Protein Digestion for HPLC & MS Peptide Mapping

Fast, simple, reproducible protein digestion in about an hour

Use the latest advance in protein digestion for peptide mapping and quantitation applications. Thermo Scientific SMART Digest Kits make protein digestion:

  • Fast
  • Simple
  • Reproducible
  • Easy to automate

Protein digestion kits use optimized heat-stable enzymes on magnetic or non-magnetic beads. Immunoaffinity (IA) kits couple enzymatic digestion with IA capture on a single bead for high sensitivity. This innovation generates high confidence in your HPLC and LC/MS results, and it can be automated. SMART Digest Kits especially benefit biomarker and biopharmaceutical characterization and quantitation applications.

Fast, easy, reproducible

  • Simple 3-step protocol
  • Process samples in hours instead of days
  • Better reproducibility than in-solution digestion

Immunoaffinity (IA) capture

  • Enzymatic digestion with IA capture
  • Higher throughput
  • Greater sensitivity
     

Automate it
 

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SMART Digest protein digestion kits for peptide mapping and peptide quantitation

SMART Digest kits: trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin or proteinase K protein digestion

SMART Digest kits: trypsin, chymotrypsin, or proteinase K protein digestion

Choose between optimized heat-stable trypsin, chymotrypsin, or proteinase K enzymatic digestion for sequence-specific cleavage of your protein. The enzyme, on magnetic or non-magnetic beads, is activated at elevated temperatures for accelerated digestion under protein denaturing conditions.

  • Trypsin cleaves the C-terminal side of lysine and arginine amino acid residues
  • Chymotrypsin cleaves the peptide bonds formed by aromatic residues such as tyrosine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan
  • Pepsin preferentially cleaves hydrophobic, preferably aromatic, residues in P1 and P1' positions. It will also preferentially cleave at the carboxyl side of phenylalanine and leucine and at the carboxyl side of glutamic acid residues
  • Proteinase K cleaves the peptide bond adjacent to the carboxyl group of aliphatic and aromatic amino acids with blocked alpha amino groups

PCR options

 CatalogDescriptionEach Kit Includes
Order now60109-101SMART DIGEST KIT Trypsin96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
Order now60109-104SMART DIGEST KIT Chymotrypsin96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
Order now60109-107SMART DIGEST KIT Proteinase K96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
Order now60109-110SMART DIGEST KIT Pepsin96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
 
Order now60109-102SMART DIGEST KIT Trypsin96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
96 Well Filter plate
Order now60109-105SMART DIGEST KIT Chymotrypsin96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
96 Well Filter plate
Order now60109-108SMART DIGEST KIT Proteinase K96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
96 Well Filter plate
Order now60109-111SMART DIGEST KIT Pepsin96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
96 Well Filter plate
 
Order now60109-103SMART DIGEST KIT Trypsin96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
SOLAµ 96 Well SPE microelution plate
Order now60109-106SMART DIGEST KIT Chymotrypsin96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
SOLAµ 96 Well SPE microelution plate
Order now60109-109SMART DIGEST KIT Proteinase K96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
SOLAµ 96 Well SPE microelution plate
Order now60109-112SMART DIGEST KIT Pepsin96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
SOLAµ 96 Well SPE microelution plate

Magnetic bulk options

 CatalogueDescriptionEach kit Includes
Order now60109-101-MBSMART Digest Kit Trypsin
  • Bulk SMART Digest resin
  • SMART Digest buffer
Order now60109-104-MBSMART Digest Kit Chymotrypsin
Order now60109-107-MBSMART Digest Kit Proteinase K
Order now60109-110-MBSMART Digest Kit Pepsin
    
Order now60109-102-MBSMART Digest Kit Trypsin
  • Bulk SMART Digest resin
  • SMART Digest buffer
  • Collection plate
  • Filter plate
Order now60109-105-MBSMART Digest Kit Chymotrypsin
Order now60109-108-MBSMART Digest Kit Proteinase K
    
Order now60109-103-MBSMART Digest Kit Trypsin
  • Bulk SMART Digest resin
  • SMART Digest buffer
  • Collection plate
  • SOLAμ SPE plate
Order now60109-106-MBSMART Digest Kit Chymotrypsin
Order now60109-109-MBSMART Digest Kit Proteinase K

Non-magnetic bulk options

 CatalogueDescriptionKits Include
Order now60109-101-BSMART Digest Kit Trypsin
  • Bulk SMART Digest resin
  • SMART Digest buffer
Order now60109-104-BSMART Digest Kit Chymotrypsin
Order now60109-107-BSMART Digest Kit Proteinase K
Order now60109-110-BSMART Digest Kit Pepsin
    
Order now60109-102-BSMART Digest Kit Trypsin
  • Bulk SMART Digest resin
  • SMART Digest buffer
  • Collection plate
  • Filter plate
Order now60109-105-BSMART Digest Kit Chymotrypsin
Order now60109-108-BSMART Digest Kit Proteinase K
    
Order now60109-103-BSMART Digest Kit Trypsin
  • Bulk SMART Digest resin
  • SMART Digest buffer
  • Collection plate
  • SOLAμ SPE plate
Order now60109-106-BSMART Digest Kit Chymotrypsin
Order now60109-109-BSMART Digest Kit Proteinase K

Soluble enzyme option (for use with complex sample sets)

 CatalogueDescriptionKits Include
Order now60113-101SMART Digest Kit Soluble Trypsin
  • SMART Digest soluble trypsin
  • SMART Digest buffer

SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kits

 CatalogueDescription
Order now60114-101SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit, Protein A Non-Magnetic & Soluble Smart
Order now60115-101SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit, Protein G Non-Magnetic & Soluble Smart
Order now60114-102SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit, Protein A Non-Magnetic with SOLAµ/Collection plate & Soluble Smart
Order now60115-102SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit, Protein G Non Magnetic with SOLAµ/Collection plate & Soluble Smart
Order now60114-103SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit, Protein A Magnetic with SOLAµ/Collection plate  & SOLUBLE SMART
Order now60115-103SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit, Protein G Magnetic with SOLAµ/Collection plate & Soluble smart
Order now60114-104SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit, Protein A Magnetic & Soluble Smart
Order now60115-104SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit, Protein G Magnetic & Soluble Smart
Order now60116-101SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit, Protein A Magnetic standalone
Order now60117-101SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit, Protein G Magnetic standalone
Order now60118-101SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit Streptavidin Magnetic without Soluble Trypsin
Order now60119-103SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit Streptavidin Magnetic with Soluble Trypsin, Collection plate and SOLAu
Order now60119-104SMART Digest Bulk Fractionation Kit Streptavidin Magnetic with Soluble Trypsin
SMART Digest Kits: low pH for MAM workflows

SMART Digest Kits: low pH for MAM workflows

PCR options

 CatalogueDescriptionEach Kit Includes
Order now60109-101-LPHSMART DIGEST low pH KIT Trypsin96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate

Magnetic bulk options

 CatalogueDescriptionEach Kit Includes
Order now60109-101-MB-LPHSMART DIGEST low pH KIT Trypsin Magnetic beads96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
Order now60109-104-MB-LPHSMART DIGEST KIT CHYMOTRYPSIN Magnetic bulk low pH buffer96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate

Bulk options

 CatalogueDescriptionEach Kit Includes
Order now60109-101-MB-LPHSMART DIGEST low pH KIT Trypsin Magnetic beads96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
Order now60109-104-MB-LPHSMART DIGEST KIT CHYMOTRYPSIN Magnetic bulk low pH buffer96 PCR tubes containing SMART Digest Resin
Collection Plate
SMART Digest IA kits: trypsin digestion with immunoaffinity capture

SMART Digest IA Kits: trypsin digestion with immunoaffinity (IA) capture (streptavidin, protein A, protein G)

SMART Digest IA Kits perform trypsin digestion with immunoaffinity capture in a single well. The immunoaffinity moiety (streptavidin, protein A, or protein G) is typically employed to increase sensitivity by purifying your low-level proteins from complex biological matrices.

Streptavidin (Av)

 CatalogueDescription
Order now60110-101SMART Digest IA Kit, Streptavidin non-magnetic
Order now60110-102SMART Digest IA Kit, Streptavidin non-magnetic with Thermo Scientific SOLAµ SPE and collection plate
Order now60110-103SMART Digest IA Kit, Streptavidin magnetic with SOLAµ SPE and collection plate
Order now60110-104SMART Digest IA Kit, Streptavidin magnetic

Protein A

 CatalogueDescription
Order now60111-101SMART Digest IA Kit, Protein A non-magnetic
Order now60111-102SMART Digest IA Kit, Protein A non-magnetic with SOLAµ SPE and collection plate
Order now60111-103SMART Digest IA Kit, Protein A magnetic with SOLAµ SPE and collection plate
Order now60111-104SMART Digest IA Kit, Protein A magnetic

Protein G

 CatalogueDescription
Order now60112-101SMART Digest IA Kit, Protein G non-magnetic
Order now60112-102SMART Digest IA Kit, Protein G non-magnetic with SOLAµ SPE and collection plate
Order now60112-103SMART Digest IA Kit, Protein G magnetic with SOLAµ SPE and collection plate
Order now60112-104SMART Digest IA Kit, Protein G magnetic
SMART RNase kits: fast and simple mRNA digestion

SMART RNase kits: fast and simple mRNA digestion

Obtain high-quality analytical results from mRNA digestions using SMART Digest RNase Kits. A significant advance in sample preparation for oligonucleotide mapping and quantitation, these kits provide fast and simple mRNA digestion with high reproducibility, high sensitivity, and high levels of data quality in a format that is compatible with automation.

 CatalogueDescriptionIncludes
Order now60120-101Bulk Magnetic SMART Digest Resin RNase T1Bulk Magnetic SMART Digest Resin, SMART Digest Buffer
Order now60120-102Bulk Magnetic SMART Digest Resin RNase ABulk Magnetic SMART Digest Resin, SMART Digest Buffer

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Easy 3-step protocol

Easy 3-step protocol

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Compare SMART Digest and in-solution methods

Compare SMART Digest and in-solution techniques — SMART Digest saves time

In-solution protein digestion

SMART Digest vs. Conventional In-Solution Digest Protocol
Typical SMART Digest Digestion Times
ProteinDigestion TimeProteinDigestion Time
Insulin4 minIgG in 50 µL plasma*75 min
BSA< 5 minRibonuclease A150 min
Carbonic anhydrase< 5 minThyroglobulin240 min
Lysozyme< 5 minC-reactive protein240 min
Apo-B 30 IgG45 min   

200μL protein solution (100 μg/mL) at 70 °C
* IgG in plasma (17.5mg/mL total protein) at 70 °C

Calculate how much time you will save

Just select the size of your protein to see how much time you will save using SMART Digest kits.

Improve reproducibility

Improve reproducibility

The chromatogram overlay below is from three separate SMART digestions from the same mAb, conducted by three individual operators. The 15 marked peptides in each sample were used for inter-user/inter-day RSD value calculations.

Automate protein digestion for peptide mapping and quantitation

Automate protein digestion for peptide mapping and quantitation

Peptide mapping and quantitation are fundamental workflows used in the development of biotherapeutics to ensure structural integrity, drug efficacy and patient safety. Current sample preparation techniques are complex, laborious, prone to error, and not amenable to automation impacting reanalysis rates, transfer, and implementation of methods at different sites. 

SMART Digest protein digestion provides a simple process on magnetic bead technology which allows it to be automated on platforms like the  Thermo Scientific King Fisher Duo to enable easy, fast, and highly reproducible results.

Peptide mapping workflow

Peptide mapping workflow

Peptide quantitation workflow

Peptide quantitation workflow

Rapid Automated Peptide Mapping for Multi-Attribute Monitoring webinar

Dr. Ken Cook (Thermo Fisher Scientific) and Dr. Sara Carillo (National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training -NIBRT) discuss:

  • Challenges in peptide mapping and sample preparation
  • New technologies that overcome peptide mapping issues
  • How new automated technologies compare to existing practices

Attend Rapid Automated Peptide Mapping webinar

Application Note: High Precision, Automated Peptide Mapping of Proteins

  • Details automated peptide mapping of cytochrome c, recombinant somatotropin, and infliximab drug product.
  • Employs SMART Digest magnetic beads and the KingFisher Duo purification system
  • Demonstrates applicability and reproducibility of the automated digestion protocol and subsequent analysis.
  • Produces high quality, reproducible peptide mapping data.

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SMART Digest webinars

SMART Digest webinar series

SMART Digest webinar series

Learn about four new technologies that dramatically improve peptide mapping workflows and increases confidence. 

  • Webinar 1: Don’t Miss a Thing on Your Peptide Mapping Journey
  • Webinar 2: Take the Smart Route to Protein Digestion
  • Webinar 3: Technologies for Improved Peptide Quantitation Workflow
  • Webinar 4: Peptide Separations with Pinpoint Precision

Attend Protein Digestion Webinar Series

Rapid Automated Peptide Mapping for Multi-Attribute Monitoring webinar

Dr. Ken Cook (Thermo Fisher Scientific) and Dr. Sara Carillo (National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training -NIBRT) discuss: 

  • Challenges in peptide mapping and sample preparation
  • New technologies that overcome peptide mapping issues 
  • How new automated technologies compare to existing practices

Attend Rapid Automated Peptide Mapping webinar

SMART Digest videos

Watch this introductory animation to learn how SMART Digest kits provide easy, fast, and highly reproducible protein digestion.

Ajinomoto Althea is a contract development and manufacturing company. This is their experience using SMART Digest kits.

Save time and get better results with the SMART Digest Kit and automate your digestion with a KingFisher system with a touch of a button.

SMART Digest Pepsin Kits tested and loved by Symphogen. Use the latest advance in protein digestion for peptide mapping and quantitation applications

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