A comparative analysis was carried out on the laser desorption/ionization (LDI) mass spectra of fluorine derivatives of N-phenylphenylglycine using different targets. The extent of generation of molecular ions of the fluorine-containing amino acids was shown to depend significantly on the nature of the target surface. Alkali metal chlorides (LiCl, NaCl, KCl, and CsCl) have the highest efficiency among the targets studied (standard metal target, polished monocrystalline silicon, glass, silica) in the generation of molecular ions of fluorine-containing amino acids, which increases in the series LiCl < NaCl < KCl < CsCl.The study of the structure of amino acids, their identification and analysis by traditional mass spectrometric methods often provide little information and are sometimes infeasible due to the significant decomposition of such molecules upon ionization [1]. Mass spectrometric methods, which permit us to avoid the "hard" ionization of unstable molecules such as laser-activated mass spectrometry, hold the greatest promise for the study of such molecules. Variation of the laser energy permits optimization of the relative intensity of the ions detected. Thus, the commonly used MALDI method (matrix assisted laser desorption ionization) is based on the laser irradiation of the compound studied cocrystallized with another compound called the matrix, which often facilitates ionization and the transfer of the compound studied to the gaseous phase. As a rule, organic acids having maximum laser radiation absorption at about 337 nm are most commonly used as matrices [2]. The use of the MALDI method for studying amino acids (and frequently, other organic compounds with low and medium mass up to 500 Da) is quite limited due to the overlap of peaks related to the matrix and the peaks of the compound studied. On the other hand, expansion of the arsenal of the laser desorption method permits us to obtain additional possibilities in the study of organic compounds with different composition and structure [3]. The major advantage using this method is found in the generation of monomolecular ions and mass spectra containing a small amount of organic molecule fragments with low and medium mass without using a matrix. This method makes possible not only the detection of short-lived monomolecular ions but also the study 180 0040-5760/09/4503-0180