Purchase of a 9.4 Tesla Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer

这份来自化学研究仪器和设施（CRIF）项目的合同将使阿肯色大学化学系获得9.4特斯拉傅立叶变换离子回旋共振质谱仪，该质谱仪配备有电喷雾和基质辅助激光解吸电离。该设备将加强许多领域的研究，包括a)蛋白质结构和动力学的研究；B)快速准确地鉴定细菌；c)合成聚合物的分析。质谱法是一种用于探测内部结构细节和获得大量有机、生物有机和有机金属分子的分子组成的技术。在质谱分析中获得这种能力将对聚合物化学和生物化学领域产生重大影响。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities (CRIF) Program will enable the Department of Chemistry at The University of Arkansas to acquire a 9.4 Tesla Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer equipped with both electrospray and matrix assisted laser desorption ionization. This equipment will enhance research in a number of areas, including a) investigations of the structure and dynamics of proteins; b) rapid and accurate characterization of bacteria; and c) analysis of synthesis polymers. Mass spectrometry is a technique used to probe intimate structural details and to obtain the molecular compositions of a vast array of organic, bioorganic, and organometallic molecules. The acquisition of this capability in mass spectrometry will have a significant impact in the areas of polymer chemistry and biochemistry.