Selected reaction monitoring applied to proteomics

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 298-312

  Gallien, Sebastien ^a   Duriez, Elodie ^a   Domon, Bruno ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Multiplexing; Proteomics; Quantification; Selected reaction monitoring; Triple quadrupole mass spectrometer

Indexed keywords

MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULES; MULTIPLEXING;

PROTEOMICS; QUALITATIVE STUDY; QUANTIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES; SELECTED REACTION MONITORING; TECHNICAL ASPECTS; TRIPLE-QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER; WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID; OXYGEN 18; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL REACTION; MASS SPECTROMETER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MONITORING; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SELECTED REACTION MONITORING; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 79952540456     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1895     Document Type: Review

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