USE OF A THIOPHENE COMPOUND AS A MATRIX IN THE SPECIFIC DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION AND/OR QUANTIFICATION OF ALKALOIDS BY MALDI-TOF MASS SPECTROMETRY

摘要

There is provided (i) a method of analysing small molecules that may have a mass of <800 Da, in particular alkaloids, said method being generally referred to as MALDI-TOF-MS (or MALDI time-of-flight mass spectrometry), which is an acronym for a method of analysis by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Also provided is (ii) a molecule according to formula (I) and the use of the molecule as a matrix in the analysis method.