Identifying the Geographical Origin of Tobacco Leaf by Strontium and Lead Isotopic with Mineral Elemental Fingerprint by Liu Hong, Wenyuan Wang, Yang Su, Guiping Zhang, Yong Su, Chenming Zhang, Jianhua Chen, Wei Zhe, Zhihua Liu, Jianyong Cui, Deshou Mao, Jin Wang

“…And nine mineral element contents and four strontium and lead isotope ratios of the tobacco leaves were determined by thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). …”
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NHSL3 controls single and collective cell migration through two distinct mechanisms by Nikita M. Novikov, Jinmei Gao, Artem I. Fokin, Nathalie Rocques, Giovanni Chiappetta, Karina D. Rysenkova, Diego Javier Zea, Anna Polesskaya, Joelle Vinh, Raphael Guerois, Alexis M. Gautreau

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Clostridium tetani bacteraemia in the plague area in France: Two cases by M.A. Boualam, A. Bouri, M. Signoli, M. Drancourt, A. Caputo, E. Terrer, G. Aboudharam

“…Colonies were identified by mass spectrometry and whole genome sequencing, and C. tetani-specific PCR was performed using DNA extracted from dental pulps, calculus and sediments. …”
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Protease shaving of Mycobacterium tuberculosis facilitates vaccine antigen discovery and delivery of novel cargoes to the Mtb surface by Bianca A. Lepe, Christine R. Zheng, Owen K. Leddy, Benjamin L. Allsup, Sydney L. Solomon, Bryan D. Bryson

“…Here, we sought to expand our understanding of the Mtb surface proteome in service of these knowledge gaps by adapting protease shaving protocols for multiplexed quantitative mass spectrometry. Pairing quantitative mass spectrometry with the construction of validation strains, we revealed several novel Mtb proteins on the Mtb surface largely derived from the PE/PPE class of Mtb proteins, including PPE18, a component of a leading Mtb vaccine candidate. …”
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Quantitative Analysis and Band Gap Determination for CIGS Absorber Layers Using Surface Techniques by Yun Jung Jang, Jihye Lee, Kang-Bong Lee, Donghwan Kim, Yeonhee Lee

“…Here, elemental depth distributions of CIGS thin films were investigated using magnetic sector secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). …”
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REVIEW ON PROTEIN FOOTPRINTING AS A TOOL IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY by Oluwatosin Ogundairo, Oluwatoyin Ayo-Farai, Chinedu Paschal Maduka, Chiamaka Chinaemelum Okongwu, Abdulraheem Olaide Babarinde, Olamide Sodamade

“…The study addresses recent advancements and technological innovations in protein footprinting methodologies, including advancements in mass spectrometry instrumentation and data analysis strategies. …”
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Detection of early relapse in multiple myeloma patients by Tereza Růžičková, Monika Vlachová, Lukáš Pečinka, Monika Brychtová, Marek Večeřa, Lenka Radová, Simona Ševčíková, Marie Jarošová, Josef Havel, Luděk Pour, Sabina Ševčíková

“…Conclusion Mass spectrometry coupled with machine learning shows potential as a reliable, rapid, and cost-effective preliminary screening technique to supplement current diagnostics.…”
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Recovery of Bioactive Constituents from Olive Leaf Pruning Waste of Five Different Cultivars: A Comparison of Green Extraction Techniques to Maximize Health Benefits by Hamid Mushtaq, Simona Piccolella, Jose A. Mendiola, Lidia Montero, Elena Ibáñez, Severina Pacifico

“…Chemical profiling by UHPLC-HR-MS/MS (ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry) and GC-MS (gas chromatography mass spectrometry) showed that UAM-EtOH effectively extracted polyphenols (especially luteolin derivatives) and triterpenes (notably maslinic acid), while PLE yielded the highest amount of secoiridoids (e.g., secologanoside). …”
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Bicyclic peptide-enhanced covalent inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease by Qian Wang, Yanhui Wang, Jian Li, Hong Liu, Shiyu Chen

“…Enzymatic assays and mass spectrometry characterization were performed to validate the covalent inhibition of the target protease. …”
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Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability Study of Tubeimoside I in ICR Mice by UPLC-MS/MS by Lianguo Chen, Qinghua Weng, Feifei Li, Jinlai Liu, Xueliang Zhang, Yunfang Zhou

“…The TBMS-I and ardisiacrispin A (internal standard (IS)) were quantitatively detected by a tandem mass spectrometry equipped with an electrospray ionization (ESI) in a positive mode by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). …”
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A Study of the Brönsted Site Acidity of Crystalline and Amorphous Aluminosilicates: 1. Desorption of Ammonia, Dehydration of 2-Propanol and Cracking of Cumene by V.V. Brei, V.A. Kaspersky, K.N. Khomenko, A.A. Chuiko

“…The acidity of the H-form aluminosilicates, which include ZSM-5, mordenite, Y-faujasite, Al-containing aerosils and silica gels, and the layering of aluminosilicate compounds on an aerosil surface was measured by temperature-programmed mass spectrometry desorption (TPD) of NH 3 . It was found that the desorption energies of NH 3 decrease in the order: H-M > H-ZSM-5 > Al-aerosils> H-Y > CVD Al-silicates> Al-silica gels. …”
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Canvas support impregnation materials and techniques: a study of Portuguese painting and its conservation issues by Andréa Carolina Teixeira

“…This paper focuses on the study of oil based coating impregnations, applied in the past, on the reverse of Portuguese painting canvas supports.The scientific study of the impregnation materials found in the painting “The Knight of the Order of Malta” (18th century) was carried out on samples using several analytical techniques – Optical Microscopy (OM) under visible reflected and polarised light and ultraviolet fluorescence (UV); Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), Fourier transform Infrared spectroscopy (transmission and FTIR-ATR), and Scanning electron microscopy coupled with an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) – in order to identify the materials and the techniques used in this practice.…”
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Automating the amino acid identification in elliptical dichroism spectrometer with Machine Learning. by Ridhanya Sree Balamurugan, Yusuf Asad, Tommy Gao, Dharmakeerthi Nawarathna, Umamaheswara Rao Tida, Dali Sun

“…However, traditional methods such as mass spectrometry require extensive sample preparation and are time-consuming, complex and costly. …”
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Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Cyperus Conglomeratus Rottb. from Iran by A. Feizbakhsh, A. Naeemy

“…The compositions of the essential oil from cyperus conglomerates were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/MS (Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry). Twenty seven compounds were identified. …”
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Removal of selected phthalates from aqueous solution by mesoporous-ordered carbon adsorbent by Katarzyna Jedynak, Dariusz Wideł, Jerzy Oszczudłowski

“…Extracted samples were analyzed using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry method. Considering obtained experimental results it can be indicated that almost 100% of phthalates were adsorbed from water solutions. …”
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Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of Labile Chromium Complex with Benzoic Acid by M. K. Mishra, N. M. Misra

“…Its spectral characterization was done by using Elemental analysis (C and H), Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP - OES), Ultraviolet - visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Fast Atomic Bombardment (FAB) Mass spectrometry. Whereas thermal decomposition was investigated by differential scanning calorimetric (DSC). …”
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Aminoglycoside tolerance in Vibrio cholerae engages translational reprogramming associated with queuosine tRNA modification by Louna Fruchard, Anamaria Babosan, Andre Carvalho, Manon Lang, Blaise Li, Magalie Duchateau, Quentin Giai Gianetto, Mariette Matondo, Frederic Bonhomme, Isabelle Hatin, Hugo Arbes, Céline Fabret, Enora Corler, Guillaume Sanchez, Virginie Marchand, Yuri Motorin, Olivier Namy, Valérie de Crécy-Lagard, Didier Mazel, Zeynep Baharoglu

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Characterization of flavor fingerprinting of red sufu during fermentation and the comparison of volatiles of typical products by Peng Wang, Xiaoran Ma, Wenping Wang, Dandan Xu, Xin Zhang, Jian Zhang, Yong Sun

“…In this study, the volatile aroma analysis of Wangzhihe red sufu (WRS) from different fermentation stages and four typical red sufu products from different locations was carried out by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/olfactory (GC–MS/O), electronic nose (E-nose) and sensory evaluation. …”
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Multielement Principal Component Analysis and Origin Traceability of Rice Based on ICP-MS/MS by Yan Wang, Xiaoxuan Yuan, Linan Liu, Junmei Ma, Sufang Fan, Yan Zhang, Qiang Li

“…In this experiment, inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS) was used to determine the content of 30 elements in rice from six places of production and to explore the relationship between the multielement content in rice and the producing area. …”
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To be or not to be phosphorylated: understanding the role of Ebola virus nucleoprotein in the dynamic interplay with the transcriptional activator VP30 and the host phosphatase PP2... by Lennart Kämper, Ida Kuhl, Melina Vallbracht, Thomas Hoenen, Uwe Linne, Axel Weber, Petr Chlanda, Michael Kracht, Nadine Biedenkopf

“…This mutation, located between the NP binding sites for PP2A-B56 and VP30, fully restored functionality. Mass spectrometry showed that T603 is phosphorylated in recEBOV-NPwt virions. …”
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