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. 2017 Oct 13;8:927. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00970-1

Table 1.

Formula of [Aun(SR)m]q a species captured in time–course electrospray ionization mass spectra

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aAll clusters are captured as anions by the form of [Aun(SR)m+x Na–y H]q’ (q’ < 0) in ESI-MS analysis (negative ion mode). The net charge of clusters, i.e., q in [Aun(SR)m]q is deduced via the equation q = q’−(xy).