Degree of ionization in MALDI of peptides: Thermal explanation for the gas-phase ion formation

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1326-1335

  Bae, Yong Jin ^a   Shin, Young Sik ^a   Moon, Jeong Hee ^b   Kim, Myung Soo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Degree of ionization; Gas phase proton transfer; Ion formation mechanism; Laser fluence dependence; MALDI; Peptide; Preformed ion

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF IONIZATION; GASPHASE; ION FORMATION; LASER FLUENCES; MALDI;

GASES; IONIZATION OF GASES; LASER EXCITATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POSITIVE IONS;

PEPTIDES;

ALPHA CYANO 4 HYDROXYCINNAMIC ACID; BENZYLTRIPHENYLPHOSPHONIUM; PHOSPHONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAS ANALYSIS; IONIZATION; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

GASES; IONS; PEPTIDES; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84865516406     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: 18791123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13361-012-0406-y     Document Type: Article

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