Characterization and identification of microcystins by mass spectrometry

European Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-19

  Bortoli, Stella ^a   Volmer, Dietrich A ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blooms; Cyanobacteria; Electrospray; Microcystins; Structural elucidation; Tandem mass spectrometry; Toxins

Indexed keywords

METABOLITES;

BLOOMS; CYANOBACTERIA; ELECTROSPRAYS; MICROCYSTINS; STRUCTURAL ELUCIDATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXINS;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ION; MICROCYSTIN;

CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CYANOBACTERIA; HUMANS; IONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROCYSTINS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84902356751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17516838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1255/ejms.1250     Document Type: Article

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