Advances in Mass Spectrometry

This volume comprises the proceedings of the 15th International Mass Spectrometry Conference held in Barcelona, attended by over 1100 registered delegates from 38 countries. Because the applications of mass spectrometry to biochemistry, biology and medicine have become a very important source of activity in the field these areas are very well represented in the content of this volume. However the importance of fundamental research and instrumental and methodology developments to all applications is also highlighted.
The book is divided into five sections:
∗ Fundamentals
∗ Biological/Biochemical Applications,
∗ Instrumentation and Ionization
∗ Analytical Organic Mass Spectrometry
∗ Inorganic Mass Spectrometry
These five sections consist of full papers from the excellent plenary and keynote speakers together with abstracts of more than 300 oral and poster contributions from the total of 701 presented at the conference. The selection reflects the present state–of–the art in the field of mass spectrometry.

Spis treści:
PART 1: PLENARY LECTURES.
PART 2: KEYNOTE LECTURES.
FUNDAMENTALS.
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS.
INSTRUMENTATION AND IONIZATION.
ANALYTICAL ORGANIC MS.
INORGANIC MS.
PART 3: ORAL PRESENTATIONS.
FUNDAMENTALS.
BIOCHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS.
INSTRUMENTATION AND IONIZATON.
ANALYTICAL ORGANIC MS.
INORGANIC MS.
PART 4: POSTERS.
INSTRUMENTATION AND IONIZATION.
New Developments and Miniaturized Instruments.
Ion Cyclotron Response.
Quadrupole Ion Traps.
Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry.
Electrospray and MALDI: Ionization: Fundamentals.
Simulations and Ion Optics.
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Mass Spectrometry in Biochemistry
Sequencing of Biopolymers by Mass Spectrometry, Mass Spectrometry to Study Higher Order Structures.
Mass Spectrometry of Carbohydrates.
Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Chemistry and Medicine.
Mass Spectrometry of Lipids, Hormones and Biomarkers.
Mass Spectrometry in Toxicology and Pharmacology.
Mass Spectrometry in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.
Mass Spectrometry in Immunology and Microbiology.
Mass Spectrometry in Cancer Research.
Mass Spectrometry in Food and Nutrition.
Drugs and Metabolism, Mass Spectrometry in Drug Discovery and Combinatorial Library Screening.
FUNDAMENTALS.
Gas Phase Ion Chemistry: Reaction Mechanisms and Ion Structures.
Ion Thermochemistry and Structure: Experimental and Computational Approaches.
Ion Complexes and Ion Clusters, Hydrogen–Bonding and Noncovalent Interactions.
Ion Activation, Dissociation and Mobility.
ANALYTICAL ORGANIC MASS SPECTROMETRY.
Separation Techniques in Mass Spectrometry, Direct Sampling by Mass Spectrometry.
Organic Analysis.
Environmental and Forensic Analysis by Mass Spectrometry.
Analysis of Natural Products and Bioactive Intermediates.
Mass Spectrometric Characterization of Synthetic Polymers.
Fuel Chemistry.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS.
Data Processing: Biological Mass Spectrometry and Chemometric Methods.
Qualty Control and GLP in Mass Spectrometry.
INORGANIC MASS SPECTROMETRY: INSTRUMENTATION AND APPLICATIONS.
Instrumentation and New Developments.
Inorganic Trace Analysis of Biological and Environmental Material.
Trace Element Speciation with Mass Spectrometric Detectors.
Mass Spectrometry in Geosciences and Nuclear Technology.
Materials Characterization and Surface Reactions.
Index of Contributors.
Subject Index.

Okładka tylna:
This volume comprises the proceedings of the 15th International Mass Spectrometry Conference held in Barcelona, attended by over 1100 registered delegates from 38 countries. Because the applications of mass spectrometry to biochemistry, biology and medicine have become a very important source of activity in the field these ar eas are very well represented in the content of this volume. However the importance of fundamental research and instrumental and methodology developments to all applications is also highlighted.
The book is divided into five sections:
∗ Fundamentals
∗ Biological/Biochemical Applications,
∗ Instrumentation and Ionization
∗ Analytical Organic Mass Spectrometry
∗ Inorganic Mass Spectrometry
These five sections consist of full papers from the excellent plenary and keynote speakers together with abstracts of more than 300 oral and poster contributions from the total of 701 presented at the conference. The selection reflects the present state–of–the art in the field of mass spectrometry.