Research facilities
Analytical Facility
- Application
- Our analytical facility supports IBL researchers by centralizing major instrumentation under a single management structure within dedicated laboratories. The available equipment includes both liquid and gas chromatography systems, along with a range of advanced mass spectrometry instruments such as Q-ToF, QqQ, and MALDI-ToF. The primary goal of the facility is to maximize the efficient use of all equipment, maintain a high standard of analytical expertise, and ensure the cost-effective operation of these sophisticated instruments. This setup provides researchers with access to analytical tools and methodologies for the detection and quantification of secondary metabolites, with a particular focus microbial and plant systems.
- Availability
- The Analytical Facility is open for all students, PhD workers, researchers of the IBL as well as guests.
- Contact
- Lina Bayona Maldonado
Equipment
Shimadzu LCMS 8040
Location: Sylvius, Rm 6.4.01
Application: Targeted quantification of small molecules
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Shimadzu LCMS 9030
Location: Sylvius, Rm 4.5.01
Application:
- High resolution MS system
- Automated-MS/MS screening of secondary metabolites.
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Agilent GC-MS 7890A/5975C
Location: Sylvius, Rm 4.5.31A
Application:
- Analysis of volatile compounds
- Analysis of sugars and amino acids after derivatization.
- Head space injection
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Bruker micro Q-Tof
Location: Sylvius, Rm 4.4.35b
Application:
- High resolution MS system
- Automated-MS/MS screening of secondary metabolites.
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Shimadzu LC 2030
Location: Sylvius, Rm 6.4.01
Application:
- assessment of analytical purity
- bioassays
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Besta Prep
Location: Sylvius, Rm 6.4.01
Application:
- preparative chromatography system
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Waters HPLC
Location: Sylvius, Rm 4.4.35b
Application:
- assessment of analytical purity
- Preparative and semi-preparative chromatographic separations
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Agilent Series 1200 analytical HPLC
Location: Sylvius, Rm 4.5.32
Application:
- Assessment of analytical purity
- Quantification of metabolites using UV
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Agilent Series 1100 semi-prep HPLC
Location: Sylvius, Rm 4.5.32
Application:
- Assessment of analytical purity
- Semi-preparative chromatographic separations
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