Introducing samples directly into electrospray ionization mass spectrometers using a nanospray interface

Curr Protoc Protein Sci. 2001 May:Chapter 16:Unit 16.8. doi: 10.1002/0471140864.ps1608s22.

Abstract

Electrospray (ES) is a concentration-dependent phenomenon, and operation at high flow rates results in a corresponding high rate of sample consumption. Sensitivity increases are most readily achieved by decreasing the flow rate of sample solution into the electrospray source. In recent years, a number of methodologies have been developed to achieve ES analyses at sub-ml/min flow rates. There are a large number of microscale ES devices currently in use, but this unit describes in detail a micro-scale interface for direct liquid introduction without separation.

MeSH terms

  • Peptides / analysis*
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Proteins / analysis*
  • Proteins / chemistry
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / instrumentation*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / methods*

Substances

  • Peptides
  • Proteins