... overall peptide function, as has been shown by the hypothalamic releasingfactor binding to its receptor [2], or by the amyloid b -peptide and the implications in senile plaque formation and pathogenesis ... wereincubated at 37 °C, 50 °Cand70°C, respectively. Fromthese, aliquots of 2 lL were taken at 0, 1, 2, 4, 6 and 24 h, and prepared for MS analysis as described above9.MALDI-TOF MSAll mass spectra were ... was adjusted to 2.5, 8.0 and 11.5 and the samples were incubated at 37 °C, 50 °Cand70 °C. Aliquots were taken at different time-points fromeach sample and analyzed by MALDI-TOF MS. Theaddition...