Analysis of multiply charged monomer and dimer ions of the amyloid β(1–28) peptide using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and collision-induced dissociation

Tandem mass spectrometry (MS) fragmentation patterns of the Aβ1–28 monomer indicated that the entire 1–28 sequence dissociated during collision-induced dissociation (CID) process of the M ²⁺ , M ³⁺ , and M ⁴⁺ ions. Meanwhile, MS/MS analysis of the dimer showed that D ⁵⁺ dissociates into M ²⁺ and M ³⁺ monomer units and that peptide bond fragmentations occurred in the 1 to 7 and 17 to 28 residue regions of the M ³⁺ subunit. These results suggest that dimerization involves interactions in the 8 to 16 residue region of the M ³⁺ subunit rather than the 1 to 7 or 17 to 28 residue region.