or higher. Proponan-2-ol
(iPrOH), methanol (MeOH), ammonium bicarbonate (ABC), and sodium hydroxide
(NaOH) were purchased from Merck (Darmstadt, Germany). Water (LC-MS
grade), acetonitrile (MeCN) (LC-MS grade), glacial acetic acid (HAc),
hydrochloric acid (HCl), DL-dithiothreitol (DTT), iodoacetamide (IAA),
ammonium acetate (NH4Ac), formic acid (FA), TPCK-treated
trypsin from bovine pancreas, and Pronase from Streptomyces
griseus were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (Steinheim, Germany).
Endoproteinase Glu-C from Staphylococcus aureus V8
was supplied by Promega Corporation (Madison, WI, USA). CEA purified
from human colon carcinoma was obtained from MyBioSource, Inc. (CEA1;
San Diego, CA, USA) and Fitzgerald Industries International (CEA2;
Acton, MA, USA). CEA purified from human liver metastases of colorectal
carcinoma cells was obtained from Lee BioSolutions, Inc. (CEA3; Maryland
Heights, MO, USA).