(Ebook) Fundamentals of Contemporary Mass Spectrometry by Chhabil Dass ISBN 9780471682295, 0471682292

(Ebook) Fundamentals of Contemporary Mass Spectrometry by Chhabil Dass ISBN 9780471682295, 0471682292

"Fundamentals of Contemporary Mass Spectrometry gives readers a concise and authoritative overview of modern mass spectrometry instrumentation, techniques, and applications, including the latest developments." "Based on proven teaching principles, each chapter is complete with a concise overview, highlighted key points, practice exercises, and references to additional resources. Hints and solutions to the exercises are provided in an appendix. To facilitate learning and improve problem-solving skills, several worked-out examples are included." "This is a great textbook for graduate students in chemistry, and a robust, practical resource for researchers and scientists, professors, laboratory managers, technicians, and others. It gives scientists in diverse disciplines a practical foundation in modern mass spectrometry."--Jacket. Read more... Content: Instrumentation -- Basics of mass spectrometry -- Modes of ionization -- Mass analysis and ion detection -- Tandem mass spectrometry -- Hyphenated separation techniques -- Organic and inorganic mass spectrometry -- Organic mass spectrometry -- Inorganic mass spectrometry -- Biological mass spectrometry -- Proteins and peptides : structure determination -- Proteins and peptides : posttranslational modifications -- Proteins and peptides : higher-order structures -- Characterization of oligosaccharides -- Characterization of lipids -- Structure determination of oligonucleotides -- Quantitative analysis -- Miscellaneous topics. Abstract: A concise and authoritative overview of mass spectrometry instrumentation, techniques, and applications in a very readable, user-friendly format filled with chapter summaries, exercises and answers, and references to useful outside resources. * Includes numerous exercises in every chapter, with the answers at the back of the book. Read more...