Mass Combination Calculator
Version 1.0
Introduction
The Mass Combination Calculator (MCC) allows you to calculate the main
mass spectral peaks expected for various combinations of groups, elements,
and ligands of known mass. The program will save time when a large number
of combinations of groups can be present in a spectrum and you want to
be sure to get all the possible combinations for an observed m/z value.
Using MCC
Upon starting MCC, a simple form (shown below) appears for data input.
Up to 8 groups can be entered, and a table can be used to automate mass
entry. Once you have entered the data, selecting Save Form will save a
copy of the data for later use. To import a data file (*.dat), use the
Read Form button. Calculate initiates the combination calculation. If too
many masses are found in the range specified, a message box advises you
to narrow the range.
About MCC
MCC was written in Visual Basic 3.0 by David Richardson, Department of
Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611. Email:
der@chem.ufl.edu
System Requirements
MCC 1.0 requires that the Visual Basic 3.0 run-time library, vbrun300.dll,
be present, either in the \windows\system directory or the MCC application
directory. In addition, the *.vbx controls distributed with the program
must be in the directory or in the search path. The setup program installs
these files as part of normal installation. 8 Mb of RAM is known to work
fine for display of up to 500 calculated combinations (the current print
limit). Large calculations benefit from a fast CPU.
MCC version 1 is distributed as a zip compressed set of files. Unzip mcc1.zip
into an empty temporary directory and run the setup.exe program created
there.
Download MCC1.zip
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