Sample Preparation in Biological Mass Spectrometry

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ivanov, Alexander R. (Editor), Lazarev, Alexander V. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Analytical chemistry.; Mass spectrometry.; Biochemistry.; Proteomics.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Analytical Chemistry.; Mass Spectrometry.; Biochemistry, general.; Biomedicine general.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

The goal and philosophy of sample preparation in biological mass spectrometry is to reveal the actual multicomponent molecular structure of a biological specimen that can be assessed by mass spectrometry tools. Unfortunately, sample preparation is often looked at as a necessary but “boring” step whi...