Features used by Percolator

Following is a list of the features used by the crux percolator command to represent each peptide-spectrum match (PSM).

Number Name Type Description
1 lnrSp Float The natural logarithm of the rank of the match based on the Sp score
2 deltLCn Float The difference between this PSM's XCorr and the XCorr of the last-ranked PSM for this spectrum, divided by this PSM's XCorr or 1, whichever is larger.
3 deltCn Float The difference between this PSM's XCorr and the XCorr of the next-ranked PSM for this spectrum, divided by this PSM's XCorr or 1, whichever is larger. Note that this definition differs from that of the standard delta Cn reported by SEQUEST®.
4 Xcorr / XCorr Score Float The SEQUEST cross-correlation score
5 Sp / Sp score Float The preliminary SEQUEST score.
6 IonFrac Float The fraction of b and y ions theoretical ions matched to the spectrum
7 Mass Float The observed mass [M+H]+
8 PepLen Integer The length of the matched peptide, in residues
9-11 Charge[n] Boolean Is this a 1+/2+/3+ charged spectrum?
12 enzN Boolean Is the peptide preceded by an enzymatic (tryptic) site?
13 enzC Boolean Does the peptide have an enzymatic (tryptic) C-terminus?
14 enzInt Integer Number of missed internal enzymatic (tryptic) sites
15 lnNumSP Float The natural logarithm of the number of database peptides within the specified precursor range
16 dM Float The difference between the calculated and observed mass
17 absdM Float The absolute value of the difference between the calculated and observed mass