Association of ATM Gene Polymorphism with PTC Metastasis in Female Patients by Yulu Gu, Xiaoli Liu, Yaqin Yu, Jieping Shi, Lizhe Ai, Hui Sun, Joseph Sam Kanu, Chong Wang, Yawen Liu

“…Four ATM single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). Association between genotypes and the gender-specific risk of metastasis was assessed by odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) under the unconditional logistic regression analysis. …”
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Synovial Fluid Cell Proteomic Analysis Identifies Upregulation of Alpha-Taxilin Proteins in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Potential Prognostic Marker by Ashish Sarkar, Shivani Sharma, Prachi Agnihotri, Tanmoy Sarkar, Pooja Kumari, Rajesh Malhotra, Barun Datta, Vijay Kumar, Sagarika Biswas

“…Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) was performed using synovial fluid cells of RA and osteoarthritis (OA) patients, and 7 differentially expressed proteins were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS/MS). Αlpha-Taxilin (α-Taxilin) has been found as one of the novel, significantly up regulated protein in RA. …”
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Standard operating procedure combined with comprehensive quality control system for multiple LC-MS platforms urinary proteomics by Xiang Liu, Haidan Sun, Xinhang Hou, Jiameng Sun, Min Tang, Yong-Biao Zhang, Yongqian Zhang, Wei Sun, Chao Liu, Urine Test Sample Working Group

“…At present, the comparability of urinary proteomics data across diverse liquid chromatography−mass spectrometry (LC-MS) platforms remains an area that requires investigation. …”
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Tear Film Proteome of Healthy Domestic Cats by Jéssica Fontes Veloso, Paula Elisa Brandão Guedes, Luciana Carvalho Lacerda, Juliano Oliveira Santana, Irma Yuliana Mora-Ocampo, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Arianne Pontes Oriá, Alexandre Dias Munhoz, Renata Santiago Alberto Carlos

“…Schirmer tear test strips were used to collect tear samples of twelve healthy cats, which were mixed, centrifuged, and placed in a single 1.5 mL microtube that was frozen at −20°C, until analysis by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel and mass spectrometry associated with high-performance liquid chromatography. …”
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From Waste to Value: Optimization of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Anthocyanins and Flavonols from <i>Pistacia lentiscus</i> L. Oilcakes by Lucrezia Muti, Luana Beatriz dos Santos Nascimento, Giulia Goracci, Cassandra Detti, Cecilia Brunetti, Anna Rita Bilia, Francesco Ferrini, Antonella Gori

“…Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection (HPLC-DAD) were used to identify and quantify the anthocyanins and flavonols, revealing the successful extraction of eight distinct anthocyanins and twenty flavonols. …”
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Identification of Microbial and Proteomic Biomarkers in Early Childhood Caries by Thomas C. Hart, Patricia M. Corby, Milos Hauskrecht, Ok Hee Ryu, Richard Pelikan, Michal Valko, Maria B. Oliveira, Gerald T. Hoehn, Walter A. Bretz

“…The purpose of this study was to provide a univariate and multivariate analysis of genomic microbial data and salivary mass-spectrometry proteomic profiles for dental caries outcomes. …”
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Enantioselective HS-SPME-GC-MS for Authentication of Natural and Synthetic Strawberry Flavour in Syrups by Karolína Průchová, Adéla Grégrová, Hana Helísková, Vojtěch Kružík, Helena Čížková

“…An efficient chiral column with CP-Chirasil-Dex CB stationary phase was involved in headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of strawberry flavour in 6 strawberry cultivars, 7 samples of strawberry flavourings and 14 samples of strawberry syrups to evaluate the authenticity of flavour naturalness and reveal adulteration. …”
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Evaluation of Fructooligosaccharides and Inulins as Potentially Health Benefiting Food Ingredients by HPAEC-PED and MALDI-TOF MS by Chiara Borromei, Maria Careri, Antonella Cavazza, Claudio Corradini, Lisa Elviri, Alessandro Mangia, Cristiana Merusi

“…This paper describes the complementarity of high-performance anion exchange chromatography coupled with pulsed electrochemical detection (HPAEC-PED) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) to evaluate commercial available fructans (fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and inulins), having different degrees of polymerization (DP) which are usually employed by food industry as functional ingredients either for their prebiotic properties or as a fat replacer, giving a fat-like mouth feel and texture. …”
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Proteomic Identification and Functional Analysis of Babesia microti Reveals Heparin-Binding Proteins by Yu Chun Cai, Bin Xu, Yan Hong Chu, Ying Fang Yu, Jia Hui Sun, Zi Ran Mo, Han Yin Yang, Shu Ning Yan, Mu Xin Chen, Jia Xu Chen

“…Further studies were carried out to analyze those specific proteins with unique peptide segments of two or more, yielding 15 B. microti proteins, most of which are cell surface proteins and secretory proteins. Based on mass spectrometry identification and subsequent analyses, BMSA5-1-1, B. microti peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (BmPPIase), and chaperonin were selected for further study due to their potential impact on the invasion of red blood cells by B. microti. …”
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Project ChemicalBlooms: Collaborating with citizen scientists to survey the chemical diversity and phylogenetic distribution of plant epicuticular wax blooms by Le Thanh Dien Nguyen, Nicole Groth, Kylie Mondloch, Edgar B. Cahoon, Keith Jones, Lucas Busta

“…Using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, we found that the major wax classes reported from bulk wax mixtures can be present in wax bloom crystals, with fatty acids, fatty alcohols, and alkanes being present in many species' bloom crystals. …”
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Synthesis, Antimalarial Activity and Molecular Dynamics Studies of Pipecolisporin: A Novel Cyclic Hexapeptide with Potent Therapeutic Potential by Nety Kurniaty, Taufik Muhammad Fakih, Rani Maharani, Unang Supratman, Ace Tatang Hidayat, Nurhidanatasha Abu Bakar, Xiaoshuang Wei

“…The purified compound was characterized using HPLC and mass spectrometry, confirming a molecular ion peak at <i>m</i>/<i>z</i> [M + H]⁺ 692.4131, which matched the calculated mass. …”
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Comparative analysis of the chemical composition and size of starch granules in grain between diploid and tetraploid sweetcorn cultivars by E. B. Khatefov, V. I. Khoreva, Yu. A. Kerv, T. V. Shelenga, V. V. Sidorova, Y. N. Demurin, V. G. Goldstein

“…Accumulation of metabolites in a dry kernel was studied using gas–liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry.Results. Comparison of the phenotypic traits in 2n and 4n sweetcorn plants showed that 4n had a better ear structure, protein and oil content. …”
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ACOX1 activates autophagy via the ROS/mTOR pathway to suppress proliferation and migration of colorectal cancer by Bo Shi, Junjie Chen, Haoran Guo, Xinyu Shi, Qingliang Tai, Guoliang Chen, Huihui Yao, Xiuwei Mi, Runze Zhong, Yang Lu, Yiyuan Zhao, Liang Sun, Diyuan Zhou, Yizhou Yao, Songbing He

“…Additionally, in vitro as well as in vivo, ACOX1 overexpression dramatically reduced the proliferation and metastasis of CRC cells. Mass spectrometry revealed the crucial role of ACOX1 in fatty acid β-oxidation, as its overexpression led to a substantial increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) derived from fatty acid β-oxidation. …”
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Development and Research of Ion Optics Digital Simulation System for EI Source by Li-na YANG, Xing-chuang XIONG, Zi-long LIU, Xiang FANG

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Characteristics of Chemical Composition and Particle Size Distribution from Real Coal-fired Circulating Fluidised Bed (CFB) Boiler by Xin Du, Jianhui Wu, Yingze Tian, Yufen Zhang, Baoshuang Liu, Yinchang Feng

“…Ion concentrations (SO42–, Cl–, NO3–, Na+, NH4+, Mg2+, K+ and Ca2+) were determined by ion chromatography (IC), elements (Al, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Na, Ni, Pb, S, Si, Ti and Zn) were determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-AES), and the carbonaceous content (OC1, OC2, OC3, OC4, EC1, EC2 and EC3) was measured by thermal optical analysis. …”
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Evaluation of the rainfed and irrigated conditions on biomass and essential oil yield of German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) in response to melatonin foliar application by Hossein Gorgini Shabankareh, Mohammad Reza Asgharipour, Ali Salehi Sardoei, Ahmad Reza Kamaliun, Hamid Mohammadi, Mansour Ghorbanpour

“…The composition of essential oils was analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Results indicated that the application of melatonin significantly improved essential oil content and plant performance under drought conditions. …”
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Soil organic matter composition affects ecosystem multifunctionality by mediating the composition of microbial communities in long-term restored meadows by Wenyin Wang, Sisi Bi, Fei Li, A. Allan Degen, Shanshan Li, Mei Huang, Binyu Luo, Tao Zhang, Shuai Qi, Tianyun Qi, Yanfu Bai, Peipei Liu, Zhanhuan Shang

“…We leveraged high-throughput sequencing, liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry to characterize soil microbial communities and soil organic matter composition, measured microbial carbon metabolism and determined EMF. …”
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Portable X-ray fluorescence of zinc and selenium with nail clippings-Mother and Infant Nutrition Investigation (MINI). by David E B Fleming, Nelly Madani, Michaela G Kaiser, Jong Sung Kim, Erin Keltie, Natashia Drage, Ying Jin, Jane Coad, Louise Brough

“…Following this assessment of zinc and selenium with the non-destructive XRF method, clippings were measured for zinc and selenium concentration using a "gold standard" technique of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Mean ICP-MS concentrations ranged from 122 μg/g to 127 μg/g for zinc, and from 0.646 μg/g to 0.659 μg/g for selenium. …”
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Bioactive Sesquiterpenoids from <i>Santolina chamaecyparissus</i> L. Flowers: Chemical Profiling and Antifungal Activity Against <i>Neocosmospora</i> Species by Eva Sánchez-Hernández, Jesús Martín-Gil, Vicente González-García, José Casanova-Gascón, Pablo Martín-Ramos

“…In this work, the phytochemical profile of its flower hydromethanolic extract was investigated by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, and its applications as a biorational for crop protection were explored against <i>Neocosmospora</i> spp., both in vitro and in planta. …”
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Treatment of Yellow Phosphorus Slag and Reuse of It as an Absorbent of Chromium (VI) Ions and Methylene Blue by Van Hai Nguyen, Van Chien Nguyen, Thuy Chinh Nguyen, Do Mai Trang Tran, Thi Thu Trang Nguyen, Quoc Trung Vu, Duy Trinh Nguyen, Hoang Thai

“…The characteristics of YPS particles were determined by inductively coupled plasma-mass-spectrometry (ICP-MS), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), infrared spectroscopy (IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), zeta potential, and nitrogen adsorption methods. …”
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