Protein sequence information by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization in-source decay mass spectrometry

Mass Spectrometry Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 672-682

  Hardouin, Julle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

In source decay; Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry; Proteomics

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

IN SOURCE DECAY (ISD); MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION/IONIZATION (MALDI); PROTEOMICS;

PROTEINS;

PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PEPTIDE MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

EID: 34548014772     PISSN: 02777037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mas.20142     Document Type: Article

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