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An Efficient Sample Preparation Method to Enhance Carbohydrate Ion Signals in Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Published on: July 29, 2018
Enhanced carbohydrate structural selectivity in ion mobility-mass spectrometry analyses by boronic acid
Larissa S Fenn1, John A McLean
1Department of Chemistry and Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
Abstract:
The boronic acid derivatization of carbohydrates is demonstrated as an ion mobility shift strategy to improve confidence in the identification and characterization of carbohydrate assignments using ion mobility-mass spectrometry.
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