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Review
. 2023 Jul-Aug;42(4):1244-1260.
doi: 10.1002/mas.21757. Epub 2021 Nov 28.

Tandem mass spectrometry approaches for recognition of isomeric compounds mixtures

Sara Crotti  1 , Marta Menicatti  2 , Marco Pallecchi  2 , Gianluca Bartolucci  2
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Review

Tandem mass spectrometry approaches for recognition of isomeric compounds mixtures

Sara Crotti et al. Mass Spectrom Rev. 2023 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

The present review aims to collect the published literature pertaining the recognition of isobaric compounds (isomers or stereoisomers) using the features of tandem mass spectrometry (MS) experiments without any chromatographic separation or chemical modification (derivatization or isotopic enrichment) of the analytes. MS/MS methods possess high selectivity, wide dynamic range and high throughput capabilities. Generally, tandem MS has limited capability for distinguishing isomers that fragment similarly. However, some MS/MS methods have been developed and positively applied to isomers discrimination. Among the literature on this topic, the applications that fit on the review subject can be summarized as follow: (1) chiral discrimination by the kinetic method, (2) the use energy-resolved tandem mass spectra and the survival yield (SY) representation, (3) the kinetics evaluation of the ion-molecule interaction and (4) the postprocessing mathematical algorithm to resolve the isomers in MS/MS signal.

Keywords: LEDA; MS/MS; ion-molecule interaction; isomers; kinetic method; survival yield.

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