Microbial Metabolomics' Latest SICRIT: Soft Ionization by Chemical Reaction In-Transfer Mass Spectrometry.

Microbial metabolomics studies are a common approach for identifying microbial strains that have a capacity to produce new chemistries both and . A limitation to applying microbial metabolomics to the discovery of new chemical entities is the rediscovery of known compounds, or "known unknowns." One factor contributing to this rediscovery is that the majority of laboratories use one ionization source─electrospray ionization (ESI)─to conduct metabolomics studies.

Microbial metabolomics' latest SICRIT: Soft ionization by Chemical Reaction in-Transfer mass spectrometry.

Microbial metabolomics studies are a common approach to identifying microbial strains that have a capacity to produce new chemistries both and . A limitation to applying microbial metabolomics to the discovery of new chemical entities is the rediscovery of known compounds, or "known unknowns." One contributing factor to this rediscovery is the majority of laboratories use one ionization source-electrospray ionization (ESI)-to conduct metabolomics studies.

Rapid desorption and analysis for illicit drugs and chemical profiling of fingerprints by SICRIT ion source.

Forensic analysis can encompass a wide variety of analytes from biological samples including DNA, blood, serum, and fingerprints to synthetic samples like drugs and explosives. In order to analyze this variety, there are various sample preparation techniques, which can be time-consuming and require multiple analytical instruments. With recent advancements in ambient ionization mass spectrometry (MS), plasma-based dielectric barrier discharge ionization (DBDI) sources have demonstrated to cover a wide range of these analytes.

Group-type quantitative analysis of flavor compounds in ripening avocados.

Avocados are a superfood gaining popularity in people's diet. Profiling and quantifying the volatiles associated with flavor can further help in understanding the fruit. However, this is challenging due to relatively low abundance of volatile compounds.