title: Mass++: A Visualization and Analysis Tool for Mass Spectrometry.
abstract: We have developed Mass++, a plug-in style visualization and analysis tool for mass spectrometry. Its plug-in style enables users to customize it and to develop original functions. Mass++ has several kinds of plug-ins, including rich viewers and analysis methods for proteomics and metabolomics. Plug-ins for supporting vendors' raw data are currently available; hence, Mass++ can read several data formats. Mass++ is both a desktop tool and a software development platform. Original functions can be developed without editing the Mass++ source code. Here, we present this tool's capability to rapidly analyze MS data and develop functions by providing examples of label-free quantitation and implementing plug-ins or scripts. Mass++ is freely available at http://www.first-ms3d.jp/english/ .
authors: Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation , Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
authors: Satoshi
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authors: Tanaka
authors: Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation , Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
authors: Yuichiro
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authors: Fujita
authors: Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation , Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
authors: Howell E
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authors: Parry
authors: Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation , Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
authors: Akiyasu C
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authors: Yoshizawa
authors: Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation , Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
authors: Kentaro
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authors: Morimoto
authors: Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation , Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
authors: Masaki
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authors: Murase
authors: Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation , Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
authors: Yoshihiro
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authors: Yamada
authors: Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation , Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
authors: Jingwen
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authors: Yao
authors: Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation , Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
authors: Shin-Ichi
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authors: Utsunomiya
authors: Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation , Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
authors: Shigeki
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authors: Kajihara
authors: Eisai Product Creation Systems, Eisai Co., Ltd. , Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2635, Japan.|iBioTech Co. , Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-0031, Japan.
authors: Mitsuru
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authors: Fukuda
authors: Eisai Product Creation Systems, Eisai Co., Ltd. , Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2635, Japan.|iBioTech Co. , Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-0031, Japan.
authors: Masayuki
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authors: Ikawa
authors: Eisai Product Creation Systems, Eisai Co., Ltd. , Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2635, Japan.
authors: Tsuyoshi
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authors: Tabata
authors: Eisai Product Creation Systems, Eisai Co., Ltd. , Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2635, Japan.
authors: Kentaro
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authors: Takahashi
authors: Eisai Product Creation Systems, Eisai Co., Ltd. , Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2635, Japan.
authors: Ken
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authors: Aoshima
authors: Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology , Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan.
authors: Yoshito
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authors: Nihei
authors: Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology , Ikoma, Nara 630-0192, Japan.
authors: Takaaki
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authors: Nishioka
authors: Eisai Product Creation Systems, Eisai Co., Ltd. , Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2635, Japan.
authors: Yoshiya
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authors: Oda
authors: Koichi Tanaka Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology, Shimadzu Corporation , Kyoto 604-8511, Japan.
authors: Koichi
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authors: Tanaka
keywords: Mass++; MassBank; identification; mass spectrometry; platform; plug-in; quantitation