Characterization of amino acid??derived betaines by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

V Naresh Chary, D Kumar, M Vairamani…

Index: Naresh Chary; Dinesh Kumar, Ch.; Vairamani; Prabhakar Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2012 , vol. 47, # 1 p. 79 - 88

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Abstract

Betaines belong to the naturally occurring osmoprotectants or compatible solutes present in a variety of plants, animals and microorganisms. In recent years, metabolomic techniques have been emerging as a fundamental tool for biologists because the constellation of these molecules and their relative proportions provide with information about the actual biochemical condition of a biological system. Therefore, identification and characterization ...