tab8_mgf_reader_help.md

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Requirements

This function handles .mgf file only. Your file must follow the MGF format:

e.g.

PEPMASS=
RTINSECONDS=
CHARGE=
MSLEVEL=
COLLISION_ENERGY=
SOURCE_INSTRUMENT=
FILENAME=
IONMODE=
ORGANISM=
NAME=
PI=
DATACOLLECTOR=
SMILES=
INCHI=
INCHIAUX=
TITLE=
MASS\tabINTENSITY
MASS\tabINTENSITY
MASS\tabINTENSITY
END IONS

See the example file 8_mgf_reader_example_light.mgf in the Demo folder.

Note that separator should be tabulation

Button functions

Select spectrum box

Use sliders to define the precursor mass window (min and max) to reduce the number of spectrums.

You can click the drop down menu to select a spectrum and display its spectrum, details and raw values. This drop down menu is based on the MGF title field which must be unique for each spectrum.

Peak plot box

This box allows to display the spectrum that has been selected in the above section. You can hover peaks to show the fragment information (m/z and intensity values).

Spectrum details box

For the selected spectrum, displays the details of the other text MGF fields.

Spectrum raw data box

This is the datatable of the raw data used to plot the spectrum.