Creating a Searchable Chromatographic Database with the NIST Mass Spectral Search Program

The NIST Mass Spectral Search Program can be used to create a searchable database of chromatograms. This approach was tested for a small database of chromatograms for gin volatiles and for a database of insect cuticular hydrocarbons with retention times and reconstructed total ion current chromatogr...

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Published in:Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2022-04, Vol.33 (4), p.740-743
Main Authors: Cody, Robert B, Sparkman, O. David, Moore, Hannah
Format: Article
Language:English
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Databases, Factual
Search Engine
Software
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Summary:The NIST Mass Spectral Search Program can be used to create a searchable database of chromatograms. This approach was tested for a small database of chromatograms for gin volatiles and for a database of insect cuticular hydrocarbons with retention times and reconstructed total ion current chromatographic peak areas substituted for m/z values and abundance. The In-source HiRes Identity search permitted matching of randomly selected chromatograms against the database with good results. This approach is not intended to replace commercial software for chromatographic database management as it does not address the problems of chromatographic alignment or chromatographic deconvolution, but it does provide a method to manage a simple chromatographic database if other options are not available.
ISSN:1044-0305
1879-1123
DOI:10.1021/jasms.2c00016