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Review
. 2011 Jan;25(1-2):1-10.
doi: 10.1002/bmc.1548. Epub 2010 Nov 5.

Derivatization reagents in liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

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Derivatization reagents in liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

Tomofumi Santa. Biomed Chromatogr. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

Liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS) is one of the most prominent analytical techniques owing to its inherent selectivity and sensitivity. In LC/ESI-MS/MS, chemical derivatization is often used to enhance the detection sensitivity. Derivatization improves the chromatographic separation, and enhances the mass spectrometric ionization efficiency and MS/MS detectability. In this review, an overview of the derivatization reagents which have been applied to LC/ESI-MS/MS is presented, focusing on the applications to low molecular weight compounds.

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