Mitigation of signal suppression caused by the use of trifluoroacetic acid in liquid chromatography mobile phases during liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis via post-column addition of ammonium hydroxide

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1507-1514

  Chan, Chang Ching ^a   Bolgar, Mark S ^a   Dalpathado, Dilusha ^a   Lloyd, David K ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; IONIZATION OF GASES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEGATIVE IONS;

AMMONIUM IONS; ELUENTS; ION PAIRS; ION SIGNALS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY - MASS SPECTROMETRIES; MASS SPECTROMETRY ANALYSIS; MOBILE PHASIS; NEUTRAL ANALYTES; POST-COLUMN; SIGNAL SUPPRESSION;

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE;

EID: 84861314583     PISSN: 09514198     EISSN: 10970231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6240     Document Type: Article

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