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Method and apparatus for pyrolysis-induced cleavage in peptides and proteins

US8637325B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING · US

Inventors

Franco Basile · Fort Collins, US
Shaofeng Zhang · Songjiang District, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 16, 2009
Grant date	Jan 28, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T436/25
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for conducting the rapid pyrolysis of peptides, proteins, polymers, and biological materials. The method can be carried out at atmospheric pressures and takes only about 5 to 30 seconds. The samples are cleaved at the C-terminus of aspartic acid. The apparatus employs a probe on which the sample is heated and digested components analyzed.

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