Sample type Buffer pH Extraction Pressure % False protein IDs*
Native, unfixed protein mixture N/A N/A 3.3 ± 0.6
Tissue surrogate 4 14.7 psi ** 42 ± 4.0
Tissue surrogate 4 40,000 psi 7.8 ± 1.5
Tissue surrogate 8 14.7 psi 100
Tissue surrogate 8 40,000 psi 5.7 ± 1.1
*Determined as percentage of proteins incorrectly identified for spectra for 2 technical replicates. **Atmospheric pressure. N/A=not applicable.
Table 2: Analysis of LC/MS/MS data. Percent of false protein identifications for each sample.