Jeffrey M. Perkel | Feb 1, 2010 | 7 min read
By Jeffrey M. Perkel Can Mass Spec Really Do That? Unexpected applications of a technique best known as a proteomics powerhouse. Mass spectrometry (MS) is not just about proteomics, though its star in that field certainly shines bright. As anyone in the drug discovery, food science, petroleum, or chemistry industries can tell you, mass spec is considerably broader than that. “Traditionally it was a technique for looking at relatively small compou