Vol 14 No 12 The Column December 2018 North American PDF

This article discusses the importance of TIMS as it enhances the sensitivity, specificity, and speed of metabolite measurement, which in turn accelerates the pace of metabolomics research.

HRIM-MS has shown unique capabilities when used to analyze cyclic peptide therapeutics, and enhances the analysis of biopharmaceuticals by efficiently filtering out interfering compounds for direct analysis within a complex mixture. These findings demonstrate the technique's utility and versatility.

Scientists from China Pharmaceutical University developed a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS)-based method for determining the presence of anti-colorectal cancer drugs in human plasma.