TY - CONF A1 - Ickert, Stefanie A1 - Hoffmann, J. A1 - Riedel, Jens A1 - Beck, S. A1 - Pagel, K A1 - Linscheid, M.W. T1 - DNA Oligonucleotide Fragmentation in Tandem Mass Spectrometry Experiments N2 - Multiply negatively charged DNA oligonucleotides of small sizes (n=15-40 bases) have been subjected to a comprehensive tandem mass spectrometric study (MS/MS). Collision induced dissociation (CID) mass spectrometry (MS) was applied as a tool to break down isolated DNA oligonucleotides with a defined number of charges. Various lenghts and sequences were analyzed unravelling a comparable direct correlation between the threshold collision energy for fragmentation and the charge-per-base density in the precusor ion. It was also revealed that the increase in charges and thus Coulomb repulsion results in the transition from a folded, compact form to an elongated structure of the precusor ions. T2 - International Mass Spectrometry Conference IMSC CY - Toronto, Canada DA - 20.08.2016 KW - Mass Spectrometry KW - DNA KW - Tandem MS PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-42330 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -