MALDI-TOF

 Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation (MALDI) uses a laser to absorb energy from a matrix to create ions with minimal fragmentation from large molecules. It can analyse biopolymers such as DNA, proteins, peptides, carbohydrates, and other organic macromolecules. In MALDI time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS), a TOF analyser measures the mass-to-charge (m/z) ratio of the charged molecules.

 The MALDI-TOF technique can assess Gram-positive, Gram-negative, molds, mycobacteria, and anaerobic microbes, providing detailed information necessary to accurately identify bacterial contamination. Potential uses include early microbial detection on pharmaceutical or laboratory production lines. The MALDI-TOF technique can help prevent contamination along with the costly and time-consuming repercussions that contamination can bring, such as scrap and delays to production. A comparative study reported that MALDI-TOF technology reduced the time-to-result from 24 to 48 hours to less than 30 minutes. This enables microbiological controls to be addressed very quickly, thus improving decision-making in microbiological investigations carried out by the pharmaceutical industry. 

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