The isotope distribution: A rose with thorns

J Claesen, A Rockwood, M Gorshkov… - Mass spectrometry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The isotope distribution, which reflects the number and probabilities of occurrence of
different isotopologues of a molecule, can be theoretically calculated. With the current …

The isotopic distribution conundrum

D Valkenborg, I Mertens, F Lemière… - Mass spectrometry …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Although access to high‐resolution mass spectrometry (MS), especially in the field of
biomolecular MS, is becoming readily available due to recent advances in MS technology …

Scanning the isotopic structure of molecules by tandem mass spectrometry

C Neubauer, MJ Sweredoski, A Moradian… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biomolecules generally exist as mixtures of diverse isotopologues that differ in the number
and sites of rare-isotope substitutions. The exact proportion of isotopologues of a …

Envelope: interactive software for modeling and fitting complex isotope distributions

MT Sykes, JR Williamson - BMC bioinformatics, 2008 - Springer
Background An important aspect of proteomic mass spectrometry involves quantifying and
interpreting the isotope distributions arising from mixtures of macromolecules with different …

Secondary ion mass spectrometry measurements of isotopic ratios: correction for time varying count rate

KJ Coakley, DS Simons, AM Leifer - International Journal of Mass …, 2005 - Elsevier
In secondary ion mass spectrometry measurement systems, the count rate of isotopes may
vary in time as a particle is consumed during the analysis. Since isotopes are measured …

Determination of complex isotopomer patterns in isotopically labeled compounds by mass spectrometry

ME Jennings, DE Matthews - Analytical chemistry, 2005 - ACS Publications
A classic problem in analytical chemistry has been determination of individual components
in a mixture without availability of the pure individual components. Measurement of the …

The development of multiple collector mass spectrometry for isotope ratio measurements

ME Wieser, JB Schwieters - International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2005 - Elsevier
Multiple collector mass spectrometry has enabled significant advances in our understanding
of geological, biological, nuclear, and physical processes in terrestrial and extra-terrestrial …

Measurement of the isotope enrichment of stable isotope-labeled proteins using high-resolution mass spectra of peptides

MJ MacCoss, CC Wu, DE Matthews… - Analytical chemistry, 2005 - ACS Publications
Stable isotope-enriched molecules are used as internal standards and as tracers of in vivo
substrate metabolism. The accurate conversion of measured ratios in the mass spectrometer …

Calculation of isotope distributions in mass spectrometry. A trivial solution for a non-trivial problem

H Kubinyi - Analytica Chimica Acta, 1991 - Elsevier
Isotope peak patterns in the mass spectra of chemical compounds result from the
occurrence of polyisotopic elements. The various approaches and programs published for …

Quantitative determination of isotope ratios from experimental isotopic distributions

P Kaur, PB O'Connor - Analytical chemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
Isotope variability due to natural processes provides important information for studying a
variety of complex natural phenomena from the origins of a particular sample to the traces of …