FAIRsharing record for: Mascot Generic Format

This FAIRsharing record describes: A Mascot data file is a plain text (ASCII) file containing peak list information and, optionally, search parameters. For a Peptide Mass Fingerprint, the file should contain a list of peptide mass values, one per line, optionally followed by white space and a peak area or intensity value. The Mascot generic format (MGF) is recommended for PMF searches. For an MS/MS Ions Search, the data file must contain one or more MS/MS peak lists. The recommended format is the Mascot generic format (MGF). In MGF, each MS/MS dataset is a list of pairs of mass and intensity values, delimited by BEGIN IONS and END IONS statements. Mascot also supports mzML (.mzML).