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Sheathless Capillary Electrophoresis–Mass Spectrometry for Metabolic Profiling of Biological Samples
Published on: October 1, 2016
Capillary electrophoresis
1Milos V Novotny, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
Abstract:
Capillary electorphoresis is rapidly maturing as a major technique for the analysis of proteins, nucleic acids, and glycoconjugates. Recently, efforts have concentrated on the application of its two most powerful ancillary techniques, laser-induced fluorescence detection and mass spectrometry. In addition, affinity capillary electrophoresis is rapidly becoming popular in ligand-biomolecule binding studies. The integration of sample treatment with separation on a microchip is yet another interesting development.
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