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Matrix compounds for fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry
Author(s) -
Gower John Leveson
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
biomedical mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9888
pISSN - 0306-042X
DOI - 10.1002/bms.1200120502
Subject(s) - fast atom bombardment , mass spectrometry , triethanolamine , glycerol , matrix (chemical analysis) , chemistry , mass spectrum , combinatorial chemistry , matrix isolation , analytical chemistry (journal) , organic chemistry , molecule , chromatography
Abstract The increasing number of applications for fast atom bombardment (FAB) mass spectrometry has seen a corresponding increase in the use of different matrix compounds. This review discusses briefly the use of matrix compounds in general and the use of cosolvents and/or additives with glycerol that assist in producing superior FAB mass spectra than when glycerol is used on its own. The main part of the review deals with alternative matrix compounds to glycerol including thioglycerol, polyethyleneglycols, triethanolamine, diamylphenol, crown ethers and various miscellaneous matrix compounds.