Title: multiple reaction monitoring
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - multiple reaction monitoring
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12500
Status: current

Definition
Application of selected reaction monitoring to multiple product ions from one or more precursor ions.

Note
This term should not be confused with consecutive reaction monitoring, which involves the serial application of three or more stages of selected reaction monitoring.

Related Terms
- consecutive reaction monitoring: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12366
- selected reaction monitoring: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/12568

Source
- PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1570 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)

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Citation: Citation: 'multiple reaction monitoring' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12500
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