A Major Advance in the Application of Mass Spectrometry to Macromolecules

question 7

Multiple Choice

A major advance in the application of mass spectrometry to macromolecules came with the development of techniques to overcome which of the following problems?

• A)Macromolecules were insoluble in the solvents used in mass spectrometry.
• B)Mass spectrometric analyses of macromolecules were too complex to interpret.
• C)Mass spectrometric analysis involved molecules in the gas phase.
• D)Most macromolecules could not be purified to the degree required for mass spectrometric analysis.
• E)The specialized instruments required were prohibitively expensive.

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