Quantitative Proteomics (ICAT™)

An essential aspect of proteomic analysis is the identification and quantification of each protein present in two or more complex mixtures. The use of isotope-coded affinity tag (ICAT™) reagents and mass spectrometry forms part of quantitative proteomic analysis technology.

Keywords: quantitative proteomics; mass spectrometry; liquid chromatography; two-dimensional gel electrophoresis

Figure 1. (a) Structure of the ICAT™ reagent; (b) quantitative analysis of protein mixtures using the ICAT™ reagent.
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Griffin, Timothy J, Sherman, Jamie, and Aebersold, Ruedi(Jan 2006) Quantitative Proteomics (ICAT™). In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0006196]