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- Edited by Russell P. Newton, and Terence
J. Walton, both at the University College, Swansea
The techniques of mass spectroscopy,
whereby chemical substances are identified by their molecular masses,
have found increasing applications in recent years and are very widely
used on plants. For the plant scientist, the information presented in
this book will illustrate the basic principles, techniques, and
potential capabilities of mass spectroscopy in studying biologically
important molecules. For the mass spectroscopist the main value of the
volume will be its emphasis on new applications.
- Contents: Introductory overview;
Ionization methods; MS/MS instrumentation; Matrix-assisted laser
desorption and electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy in protein
studies: competitive or complimentary?; Recent and projected
developments in mass spectrometric techniques; Characterization of
proteins by mass spectroscopy: from primary structure to
conformational studies; MALDI MS as a new method for the analysis of
nucleic acid (DNA and RNA) with molecular masses up to 150 KDA;
Applications of secondary ion mass spectroscopy in plant physiology;
Mass spectrometry of natural and synthetic lignin polymers: on the
detection of coumaryl units by in-source pyrolysis mass spectrometry;
Mass spectrometry of plant hormones; Mass spectrometric analysis of
cyclic nucleotides and related enzymes; Mass spectrometric studies on
flavonoid glycosides; Mass spectrometry of fatty acid 'derivatives; A
comparison of FAB MS, HPLC-MS, and CZE-ES MS in the characterization
of the alcoholic extracts of Haplophyllum patavinum; LC-UV-MS: a
powerful approach for the rapid screening of metabolites in crude
plant extracts; MS/MS studies of tropane alkaloids: detection and
determination of structure; New brassinosteroids from Ornithopus
sativus and Apium graveolens.
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- 256 pages, halftones, numerous line
figures, tables, Clarendon Press, October 1996, 0-19-854965-2, Hardback, was £75.00,
now £56.25
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Applications
of Modern Mass Spectrometry in Plant Science Research