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mass-to-charge ratio
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mass-to-charge ratio [¦mas tə ′chärj ‚rā·shō]
(analytical chemistry)
In analysis by mass spectroscopy, the measurement of the sample mass as a ratio to its ionic charge.


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MASS SPECTROMETRY-THE KEY TOOL FOR PROTEOMICS Mass spectrometry is a physicochemical analysis technique that determines the mass to charge ratio of ions in a gas phase, which is the basis of various strategies for identification and characterization of proteins in complex mixtures.
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