Charge enhancement of single-stranded DNA in negative electrospray ionization using the supercharging reagent meta-nitrobenzyl alcohol

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1988-1996

  Brahim, Bessem ^a   Alves, Sandra ^a   Cole, Richard B ^a   Tabet, Jean Claude ^a  

^a Université Pierre et Marie Curie   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonium counter ion; Apparent gas phase acidity; Desolvation; Electrospray; Gas phase acidity; Meta nitrobenzyl alcohol; Single stranded DNA; Supercharging

Indexed keywords

COUNTERIONS; DESOLVATION; ELECTROSPRAYS; GAS-PHASE ACIDITIES; SINGLE-STRANDED DNA; SUPERCHARGING;

DNA; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; IONS;

OLIGONUCLEOTIDES;

3 NITROBENZYL ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; AMMONIA; NUCLEIC ACID BASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PROTON; REAGENT; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; THYMIDINE; THYMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CHARGE ENHANCEMENT; CHARGE ENHANCEMENT COEFFICIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; GAS; IONIZATION; NEGATIVE ION ELECTROSPRAY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BASE SEQUENCE; BENZYL ALCOHOLS; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; GASES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 84890498169     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: 18791123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13361-013-0732-8     Document Type: Article

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