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I am analizing cuticular hydrocarbons of insects by GC/MS-EI. I have identified all of them (methylated long-chain hydrocarbons) by their characteristic diagnostic fragment ions. My problem is that some of them co-eluted in a only peak.
Assuming that all these co-eluted methylated hydrocarbons ionize in an analogous way, my question: could their individual contribution (area) be estimated by performing: i) the summation (Xcalibur software) of all the ions of the co-eluted peak, ii) calculating the ratio between the different characteristic fragment ions of each component, and iii) using this ratio to estimate the individual area of each component with respect to the total area of the peak?
If this approximate option is possible, do you know any reference (books or scientific papers) where they have used it?
Thanks.