The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
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NMR Facility
Confirm the structure of molecules, products and materials.
Bruker Avance NEO 700 MHz magnet
Solid state, equipped with the UK’s first CPMAS cryo-biosolids probe. Available nuclei 1H, 2H, 13C, 15N.
Used for analysis of biomolecules and small molecules in solid biological and environmental materials eg plants, seeds, animals, soil.
Bruker Avance NEO 600 MHz magnet
Solution state, equipped with 3-channel TCI-helium cryoprobe and a SampleJet autosampler. Available nuclei 1H, 2H, 13C, 15N.
Used for high throughput analysis of biomolecules and small molecules in solution. Fully automated 24/7 sample handling of up to 512 individual samples ranging from 1 mm to 5 mm tubes.
Bio-Analytical Chemistry Facility
Detect, quantify, identify VOCs, small molecules and bio-molecules in complex products and materials.
Gas Chromatography - MS
Agilent 8890B GC-MSD with NIST library (EI Source)
- Separation and identification of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in complex matrices
Gas Chromatography - MS
Agilent 8890B GC Triple Quadrupole with NIST library (EI Source)
- Targeted, high-sensitivity quantification of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in complex matrices
Gas Chromatography - MS
Agilent 8890B GC QTOF with NIST library (EI source)
- High-resolution non-target analysis and identification of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in complex matrices
Liquid Chromatography - MS
Waters Synapt G2Si QTOF with Acquity UPLC I-class system (ESI source)
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High-resolution accurate mass analysis of polar and non-volatile small molecules and biomolecules for targeted and non-target screening in complex solid and liquid matrices
SFC-HPLC-MS
Shimadzu Nexera UC Prep SFC/HPLC hybrid system, equipped with a single quad MS (ESI/APCI source) and automated fraction collection
- Separation, purification, and analysis of low- to medium-polarity small molecules using supercritical fluid and liquid chromatography with targeted detection in complex matrices.
- Mass guided automated fractionation of complex mixtures (e.g. natural products, synthetic reaction mixtures, environmental samples)