Wee, SheenaMortimer, AdamMoran, DamianWright, AdamBarlow, Christopher KO'Hair, Richard A JRadom, LeoEaston, Christopher2015-12-071359-7345http://hdl.handle.net/1885/19632The combined use of advanced mass spectrometry experiments, condensed-phase synthesis of serine and homoserine nitrate ester radical precursors, and high-level ab initio calculations provides a powerful way of examining the fundamental reactivity of radicals derived from peptides.Keywords: amino acid; ester; homoserine; nitric acid derivative; peptide; radical; serine; sodium ion; ab initio calculation; article; dissociation; electron transport; electrospray mass spectrometry; energy; gas; molecular interaction; photolysis; polymerization;200610.1039/b608724h2015-12-07