Infrastructure
Our lab has state-of-the-art analytical chemistry and synthetic biology facilities for
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(Bio)synthesis, detection, purification and structural characterization of microbial metabolites and other molecules
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Growth and genetic manipulation of aerobic and anaerobic biosafety level 1 and 2 microorganisms
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Enzyme purification, engineering and in vitro biochemical analysis
Chemistry
- Echo-MS system with a SCIEX Triple Quad 6500+ MS
- Dionex Ultimate 3000 UHPLC coupled to a Bruker Impact II ESI-Q-TOF MS
- Thermo Scientific Trace GC coupled to an ISQ single quadrupole MS
- Automated flash chromatography system with UV-Vis and ELS detection
- Access to 300, 500 and 600 MHz Bruker NMR spectrometers
- Semi-preparative, preparative and analytical HPLCs
- Chemical fume hoods
- Rotary evaporators
- Lyophiliser
Biology
- Fluorescence, luminescence and absorbance microplate readers
- eProtein Discovery System from Nuclera
- Sonication and electroporation equipment
- Real-time and gradient PCR machines
- New Brunswick Innova shaking incubators
- NanoDrop spectrophotometer
- Electrophoresis systems
- Anaerobic workstation
- Various centrifuges