Mass Spectrometry Instrumentation, Interpretation, and Applications is a forum to introduce the reader to the whole world of mass spectrometry and to the many different perspectives that each scientific field brings to its use.

The book emphasizes the use of this important analytical technique in many different fields, including applications for organic and inorganic chemistry, forensic science, biotechnology, and many other areas. After describing the history of mass spectrometry, the book moves on to discuss instrumentation, theory, and basic applications.

Contents

Part I: Instrumentation

1. Definitions and Explanations
2. A Mass Spectrometer's Building Blocks
3. Tandem Mass Spectrometry
4. Separation Methods

Part II: Interpretation

5. Introduction to Mass Spectra Interpretation: Organic Chemistry
6. Sequencing of Peptides and Proteins
7. Optimizing Sensitivity and Specificity in Mass Spectrometric Proteome Analysis

Part III: Applications

8. Doping Control
9. Oceanography
10. "Omics" Applications
11. Space Sciences
12. Bioterrorism
13. Imaging of Small Molecules
14. Utilization of Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Chemistry
15. Polymers
16. Forensic Science
17. New Approachess to Neurochemistry

Appendix
Index

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