Successful treatment of Fusarium keratitis after photo refractive keratectomy by Gian Maria Cavallini, Pietro Ducange, Veronica Volante, Caterina Benatti

“…With the matrix-assisted-laser-desorption-ionization-time-of-flight analysis (MALDI-TOF) we identified a Fusarium solani.Intravenous amphothericine B, a combination of intracameral and intrastromal voriconazole and intracameral amphotericine B were administered. …”
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Rapid Methods for Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostics by Georgia D. Kaprou, Ieva Bergšpica, Elena A. Alexa, Avelino Alvarez-Ordóñez, Miguel Prieto

“…Thereafter, we examine more recent non-conventional methods and the advancements in each field, including whole genome sequencing (WGS), matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) spectrometry, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and microfluidics technology. …”
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Semi-Quantitative MALDI Measurements of Blood-Based Samples for Molecular Diagnostics by Matthew A. Koc, Senait Asmellash, Patrick Norman, Steven Rightmyer, Joanna Roder, Robert W. Georgantas, Heinrich Roder

“…We demonstrate a substantial increase in the reproducibility of the measurements of relative protein abundance when comparing this processing method to a traditional processing method for sample sets run on multiple matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) instruments. …”
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Polyethylene Glycol-Isophorone Diisocyanate Polyurethane Prepolymers Tailored Using MALDI MS by Diana-Andreea Blaj, Alexandra-Diana Diaconu, Valeria Harabagiu, Cristian Peptu

“…On the other hand, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS) polymer characterization can be employed to identify the monomer units, the end-group functionalities, molecular weight averages, and to determine the copolymer sequence. …”
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Gingival Crevicular Fluid Peptidome Profiling in Healthy and in Periodontal Diseases by Mariaimmacolata Preianò, Rocco Savino, Chiara Villella, Corrado Pelaia, Rosa Terracciano

“…To fill such gap, this review provides an overview of the mass spectrometric platforms and experimental designs aimed at GCF peptidome profiling, including our own data and experiences gathered from over several years of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization/time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) based approach in this field. …”
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PGK1 modulates balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines by interacting with ITI-H4 by Hong-Beom Park, Bum-Chae Choi, Kwang-Hyun Baek

“…Therefore, in this study, putative substrates of ITI-H4 were isolated by immunoprecipitation and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/MS) analysis. …”
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MALDI-TOF MS: An effective tool for a global surveillance of dengue vector species. by Antsa Rakotonirina, Morgane Pol, Fara Nantenaina Raharimalala, Valentine Ballan, Malia Kainiu, Sébastien Boyer, Sosiasi Kilama, Sébastien Marcombe, Sylvie Russet, Emilie Barsac, Rama Vineshwaran, Malia Kaleméli Selemago, Vincent Jessop, Geneviève Robic, Romain Girod, Paul T Brey, Julien Colot, Myrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol, Vincent Richard, Nicolas Pocquet

“…The aim of this study was to assess the use of the Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) as a tool for an international identification and surveillance of these mosquito vectors of arboviruses. …”
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Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) by Jinfeng Yang, Yong Soo Kwon, Myong Jo Kim

“…In addition, the structure of isovitexin, orientin, isoorientin and chlorogenic acid was characterized using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). …”
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Analysis of Cultivable Microbial Community during Kimchi Fermentation Using MALDI-TOF MS by Eiseul Kim, Seung-Min Yang, Hae-Yeong Kim

“…This study analyzes the cultivable microbial community in kimchi fermented at different temperatures using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) to comprehensively understand the factors affecting the quality of kimchi. …”
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Challenging the problematic detection of clostridial isolates causing late-blowing defect with MALDI-TOF MS by Pelin Ertürkmen, Zübeyde Öner

“…The present study aimed to evaluate the Clostridium spp. counts in corn silage, raw milk and Kaşar cheese and to identify the clostridial isolates causing a late-blowing defect (LBD) potential using matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). …”
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Extraction and characterization of titanium dioxide nanoparticles from commercially available sunscreens by Tan, Yun Xuan

“…After the extraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive x-ray (EDX) and x-ray powder diffraction (XRD) characterisation techniques confirmed the presence of TiO2 nanoparticles in the samples. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization with time of flight (MALDI-TOF) suggested the extracted TiO2 nanoparticles were coated. …”
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A novel approach to study polymorphism of microsatellite loci in humans by Lo, Samuel Tat Ming

“…Thus, in the present study, we aimed to analyze Y-specific poly(CA/GT)n designated YCAI, YCAII, and YCAIII (early reported regions) and a new CA repeat region YCAIV selected by NCBI Y-chromosome database analysis by “etandem” software using a novel approach of PCR-matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization- time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). [1st Award]…”
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Association of caspase-9 and RUNX3 with inflammatory bowel disease. by Guo, C, Ahmad, T, Beckly, J, Cummings, JR, Hancock, L, Geremia, A, Cooney, R, Pathan, S, Jewell, D

“…Fourteen single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of CASP9 and 11 SNPs of RUNX3 were genotyped using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) (homogenous MassEXTEND, hME, Sequenom™, Sequenom Inc., San Diego, CA). …”

Controlled glycosylation of therapeutic antibodies in plants. by Tekoah, Y, Ko, K, Koprowski, H, Harvey, D, Wormald, M, Dwek, R, Rudd, P

“…Gel release of glycans and detection by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), together with computer assisted analysis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALD-TOF) mass spectrometry, revealed that the plant-derived anti-rabies mAb with KDEL contained mainly oligomannose type N-glycans while the plant-derived anti-colorectal cancer mAb carried mainly biantennary glycans with and without a pentose sugar, that is thought to be xylose. …”

Inhibition of hybrid- and complex-type glycosylation reveals the presence of the GlcNAc transferase I-independent fucosylation pathway. by Crispin, M, Harvey, D, Chang, V, Yu, C, Aricescu, A, Jones, E, Davis, S, Dwek, R, Rudd, P

“…A mammalian N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) transferase I (GnT I)-independent fucosylation pathway is revealed by the use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and negative-ion nano-electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry of N-linked glycans from natively folded recombinant glycoproteins, expressed in both human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293S and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) Lec3.2.8.1 cells deficient in GnT I activity. …”

Fluorescence two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry based proteomic analysis of Escherichia coli. by Yan, J, Devenish, A, Wait, R, Stone, T, Lewis, S, Fowler, S

“…Using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight and quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry a total of 179 differentially expressed protein spots were identified. …”

Use of the α-mannosidase I inhibitor kifunensine allows the crystallization of apo CTLA-4 homodimer produced in long-term cultures of Chinese hamster ovary cells by Yu, C, Crispin, M, Sonnen, A, Harvey, D, Chang, V, Evans, E, Scanlan, C, Stuart, D, Gilbert, R, Davis, S

“…It is shown that the α-mannosidase I inhibitor kifunensine, which has previously been used for the purpose of glycoprotein crystallization in short-term (3-5 d) cultures, is apparently stable enough to be used to produce highly endoglycosidase H-sensitive glycoprotein in long-term (3-4 week) cultures of stably transfected Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry-based analysis of the extracellular region of the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4; CD152) homodimer expressed in long-term CHO cell cultures in the presence of kifunensine revealed that the inhibitor restricted CTLA-4 glycan processing to Man9GlcNAc2 and Man5GlcNAc2 structures. …”

Proteomic analysis of voided urine after prostatic massage from patients with prostate cancer: a pilot study. by Rehman, I, Azzouzi, A, Catto, J, Allen, S, Cross, S, Feeley, K, Meuth, M, Hamdy, F

“…METHODS: Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis followed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight-mass spectroscopy (MALDI-TOF-MS) analysis was used to investigate the protein profiles of voided urine after prostatic massage from 6 patients with histologically confirmed prostate cancer and 6 age-matched patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. …”

First clinical case of VIM-1-producing Leclercia adecarboxylata: A case report and literature review by Mohammed Abdullah Al Shuhoumi, Abdulrahman Al Mhrooqi, Azza Al Rashdi, Rajesh Kumar, Ahood Al Jabri, Amal Al Kalbani, Amina Al Jardani

“…In our report, the isolate was misidentified as Citrobacter koseri by Analytical Profile Index for Enterobacterals (API E), and as Pantoea species by Vitek 2 but confirmed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and 16S ribosomal RNA analysis as Leclercia adecarboxylata. …”
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Utilização do MALDI-TOF MS para identificação de micobactérias em amostras clínicas de animais by Cristina Corsi Dib

“…As metodologias de espectrometria de massas como o MALDI-TOF MS (matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry), têm sido utilizadas como ferramenta de identificação microbiológica em laboratórios clínicos, indústrias alimentícias e hospitais. …”
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