Structural characterization of saturated branched chain fatty acid methyl esters by collisional dissociation of molecular ions generated by electron ionization

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 195-203

  Ran Ressler, Rinat R ^a   Lawrence, Peter ^a   Brenna, J Thomas ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Branched chain fatty acid; Electron ionization tandem mass spectrometry; Saturated fatty acid; Structural characterization

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID ESTER; SATURATED BRANCHED CHAIN FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIZATION; ELECTRON IONIZATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; IONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANOLIN; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VERNIX CASEOSA;

EID: 84455191694     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.D020651     Document Type: Article

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