The power of ion mobility-mass spectrometry for structural characterization and the study of conformational dynamics

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 281-294

  Lanucara, Francesco ^a,b   Holman, Stephen W ^a,b   Gray, Christopher J ^b   Eyers, Claire E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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BIOPHYSICS; CONFORMATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIOPHYSICS; IONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION;

EID: 84896933849     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1889     Document Type: Review

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