Electrospray Ionization

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ionization technique
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ESI
gptkbp:advantage High sensitivity
Minimal fragmentation
gptkbp:analyzes Polymers
Proteins
Small molecules
Nucleic acids
Peptides
gptkbp:category Biochemistry
Physical chemistry
Analytical chemistry
gptkbp:component Capillary needle
Desolvation gas
Heated inlet
High voltage power supply
Nebulizing gas
gptkbp:enables Analysis of large biomolecules
Multiple charging of analytes
Soft ionization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Electrospray Ionization
gptkbp:introducedIn 1980s
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:John_B._Fenn
gptkbp:limitation Limited to polar analytes
Matrix effects
Suppression of ionization
gptkbp:NobelPrizeContribution 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
gptkbp:operatesIn Atmospheric pressure
gptkbp:processor Desolvation of droplets
Formation of charged droplets
High voltage applied
Release of gas-phase ions
Sample dissolved in solvent
Solution passed through capillary
gptkbp:produces Ions from solution
gptkbp:relatedTo Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Metabolomics
Proteomics
Pharmaceutical analysis
Time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Tandem mass spectrometry
Liquid chromatography
Orbitrap mass spectrometry
Quadrupole mass spectrometry
gptkbp:usedIn Mass spectrometry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:spectrometer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5