Defined term · Analytical chemistry
Deamidation
Conversion of asparagine or glutamine to the corresponding acid, adding one dalton and altering charge. A principal storage-related degradation route for peptides in solution.
§1Deamidation
§1.2Category
Analytical chemistry — Terms describing the determination of identity, purity, content and quality.
§1.3Related terms
- Related substances — Impurities structurally related to the target peptide, arising from synthesis or degradation. Reported by name and retention time on a complete certificate and as a…
- Isomerisation — Conversion of aspartate to isoaspartate through a succinimide intermediate, producing a species of identical mass and different retention. Undetectable by mass alone.
Compound Evidence Institute · CEI-GT-150 · https://compoundevidence.com/glossary/deamidation/ · retrieved 30 July 2026