A Major Advance in the Application of Mass Spectrometry to Macromolecules

question 67

Multiple Choice

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

• 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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