Metabolomics
Equipment
The Metabolomics Core Facility is equipped with three LC-MS systems, one LC-UV system and many small specialized pieces of equipment for preparing samples.
Metabolite assays are run on triple quadrupole LC-MS/MS systems.
SCIEX QTRAP 6500
Triple quadrupole mass spectrometer coupled with a Shimadzu UHPLC Nexera X2 system
SCIEX TripleToF 6600
Time-of-flight mass spectrometer, able to perform MS/MS analyses, coupled with a Shimadzu UHPLC Nexera X2 system
Labconco CentriVap Centrifugal Concentrator
Refrigerated centrifugal concentrator coupled with an ultra-low temperature vapour trap (-105 °C)
SCIEX 4000 QTRAP
Triple quadrupole mass spectrometer coupled with a Shimadzu UHPLC Nexera X2 system
Agilent HPLC 1260 System
HPLC system consisting of a quaternary pump, an autosampler, a column compartment, a UV/Vis absorbance detector, a fluorescence detector and a fraction collector
Bertin Precellys Bead Homogenizer
A bead homogenizer, coupled with a Cryolys cooling system, able to accept tubes with the following volumes: 0.5 ml, 2 ml and 7 ml