The Research Group Analytical Biochemistry has the following analytical methods at its disposal:
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Capillary and microfluidics-based, nano High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) coupled on-line to electrospray ionization quadrupole ion trap, quadrupole time-of-flight and triple quadrupole mass spectrometers.
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High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with ultraviolet (DAD) and fluorescence detection.
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General protein purification and biochemistry equipment.
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Absorbance and fluorescence plate reader.
The group has close links and access to equipment in the Faculty Mass Spectrometry Centre located in the same building (MALDI-TOF, triple-quadrupole, quadrupole time-of-flight instruments) and the research group of Prof. Poolman, University of Groningen (LTQ-Orbitrap). The mass spectrometry activities of Analytical Biochemistry will be integrated in the course of 2012 with the Faculty Mass Spectrometry Centre and the UMCG proteomics facility in the new Interfacultary Mass Spectrometry Center (https://mscenter.webhosting.rug.nl/tiki-index.php).
The group has access to and uses cell culturing, microscopy, FACS and other facilities within the UMCG.
