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MS Assay File Default Structure v1.0

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Header Column Structure Constraints
Description
Examples
Sample Name single column Required
MinLength: 1

Controls
Protocol REF single column Required
Default: Extraction
Parameter Value[Post Extraction] single column
Parameter Value[Derivatization] single column Controls
Extract Name single column
Labeled Extract Name single column
Label ontology column
Protocol REF single column Required
Default: Mass spectrometry
Parameter Value[Scan polarity] single column Required
MinLength: 1

Controls
Parameter Value[Scan m/z range] single column Required
MinLength: 1
Parameter Value[Instrument] ontology column Required
MinLength: 1
Parameter Value[Ion source] ontology column Where applicable to the instrument. electron ionization
Parameter Value[Mass analyzer] ontology column Controls The analyser/detector of the mass fragments generated during the assay. quadrupole
MS Assay Name single column Controls
Raw Spectral Data File single column
Protocol REF single column Required
Default: Data transformation
Normalization Name single column
Derived Spectral Data File single column
Protocol REF single column Required
Default: Metabolite identification
Data Transformation Name single column
Metabolite Assignment File single column Required
MinLength: 1