Abstract
The NH3 and CH4 chemical ionization mass spectra of leucine and isoleucine are compared with their plasma desorption mass spectra. Mass‐analysed ion kinetic energy (MIKE) and collision‐induced dissociation (CID)/MIKE experiments are also presented and the mechanisms of the formation and dissociation of immonium ions [M – CO2H2]+ are discussed. A comparison between the various ionization techniques reveals that plasma desorption produces pseudo‐molecular ions whose internal energy lies between zero and 300 kJ mol−1.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1064-1072 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Mass Spectrometry |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1993 |