is a tailing factor of anything specific a problem
two labs a point or two apart on the
Spun off from a message in #hplc-massspec on 2026-04-24. 11 messages, 4 participants.
- deamidation — two labs a point or two apart on the same lot is normal and gets mistaken for one of them being wrong constantly, i have it written down somewhere 06:21
baseline drift on a gradient is normal. baseline drift on an isocratic hold is your column
a warm transit can put a visible degradant peak on a chromatogram. that is what 15 days at ambient does
how much sample does a lab actually need for identity as well as purity
a dimer usually shows up late and at roughly double the mass. the chromatogram alone will not tell you
why does integration change the number so much
thats a charge state
deamidation is about plus 0.98 Da. it is not a rounding error, it is a degradant
thats the solvent peak
is monoisotopic or average mass the one on most certificates
oxidation is about plus 15.99 Da and is usually methionine or tryptophan