Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 1 Physical Chemistry in Condensed Phases · 1982 · 44 citations · 0 references
PharmacyBiochemistryChemistryAnalytical ChemistryMass Spectrometric AnalysisSpectroscopic AnalysisIonization TechniquesMass SpectrometryMonosaccharide ChemistryMonosaccharide StructurePolysaccharide StructureStructural ElucidationCarbohydrate Mass SpectrometryFast Atom BombardmentFragmentation PathwaysMass Spectrometric IdentificationMass Spectrometric Structural ElucidationMass Spectrometry CharacterizationMolecular Structure DeterminationMonosaccharide Identification
A study of the negative-ion mass spectra obtained by fast atom bombardment of some simple monosaccharides is described. Intense pseudo-molecular (M—H)– ions are observed together with a number of fragment ions which are shown to be significant in terms of molecular structure.