Non-producer multiple myeloma presenting with acute hyperammonemic encephalopathy: case report by Karina Verma, Tina Zhang, David Mueller, Julie Li, Vaishali Sanchorawala, Andrew Staron

“…He was diagnosed with HE secondary to NPMM, demonstrating 80% plasma cells without light chain expression in the bone marrow and absence of a monoclonal protein in the serum or urine, including by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass-spectrometry (MASS-FIX). …”
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Using Gd-Enhanced β-NaYF₄:Yb,Er Fluorescent Nanorods Coupled to Reduced TiO₂ for the NIR-Triggered Photocatalytic Inactivation of <i>Escherichia coli</i> by Huang Zhou, Fengjiao He

“…The bactericidal properties were further evaluated by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) analysis. …”
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Mycobacterial Infections in Invasive Turtle Species in Poland by Łukasz Radulski, Monika Krajewska-Wędzina, Marek Lipiec, Marcin Weiner, Anna Zabost, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć

“…The GenoType Mycobacterium Common Mycobacteria (CM) test, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PRA)-<i>hsp65</i> and DNA sequencing were used to identify the species of isolates. …”
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MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging for the Distinction of Adenocarcinomas of the Pancreas and Biliary Tree by Christine Bollwein, Juliana Pereira Lopes Gonҫalves, Kirsten Utpatel, Wilko Weichert, Kristina Schwamborn

“…Three tissue microarrays of formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded material (FFPE) comprising 41 cases of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and 41 cases of cholangiocarcinoma were analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI). …”
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Laminarin from Irish Brown Seaweeds Ascophyllum nodosum and Laminaria hyperborea: Ultrasound Assisted Extraction, Characterization and Bioactivity by Shekhar U. Kadam, Colm P. O'Donnell, Dilip K. Rai, Mohammad B. Hossain, Catherine M. Burgess, Des Walsh, Brijesh K. Tiwari

“…Characterization of the laminarin fraction was carried out using matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. …”
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Development of High-Throughput Platforms for Single-Cell Analysis by Loginov, Denis

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Comprehensive Study on Chain-End Transformation of Polymer–Iodides with Amines for Synthesizing Various Chain-End Functionalized Polymers by Chen, Chen, Xiao, Longqiang, Goto, Atsushi

“…This reaction was comprehensively studied for three different polymers, i.e., poly(butyl acrylate), polystyrene, and poly(methyl methacrylate), and six different functional amines with phenyl, alkyl, triethoxysilyl, SH, OH, and NH2 functionalities, and the detailed reaction mechanisms were probed by using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI–TOF–MS). …”
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Discovery of a novel ferredoxin from Azotobacter vinelandii containing two [4Fe-4S] clusters with widely differing and very negative reduction potentials. by Gao-Sheridan, H, Pershad, H, Armstrong, F, Burgess, B

“…Studies of the purified protein by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectroscopy, iron analysis, absorption, circular dichroism, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopies show that FdIII contains 2[4Fe-4S]2+/+ clusters in a 9,220-Da polypeptide. …”

Comparison of the N-linked glycans from soluble and GPI-anchored CD59 expressed in CHO cells. by Wheeler, S, Rudd, P, Davis, S, Dwek, R, Harvey, D

“…Exoglycosidase digestions and analysis by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry were used to define the relative amounts of the bi-, tri-, and tetraantennary glycans and to investigate the distribution of N-acetyllactosamine extensions between their antennae. …”

Fitness cost and interference of Arm/Rmt aminoglycoside resistance with the RsmF housekeeping methyltransferases. by Gutierrez, B, Escudero, J, San Millan, A, Hidalgo, L, Carrilero, L, Ovejero, C, Santos-Lopez, A, Thomas-Lopez, D, Gonzalez-Zorn, B

“…Finally, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry allowed us to determine that RmtC methylates the G1405 residue not only in presence but also in the absence of aminoglycoside antibiotics. …”

Performance of MALDI–TOF mass spectrometry in the Philippines by Osa, M, Belo, MC, Dela Merced, Z, Villanueva, AMG, Mauhay, J, Celis, A, Catli, M, Suzuki, S, Ukawa, T, Tamaki, S, Dhoubhadel, BG, Ariyoshi, K, Telan, EFO, Umipig, DV, Parry, CM, Saito, N, Smith, C

“…Biochemical methods can lack sensitivity and specificity and have slow turnaround times, causing delays in definitive therapy. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a rapid and accurate diagnostic method. …”

Flexibility in the receptor-binding domain of the enzymatic colicin E9 is required for toxicity against Escherichia coli cells. by Penfold, C, Healy, B, Housden, N, Boetzel, R, Vankemmelbeke, M, Moore, G, Kleanthous, K, James, R

“…The presence of a disulfide bond was confirmed in both of the oxidized, mutant proteins by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. …”

Proteomic analysis of cell suspension cultures of Boesenbergia rotunda induced by phenylalanine: identification of proteins involved in flavonoid and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis p... by Tan, Eng Chong, Karsani, Saiful Anuar, Foo, Gen Teck, Wong, Sher Ming, Abd Rahman, Noorsaadah, Khalid, Norzulaani, Othman, Shatrah, Yusof, Rohana

“…Following image analysis, protein spots whose expressions were found to be regulated were identified using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization tandem mass spectrometry. …”

Identification of Some Novel Biomarkers for Assessment of Copper Sulphate Toxicity in Liver of Puntius javanicus through Proteomic Analyses by Mohd Khalizan Sabullah, Mohd Rosni Sulaiman, Mohd Yunus Shukor, Jualang Azlan Gansau, Fisal Ahmad, Ariff Khalid, Siti Aqlima Ahmad

“…Ten protein spots were found to be significantly different in their expression and subsequently identified via matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem time-of-flight (MALDITOF). …”
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Identification of some novel biomarkers for assessment of copper sulphate toxicity in liver of Puntius javanicus through proteomic analyses by Sabullah, Mohd Khalizan, Sulaiman, Mohd Rosni, Shukor, Mohd Yunus, Gansau, Jualang @ Azlan Abdullah, Ahmad, Fisal, Khalid, Ariff, Ahmad, Siti Aqlima

“…Ten protein spots were found to be significantly different in their expression and subsequently identified via matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization tandem time-of-flight (MALDITOF). …”
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Isolation, characterization and preparation of spent coffee ground tannin as eco-friendly wood adhesives by Low, Jiun Hor

“…The structural characterization by attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) and solid state cross polarisation-magic angle spinning carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (CP-MAS 13C NMR) as well as matrix-assisted laser desorption / ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometric analyses concurrently agreed that the SCG tannins comprised of condensed (catechin, fisetinidin, gallocatechin and gallocatechin-3-O-gallate) and hydrolyzable (chebulic acid) tannins with a degree of polymerization up to dimer. …”

Ampicillin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium infections: clinical features, causal clades, and contribution of MALDI-TOF to early detection by Hélène Faury, Ronan Le Guen, Vanessa Demontant, Christophe Rodriguez, Bérénice Souhail, Adrien Galy, Sarah Jolivet, Raphaël Lepeule, Jean-Winoc Decousser, Vincent Fihman, Paul-Louis Woerther, Guilhem Royer

“…Finally, we built a custom database for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), which differentiated between clade B and clade A1/A2 strains with high-positive and high-negative predictive values (95.6% and 100%, respectively). …”
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Differential Proteomic Analysis of Date Palm Leaves Infested with the Red Palm Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Rasool, Khawaja Ghulam, Khan, Muhammad Altaf, Tufail, Muhammad, Husain, Mureed, Mehmood, Khalid, Mukhtar, Muhammad, Takeda, Makio, Aldawood, Abdulrahman Saad

“…In this study, we examine the response of date palm infested with red palm weevil based on the leaf proteome expression changes detected using two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) followed by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF). …”
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MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry-Based Optochin Susceptibility Testing for Differentiation of <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> from other <i>Streptococcus mitis</i> Group Streptococci by Ilka D. Nix, Evgeny A. Idelevich, Andreas Schlattmann, Katrin Sparbier, Markus Kostrzewa, Karsten Becker

“…In this study, we aimed to develop a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)-based optochin susceptibility test with an objective read-out. …”
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MALDI-TOF MS: A Promising Analytical Approach to Cancer Diagnostics and Monitoring by Patrícia Sousa, Laurentina Silva, Catarina Luís, José S. Câmara, Rosa Perestrelo

“…The development of high-throughput analytical approaches, like matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), contributes to identifying a pool of proteins/peptides as putative biomarkers for the early detection, diagnosis, and tumor progression. …”
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