Single Cell Metabolism
Methods and Protocols
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Molecular networking has become a key method to visualize and annotate the chemical space in non-targeted mass spectrometry data. We present feature-based molecular networking (FBMN) as an analysis method in t...
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Desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging (DESI-MSI) coupled with gas-phase ion mobility spectrometry was used to characterize the drug distribution in polymeric implants before and after ex...
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Single-cell level metabolomics gives a snapshot of small molecules, intermediates, and products of cellular metabolism within a biological system. These small molecules, typically less than 1 kDa in molecular ...
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Spatial map** of cellular metabolites, such as neurotransmitters and lipids, on the tissue, can increase our understanding of the biological functions of those molecules. Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) tech...
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Information on cellular metabolism at the single-cell level can unravel countless biochemical process providing invaluable biomedical insight. Single-cell analysis field is at the very early stage at this mome...
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Among lipidomics’ major challenges, there is the molecular complexity of the lipidome. State-of-the-art technology, such as ion mobility (IM) spectrometry, is a promising new tool for supporting lipidomics res...
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Identification of necrosis in tumors is of prognostic value in treatment planning, as necrosis is associated with aggressive forms of cancer and unfavourable outcomes. To facilitate rapid detection of necrosis...
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Laser ablation electrospray ionization (LAESI) is an ambient ionization technique for mass spectrometry that is capable of performing direct spatial imaging on biological specimens with minimal-to-no sample pr...
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Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is an emerging technology for the map** of molecular distributions in tissues. In most of the existing studies, imaging is performed by sampling on a predefined rectangular gr...
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Single-cell analysis of metabolites by mass spectrometry (MS) is challenging due to the very limited volume and inherent molecular complexity of the sample. Quantitative metabolomic analysis of individual cell...
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Laser ablation of single cells through a sharpened optical fiber is used for the detection of metabolites by laser ablation electrospray ionization (LAESI) mass spectrometry (MS). Ablation of the same Allium cepa
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Mid-IR laser ablation at atmospheric pressure (AP) produces a mixture of ions, neutrals, clusters, and particles with a size distribution extending into the nanoparticle range. Using external electric fields t...
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Atmospheric pressure (AP) infrared (IR) matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) was demonstrated for the rapid direct analysis of pharmaceuticals, and excreted human metaboli...