Studying the chemistry of cationized triacylglycerols using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and density functional theory computations

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1421-1440

  Grossert, J Stuart ^a,b   Herrera, Lisandra Cubero ^a,c   Ramaley, Louis ^a,b   Melanson, Jeremy E ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Binding efficiencies of cations to triacylglycerols; Breakdown curves; Lithiated triglycerides; MS MS MS product ions; Solvent cation interactions in ESI

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CHAINS; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; ESTERS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LITHIUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POSITIVE IONS;

BREAKDOWN CURVES; DENSITY FUNCTIONALS; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; LITHIATED TRIGLYCERIDES; NATURALLY OCCURRING; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; SOLVENT-CATION INTERACTIONS IN ESI; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS;

GLYCEROL;

AMMONIA; LITHIUM ION; METHANOL; OXYGEN; SILVER; SODIUM ION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DIMERIZATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; OXIDATION;

EID: 84904871204     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: 18791123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13361-014-0917-9     Document Type: Article

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