Laser Desorption Low-Temperature Plasma Mass Spectrometry Imaging (LD-LTP MSI) of San Pedro cactus

Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) data set in imzML format, obtained from San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi) cross-section using Laser Desorption Low-Temperature Plasma ionization. Mapping the ion that corresponds to mescaline shows a star-like distribution of this interesting alkaloid.

The experiment is described in:

Elucidating the Distribution of Plant Metabolites from Native Tissues with Laser Desorption Low-Temperature Plasma Mass Spectrometry Imaging, Abigail Moreno-Pedraza, Ignacio Rosas-Román, Nancy Shyrley Garcia-Rojas, Héctor Guillén-Alonso, Cesaré Ovando-Vázquez, David Díaz-Ramírez, Jessica Cuevas-Contreras, Fredd Vergara, Nayelli Marsch-Martínez, Jorge Molina-Torres, and Robert Winkler, Analytical Chemistry 2019 91 (4), 2734-2743

DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04406