. Goodlett, Seattle, WA (US);
James E. Bruce, Kennewick, WA (US);
Beate Rist, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard D. Smith, Richland, WA (US);
Ruedi Aebersold, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and reagents for identifying specific masses of compounds in a complex mixture. In particular, the present invention describes an isotope distribution encoded tag (IDEnT) concept wherein the ability to distinguish an analyte encoded with a non-native isotope from those not encoded with the isotope or from those encoded with a different isotope is used for protein identification, enzyme active site identification, peptide sequencing, and the like. Reagents used in the IDEnT strategy consist of a chemical element with a unique isotope distribution not normally found in the analyte class being studied, chemically bonded to, or an integral part of a chemical reagent with a high selectivity of affinity for specific functional group in the analyte.