[Mass spectrometry of nucleic acids in molecular medicine]

Bioorg Khim. 2009 Mar-Apr;35(2):149-64.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

A stable streamlining trend in the field of medical diagnostics by practical adoption of high-tech and knowledge-intensive analytical systems providing for molecular level studies has appeared during the last few decades. An illustrative example of such technologies is mass spectrometry methods for analyzing biomolecules. This review is intended to brief the potential of the state-of-the-art inventory of spectrometry equipment and illustrate the application of mass spectrometry of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) for solving practical problems related to the analysis of human genomic DNA and clinically significant microorganisms of bacterial and viral natures.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria*
  • Genome, Human*
  • Humans
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Mass Spectrometry / trends
  • Nucleic Acids / analysis*
  • Viruses*

Substances

  • Nucleic Acids