Apparatus and method of determining molecular weight of large molecules
Abstract
A mass spectrometer determines the mass of multiply charged high molecular weight molecules. This spectrometer utilizes an ion detector which is capable of simultaneously measuring the charge z and transit time of a single ion as it passes through the detector. From this transit time, the velocity of the single ion may then be derived, thus providing the mass-to-charge ratio m/z for a single ion which has been accelerated through a known potential. Given z and m/z, the mass m of the single ion can then be calculated. Electrospray ions with masses in excess of 1 MDa and charge numbers greater than 425 e.sup.- are readily detected. The on-axis single ion detection configuration enables a duty cycle of nearly 100% and extends the practical application of electrospray mass spectrometry to the analysis of very large molecules with relatively inexpensive instrumentation.
- Inventors:
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- Montrose, CA
- Danville, CA
- Livermore, CA
- Fremont, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871650
- Patent Number(s):
- 5770857
- Assignee:
- Regents, University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; method; determining; molecular; weight; molecules; mass; spectrometer; determines; multiply; charged; utilizes; detector; capable; simultaneously; measuring; charge; z; transit; time; single; passes; velocity; derived; providing; mass-to-charge; ratio; accelerated; potential; calculated; electrospray; masses; excess; mda; 425; readily; detected; on-axis; detection; configuration; enables; duty; cycle; nearly; 100; extends; practical; application; spectrometry; analysis; relatively; inexpensive; instrumentation; readily detected; simultaneously measuring; transit time; mass spectrometer; molecular weight; duty cycle; mass spectrometry; weight molecules; relatively inexpensive; spectrometer determines; determining molecular; /250/
Citation Formats
Fuerstenau, Stephen, Benner, W Henry, Madden, Norman, and Searles, William. Apparatus and method of determining molecular weight of large molecules. United States: N. p., 1998.
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@article{osti_871650,
title = {Apparatus and method of determining molecular weight of large molecules},
author = {Fuerstenau, Stephen and Benner, W Henry and Madden, Norman and Searles, William},
abstractNote = {A mass spectrometer determines the mass of multiply charged high molecular weight molecules. This spectrometer utilizes an ion detector which is capable of simultaneously measuring the charge z and transit time of a single ion as it passes through the detector. From this transit time, the velocity of the single ion may then be derived, thus providing the mass-to-charge ratio m/z for a single ion which has been accelerated through a known potential. Given z and m/z, the mass m of the single ion can then be calculated. Electrospray ions with masses in excess of 1 MDa and charge numbers greater than 425 e.sup.- are readily detected. The on-axis single ion detection configuration enables a duty cycle of nearly 100% and extends the practical application of electrospray mass spectrometry to the analysis of very large molecules with relatively inexpensive instrumentation.},
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