Download or read book Principles of Mass Spectrometry Applied to Biomolecules written by Chava Lifshitz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-10-27 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive compilation of articles by leading professionals, this reference explains the fundamental principles of mass spectrometry as they relate to the life sciences. Topics covered include spectroscopy, energetics and mechanisms of peptide fragmentation, electron capture dissociation, ion-ion and ion-molecule reactions, reaction dynamics, collisional activation, soft-landing, protein structure and interactions, thermochemistry, and more. The book empowers readers to develop new ways of using these techniques.