Identification and Quantitation of Microcystins by Targeted Full-Scan LC-MS/MS

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…

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…

Jaewon Choi,1 Je-Heon Jang,1 Jennifer Massi,2 Jonathan Beck2 Water Analysis & Research Center, K water, Daejeon 306-711, Korea 2 Thermo Fisher Scientific, San Jose, CA, USA 1 Key Words EQuan, Exactive, Orbitrap, algal toxins, cyanobacteria, water analysis, online concentration Goal…

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…