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Tandem Mass Tag™ 6-plex (TMTsixplex™) Reagents are sets of isobaric compounds (i.e., same mass and structure, also called isotopomers) that are NHS-activated for covalent, irreversible labeling of primary amines (–NH2) groups. Each isobaric reagent contains a different number of heavy isotopes in the mass reporter region, which results in a unique reporter mass during tandem MS/MS for sample identification and relative quantitation. Amine-reactive Thermo Scientific TMT Isobaric Mass Tagging Kits and Reagents enable multiplex quantitation of proteins extracted from cells and tissues from up to 6 samples using tandem mass spectrometry.
Features of TMTsixplex Label Reagents and Kits:
Applications of TMTsixplex Label Reagents and Kits:
Since TMT reagents share an identical structure and mass (i.e., isotopomers), labeled peptides co-elute during LC separation and are co-isolated during MS/MS analysis, resulting in fewer missing peptide identifications among samples. During MS/MS analysis, each isobaric tag is also fragmented to produce a unique reporter ion mass that is used for sample identification and quantitation. Protein quantitation is accomplished by comparing the relative intensities of the six reporter ions.
TMT Reagents are provided as standalone sets or in optimized kit formats containing all necessary reagents and controls for maximum flexibility, convenience, and reliability. Tandem Mass Tag Reagents combined with high resolution Thermo Scientific Orbitrap instruments and Proteome Discoverer software provide integrated total system solutions for quantitative protein expression analysis. For high resolution analysis of the TMT-labeled peptides, the recommended LC column for Nanospray Flex source is Acclaim PepMap 100 C18 LC Column (Cat. No. 164942 or 164939). For EASY-Spray source, the recommended LC column is EASY-Spray C18 LC Column (Cat. No. ES902 or ES903).