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•Mass spectrometers
are used in industry and academia for both routine and research purposes. The following list is just a brief
summary of the major mass
spectrometric applications:
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•Biotechnology: the
analysis of proteins, peptides, oligonucleotides
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•Pharmaceutical: drug
discovery, combinatorial chemistry, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism
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•Clinical: neonatal
screening, haemoglobin analysis, drug testing
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•Environmental: PAHs,
PCBs, water quality, food contamination
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•Geological: oil
composition
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