Charge as you like! Efficient manipulation of negative ion net charge in electrospray ionization of proteins and nucleic acids

European Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 333-343

  Ganisl, Barbara ^a   Taucher, Monika ^a   Riml, Christian ^a   Breuker, Kathrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acidic proteins; Additive; DNA; Electrospray ionization; Negative ions; RNA

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; DNA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEGATIVE IONS; PROTEINS; RNA;

ACIDIC PROTEINS; DISSOCIATION METHODS; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION (ESI); ION FORMATION; NET CHARGES; ORGANIC BASIS; PRECURSOR IONS; TOP-DOWN MASS SPECTROMETRIES;

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 80054757861     PISSN: 14690667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1255/ejms.1140     Document Type: Article

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