Comparison of two azobenzene-based amino acid derivatization reagents for LC-MS/MS analysis in positive and negative

Ernesto de Jesus Zapata Flores1, Nguyễn Kim Ngân Bùi1, Sigrid Selberg1

  • 1University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry, Ravila 14a, Tartu, 50411, Estonia.

Talanta
|August 21, 2022
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