Deconvolution in mass spectrometry based proteomics.

Mass spectrometry (MS) has played a vital role across a broad range of fields and applications in proteomics. The development of high-resolution MS has significantly advanced biology in areas such as protein structure, function, post-translational modification and global protein dynamics. The two most widely used MS ionization techniques in proteomics are electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI).