Leaders in their respective fields describe their up-to-date research, which spans a wide range of topics within the three main areas of ionization methods, instrumental developments, and analysis of endogenous and synthetic peptides. Ionization methods include the use of plasma desorption and laser-induced multiphoton ionization. The instrumental developments discussed include magnetic sector, quadruple, and time-of-flight instrumentation. The section on analysis of peptides describes sample preparation, continuous-flow fast atom bombardment, analysis of various proteins and cross-linkages, interactions with metal ions, permethylated peptides, and neuropeptides. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
The purpose of this book is to collect into one volume the research done on the mass spectrometry of peptides. It balances a range of topics including theory, instrumentation, analytical techniques, and biological applications. The scope of the work contains three major sections: ionization methods, instrumental developments, and analysis of peptides. It describes 252Cf plasma desorption and laser-induced multiphoton ionization methodology. This exciting resource covers many new areas, including continuous flow FAB, quantification of human neuropeptides, and peptide mapping. It also discusses Q-FTMS, cross-links, and metal ions.