An introduction to liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry instrumentation applied in plant metabolomic analyses

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-47

  Allwood, J William ^a   Goodacre, Royston ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); Mass spectrometry (MS); Metabolomics; Plant; Ultra high performance (UHP)LC

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY - MASS SPECTROMETRIES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLOMIC ANALYSIS; METABOLOMICS; NON-TARGETED; PLANT; PLANT METABOLOMICS; ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIES;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ADSORPTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSPRAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; LINEAR TRAP QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; METABOLOMICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT PARAMETERS; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRIPLE QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 73349121270     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: 10991565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pca.1187     Document Type: Review

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