MS/MS
Tandem mass spectrometry: selecting an ion, fragmenting it, and measuring the fragments. Required to distinguish isobaric species such as pyroglutamate from aspartimide.
Where this term appears
The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.
- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
- All 16 glossary terms beginning with M