Systemic inflammation is associated with chronic disease and is purported to be a main
pathogenic mechanism underlying metabolic conditions. Microbes harbored in the host …

Photodissociation mass spectrometry combines the ability to activate and fragment ions
using photons with the sensitive detection of the resulting product ions by mass …

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a cell-wall component of Gram-negative bacteria which
contributes to bacterial toxicity. During processes such as cell division, shedding of outer …

Detailed structural characterization of intact rough-type lipopolysaccharides (R-LPS) was
accomplished using a multi-stage mass spectrometry (MS3) strategy consisting of collision …

Lipidomics is an emerging field, where the structures, functions and dynamic changes of
lipids in cells, tissues or body fluids are investigated. Due to the vital roles of lipids in human …

Mass spectrometric analysis of cellular lipids is an enabling technology for lipidomics, which
is a rapidly-developing research field. In this review, we briefly discuss the principles …

This review is the eighth update of the original article published in 1999 on the application of
Matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI) mass spectrometry …

A novel chemical assay, the so-called Kdo-DMB-liquid chromatography (LC) assay, was
used for the accurate and cost-effective determination of the endotoxin content in …

Bacterial glycoconjugate vaccines have a major role in preventing microbial infections.
Immunogenic bacterial glycans, such as O-antigen polysaccharides, can be recombinantly …

Here we implement ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) in an online liquid
chromatographic tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) strategy to support analysis of …