High-energy collision-induced dissociation of oxosteroids derivatised to Girard hydrazones

European Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-88

  Griffiths, William J ^a,b   Alvelius, Gunvor ^b   Liu, Suya ^b   Sjövall, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Derivatisation; Electrospray; Fragmentation mechanism; Steroids; Tandem mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

HYDRAZINE; HYDRAZONE DERIVATIVE; ION; OXOSTEROID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; DERIVATIZATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENERGY; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 1842610787     PISSN: 14690667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1255/ejms.625     Document Type: Article

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