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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: NMR Biomed. 2022 Jun 1;36(4):e4770. doi: 10.1002/nbm.4770

TABLE 1.

Commonly used MALDI imaging matrices for metabolite and lipid imaging

Matrix Full name Structure Neutral mass Ionization mode Uses1
CHCA α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid graphic file with name nihms-1856605-t0008.jpg   189.17   Positive Small metabolites, peptides, bacterial profiling, drugs
DHB 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid graphic file with name nihms-1856605-t0009.jpg   154.12   Negative Neutral lipids, phospholipids, small metabolites, small proteins
DAN 1,5-Diaminonaphthalene graphic file with name nihms-1856605-t0010.jpg   158.20   Positive, negative Phospholipids, drugs
9-AA 9-Aminoacridine graphic file with name nihms-1856605-t0011.jpg   194.23   Negative Phospholipids
nH Norharmane graphic file with name nihms-1856605-t0012.jpg   168.19   Negative Small metabolites, oligosaccharides, glycolipids