Principles Of Mass Spectrometry Applied To Biomolecules

This work reviews the basic principles of mass spectrometry as they relate to the life sciences, with special focus on the inherent challenges posed by varying degrees of biomolecular size and flexibility. Contributors from academia and industry describe recent advances in the field and discuss challenges associated with analysis of biomolecules using mass spectrometry. Chapters are grouped in three sections on structures and dynamics of gas-phase biomolecules; activation, dissociation, and reactivity; and thermochemistry and energetics. The book will be of interest to researchers and scientists. Laskin is a researcher in the private sector. Lifshitz taught chemistry at The Hebrew University, Israel. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

JULIA LASKIN, PHD, is a Senior Research Scientist in the Fundamental Sciences Division at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington.

The late CHAVA LIFSHITZ, PHD, was an Archie and Marjorie Sherman Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Physical Chemistry at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. She was also on the editorial boards of Mass Spectrometry Reviews and the International Journal of Mass Spectrometry.