Infrared consequence spectroscopy of gaseous protonated and metal ion cationized complexes

Mass Spectrometry Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 586-607

  Fridgen, Travis D ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological ions; Consequence spectroscopy; Gaseous ions; Infrared spectroscopy; Proton bound dimers; Vibrational spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ACTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOLOGICAL IONS; CATIONIZED; CONSEQUENCE SPECTROSCOPY; DNA BASIS; GASEOUS IONS; HYDROGEN-BONDED STRUCTURES; INFRARED MULTIPLE PHOTON DISSOCIATIONS; ION CHEMISTRY; IONIC COMPLEX; LARGE BIOMOLECULES; PROTONATED; VIBRATIONAL PREDISSOCIATION;

AMINATION; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; DIMERS; DNA; GENES; HYDROGEN; METAL IONS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; PROTONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

ION; METAL; NUCLEOTIDE; PEPTIDE; PROTON;

CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

DIMERIZATION; IONS; METALS; NUCLEOTIDES; PEPTIDES; PROTONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 67650319048     PISSN: 02777037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mas.20224     Document Type: Article

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