Peptide and protein drug analysis by MS: Challenges and opportunities for the discovery environment

Bioanalysis

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 645-657

  Campbell, J Larry ^a   Le Blanc, J C Yves ^a  

^a MDS SCIEX   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; FRACTIONATION; IMMUNOASSAY; ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY; IONIZATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROFLUIDICS; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS;

EID: 79953122848     PISSN: 17576180     EISSN: 17576199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bio.11.31     Document Type: Review

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