Proteolytic peptide patterns as indicators for fungal infections and nonfungal affections of human nails measured by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 338, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 326-331

  Hollemeyer, Klaus ^a   Jager, Sven ^b   Altmeyer, Wolfgang ^c   Heinzle, Elmar ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Science Park Saar ^*

^c GENE FACTS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Euclidean match factor; MALDI TOF MS; Proteolytic peptides; Psoriasis; Trichophyton rubrum

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; DESORPTION; FUNGI; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MEDICAMENTS; PEPTIDES;

EUCLIDEAN; MALDI TOF MS; PROTEOLYTIC PEPTIDES; PSORIASIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

PEPTIDE; PROTEINASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FINGERNAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PSORIASIS; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 14644418981     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.12.019     Document Type: Article

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