Analysis of Microcystins Using LC-MS

LC-MS Application Data Sheet No. 049 Analysis of Microcystins using LS-MS (No. 2) Microcystins (Fig. 1) are liver toxins (carcinogenic promoters) produced by blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) in outbreaks of eutrophication. A 2001 revision of Japanese Drinking Water Test Method in…

Identification of Unknown Microcystins in Alberta Lake Water Application Note Environmental Authors Abstract Ralph Hindle Detection, characterization, and tentative identification of very low levels of Vogon Laboratory Services Ltd. unknown microcystins in lake water are possible in the absence of…

APPLICATION NOTE 72491 Sensitive determination of microcystins in drinking and environmental waters Author Thermo Fisher Scientific Keywords HPLC, SPE, microcystins, water, environmental Introduction Waterblooms of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) can produce potent toxins that have become a severe problem for eutrophic…

Terry Zhang, Reiko Kiyonami, Leo Wang and Guifeng Jiang Thermo Fisher Scientific, San Jose, CA, USA Key Words Velos Pro, UltiMate, Water Analysis, Cyanobacteria, Microcystin Goal Develop a simple and sensitive LC-MS method for definitive identification and quantitation of microcystins…