Preface. Part I: Methods in Mass Spectrometry. Electrospray Ionization: Theory and Application; S.J. Gaskell. Atmospheric Pressure Ionization (ESI and APCI); A. Raffaelli. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption- Ionization (MALDI) Mass Spectrometry: Principles and Applications; M. Karas, U. Bahr. High Sensitivity ESI and MALDI MS; T.B. Farmer, R.M. Caprioli. Optimised GS/MS Interfacing Systems and Operating Conditions; P.J. Arpino. Quantitative Analysis by Mass Spectrometry: Some Important Considerations; M.W. Duncan. Optimization of Mass Spectrometric Ionisation Efficiency Data; I.T. Ozgen, et al. Role of Internal Energy in Mass Spectrometric Fragmentation; K. Vékey. Interaction of Metal Ions and Protons with Simple Biomolecules. Structure Information from Bond Energies and Entropy Effects; B.A. Cerda, et al. A Promising Marriage Between Theory and Experiment: Density Functional Method versus Mass Spectrometry; T. Marino, et al. Part II: Instrumentation for Mass Analysis and Detection. Recent Advances in Magnet Sector Mass Spectrometry; O.V. Menirovskiy, et al. Quadrupole Mass Filters and Quadrupole Ion Traps; R.G. Cooks, et al. Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry; M.L. Vestal. Combined Analyzer Technologies; P. Kofel, U.P. Schlunegger. Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry; M.L. Easterling, I.J. Amster. Part III: Application to Biomolecules. Protein Characterization by MS in Pharmaceutical Industry; D. Muller, et al. Folding Pathways of Disulphide Containing Proteins; M. Ruoppolo, et al. Integration of Chemical Modification Reactions and Mass Spectrometric Methods in Protein Characterisation; S. Foti. PSD-MALDI Analysis of Peptides; B. Spengler. Development of a Mass Spectrometric Approach for the Characterisation of Hemoglobin Adducts; P. Ferrante, et al. Reactivity of Antineoplastic Drugs with Model Peptides Studied by Advanced Mass Spectrometry Methodologies; V. Carbone, et al. Applications of Mass Spectrometry in Biochemical Studies of Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids; R.P. Newton. MALDI Mass Analysis of Oligonucleotides; U. Bahr, M. Karas. DNA Adducts in Human Carcinogenesis; H. Bartsch. MALDI MS of Oligo and Polysaccharides; D. Garozzo. Mass Spectrometry of Isoeicosanoids as Novel Lipid Substances; R.C. Murphy, R.J. Waugh. The Role of Mass Spectrometry in the Characterization of Plant Metabolites from Crude Extracts; A. De Nino, et al. Environmental Applications of Mass Spectrometry: Toxaphene Analysis; F.I. Onuska, R.J. Maguire. The Determination of Polar Compounds in the Aquatic Environment; M.J.F. Suter. Some Mass Spectrometry Contributions in the Study of Cultural Heritage; P. Agozzino. Index.
