Chemist no. 178 of 350 · Analytical

John B. Fenn

1917-2010United StatesNobel Chemistry 2002

Electrospray ionization for mass spectrometry

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John B. Fenn and Electrospray Ionization: Making Giant Molecules Fly

How John B. Fenn developed electrospray ionization (ESI) to weigh proteins by mass spectrometry. Mechanism, multiple charging and exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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John B. Fenn: The Late Bloomer Who Taught Proteins to Fly

Life of John B. Fenn, American chemist who developed electrospray ionization for mass spectrometry of proteins and shared the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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