Profiling of N-acyl-homoserine lactones by liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization and a hybrid quadrupole linear ion-trap and Fourier-transform ion-cyclotron-resonance mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-LTQ-FTICR- MS)

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-96

  Cataldi, Tommaso R I ^a   Bianco, Giuliana ^a   Abate, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

FTMS; Gram negative bacteria; Ion cyclotron resonance; Mass accuracy; Mass resolution; Mass spectrometry; N acyl homoserine lactones; Quadrupole linear ion trap; Quorum sensing; Serratia liquefaciens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

COMPREHENSIVE PROFILING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MASS ACCURACY; MASS RESOLUTION; QUORUM SENSING;

HORMONES;

ACETONITRILE; FORMIC ACID; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; MANGANESE; METHANOL; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE MASS SPECTROMETRY; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS;

EID: 39149122888     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1275     Document Type: Article

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