Precursor ion
From Mass Spectrometry Terms
| PROVISIONAL RECOMMENDATION |
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Ion that reacts to form particular product ions. The reaction can be unimolecular dissociation, ion/molecule reaction, isomerization, or change in charge state. The term parent ion is deprecated.
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| Wikipedia link: Precursor ion |
| ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION |
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Synonymous with parent ion. Instead of the use of parent ion and daughter ion terms the precursor and product ion terms are preferred respectively. |
| IUPAC Orange Book Chapter 12 |
| GOLD BOOK DEFINITION |
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http://goldbook.iupac.org/P04807.html Synonymous with parent ion. Source: PAC, 1991, 63, 1541 (Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (including an appendix of terms used in vacuum technology). (Recommendations 1991)) on page 1549 Orange Book, p. 205 |
| IUPAC Gold Book |
See also
| See additional comments on the Precursor ion discussion page. |
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