Training and Tools

Basics

Waters Tutorial Videos: Fundamentals of MS

     see the youtube series here:  (7 videos 31 minutes total)

     Waters fundamentals of MS series

Controlling Contamination in LC/MS

     Excellent guide for preventing contamination - download here.

Table of common contaminants

     Super handy spreadsheet for identifying contaminant signals and their chemical origin.

     Download spreadsheet here.  

     Download original review article here.

MALDI resources

Keep track of what's on your MALDI plate!  Here's a template for recording your samples: maldi-plate-sample-map

Calculate your matrix to sample ratio - this is IMPORTANT:  maldi-matrix-prep-calcs.xlsx

Handy tools

• Pacific Northwest National Lab molecular weight calculator
  • isotope envelope calculation
  • peptide fragmentation modeling
  • dilution calculations
• SIS Tools
• Delta mass

• • TWS Calculators
    • Solvent ions
    • Peptide mass finder
    • Protease
    • Cross-linker
  • Protein Prospector

• • PROWL

• • ExPASy protein tools

• Online periodic table