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MS Imaging

Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) enables investigations into the spatial distribution of molecules in solid sample matrices. MSI allows in situ insight into metabolites, lipids, peptides, proteins, and can display N-glycan distribution after enzymatic digestion.

Mass spec image

Ion map of the N-glycan (Hex5)(dHex1)(HexNAc4), m/z 1809.59 (Na+), detected by MALDI-based MS imaging of rabbit liver tissue after application of NEB PNGase F.