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Understanding the fragmentation of glucose in mass spectrometry

Maria A Patras1, Juan Z Davalos2, Nikolai Kuhnert1

  • 1School of Science, Constructor University, Bremen, Germany.

Journal of Mass Spectrometry : JMS
|August 24, 2023
PubMed

Keywords:
CIDIRMPDcarbohydratefragmentationglucosestable isotope labeltandem mass spectrometry

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