Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multimode ionization source that can provide the advantages of combination of a plurality of ion sources, is not subjected to restrictions of individual ion sources, and does not require switching nor manual operation. SOLUTION: The multimode ionization source is provided with one or more atmospheric pressure ionization sources 3, 4. These ionization sources can perform electrospray ionization, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and/or atmospheric pressure photoionization sources, and are used for ionizing molecules from a sample 21. A method of generating ions using the multimode ionization source is also disclosed. The apparatus and method provide the advantages of the combined ion sources, without the inherent disadvantages of the individual sources. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ion source capable of ensuring quality of a detected ESI signal by protecting ESI ions from APCI and APPI processes. SOLUTION: A multimode ion source includes electrospray ion sources 8, 9 and 11 for providing a charged aerosol, atmospheric pressure ion sources 14 and 24 located in the downstream from the electrospray ion sources for further ionizing the charged aerosol, and a duct 20 adjacent to the atmospheric pressure ion sources, having an orifice for receiving ions from the charged aerosol and including a center shaft. The multimode ion source is provided with a mask 40 situated so as to separate a portion of the charged aerosol and prevent the portion from being exposed to the atmospheric pressure ionization source in the downstream. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a detection method for a complex specimen using a multimode ionization source capable of generating both an ESI ion and an APCI ion efficiently and effectively, using a single multimode ionization chamber and a single nebulizer. SOLUTION: This detection method of the present invention includes (a) a step for introducing the complex specimen into an electrospray ionization source to generate charged aerosol, (b) a step for drying the charged aerosol by an infrared emitter adjacent to the electrospray ionization source, (c) a step for ionizing the dried charged aerosol, using an atmospheric pressure ionization source in a downstream of the electrospray ionization source, and (d) a step for detecting an ion from the complex specimen. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new method of identifying biopolymers and a program product used for the same. SOLUTION: The method of identifying a specific biopolymer in a sample comprises a step of selecting a mass from a first data set including measured masses of biopolymers and a step of matching masses in a second data set with the selected mass, wherein the second data set includes masses of a collection of fragments of the biopolymers, and wherein the matched masses represent fragments of the biopolymers with the selected mass, and comparing the matched masses to determine a monomer sequence for the biopolymer with the selected mass. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved method capable of reducing the complexity of a sample, and capable of efficiently and highly reliably immobilizing and determining quantitatively a protein in the proteome sample. SOLUTION: The present invention provides the very efficient method for identifying the protein in the proteome sample by characterizing one N-terminal (or C-terminal) peptide per one protein, in one embodiment of the invention. The present invention provides the quantitative determination method related to a difference in an expression of the protein and/or modification thereof, as to the various kinds of samples, in another embodiment. The present invention provides a kit useful for executing conveniently the methods of the present invention, as an additional embodiment. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
Reducing (M1) the complexity of a proteomic sample, and preferably identifying proteins in the sample, comprises protecting the protein N- or C-termini with a suitable protecting agent, cleaving the protected proteins, separating the protected peptides from the peptide mixture, to reduce the sample complexity to one terminal peptide per sample protein, and, optionally, detecting the terminally protected peptides. Reducing (M1) the complexity of a proteomic sample, and preferably identifying proteins in the sample, comprises: (a) providing one or more proteins; (b) protecting the protein N- or C-termini with a suitable protecting agent; (c) cleaving the terminally protected proteins with a suitable cleaving agent to produce a mixture of terminally protected peptides and non-terminally protected peptides comprising free amino and carboxyl groups corresponding to the cleavage sites; (d) separating the terminally protected peptides from the peptide mixture, to reduce the sample complexity to one terminal peptide per sample protein; and, optionally (e) detecting the terminally protected peptides. Independent claims are also included for: (1) quantitatively comparing (M2) protein levels in two or more proteomic samples, comprising: (a) providing two or more samples each containing one or more proteins; (b) carrying out steps (b)-(d) of (M1), for each sample, thus reducing the sample complexity for each of the two or more protein samples to one terminal peptide per sample protein; (c) differentially labeling the terminally protected peptides of each sample with a suitable reagent comprising a detectable label, to generate two or more sets of differentially labeled terminal peptides; (d) measuring the relative levels of the differentially labeled terminal peptides, having optionally first combined the sets of labeled peptides; (2) a kit (II) for identifying proteins in a proteomic sample comprising one or more protecting agents for protecting the N- or C-termini, one or more cleaving agents, and means for separating the N- or C-terminally protected peptides from the mixture; and (3) a proteomic sample of reduced complexity obtainable by (M1).
Abstract:
The present Invention provides an ionization apparatus comprising an electrospray assembly 120 in an ionization chamber 110. Within the ionization chamber there are two electrodes 130, 135, each providing an associated electric field region. The first electrode 130 produces an electric field region which attracts the charged droplets from the electrospray tip 123 and the second electrode 135 produces an electric field region which repels the charged droplets. Furthermore there is a gas flow apparatus 124 provided which provides the charged droplets with sufficient velocity to overcome the repulsive forces of the second electric field region. This enables the charged droplets to pass through an interface 153 into a vacuum chamber 190 to be analyzed by apparatus such as a mass spectrometer 220.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for calibrating a mass spectrometry system in which lock mass ions are introduced into the transport region of a mass spectrometer intermittently in a pulsed manner and analyte ions and/or lock mass ions are then detected at the mass analyzer. In one embodiment, analyte ions are also introduced into the transport region of the mass spectrometer from the analyte ion source intermittently in a pulsed manner.