
Chapter 1 Introducing the Voyager™ Biospectrometry™ Workstations
1-10 PerSeptive Biosystems
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Drift time is proportional to the square root of the mass as
defined by the following equation:
Approximate ion mass is determined using the equation
above. A calibration procedure using a reference standard of
known mass can be used to establish a more accurate
relationship between flight time and the mass-to-charge ratio
of the ion.
Advantages of
MALDI-TOF
Advantages of MALDI-TOF technology include:
• Can analyze a theoretically unlimited mass range, greater
than 300,000 daltons (Da). Mass range is limited by
ionization ability, not analyzer physics.
• Complete mass spectrum can be obtained from a single
ionization event. This is also referred to as multiplexing,
or parallel (versus serial) detection.
• Is compatible with buffers normally used in biological
assays, reducing the need for sample cleanup.
• Can analyze mixtures and different classes of
biopolymers, including peptides, oligonucleotides,
glycoconjugates, and synthetic polymers.
• Provides very high sensitivity and requires only
femtomoles of sample.
t = s
m
(2KE)z
()
½
where:
t drift time=
s = drift distance
m=mass
KE =
kinetic energy
z = number of charges on ion
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