The platform is hosted by the Department of Animal Science in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences on the Macdonald campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue and is available to internal and external customers on a fee-for-service basis. Technical assistance and training is available upon request.
Equipment
The centerpiece of this platform is a Nanalysis 100PRO Benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (bNMR) spectrometer, supported by CFI and the Province of Québec.
Other equipment available in the lab includes a refrigerated centrifuge (holds 24 1.5-2mL microtubes), homogenizer, sonicators, pH meter, analytical balance, fume hood, a refrigerator and a -20° freezer.
The lab is currently not BSL2 certified, should you intend to measure biohazardous samples, please reach out in advance to discuss safe options for sample preparation.
Features of the 100PRO NMR spectrometer are:
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5mm triple-resonance probe (1H, 13C, 19F)
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z-gradients
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Automatic sample changer (25 places)
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Flow cell for continuous reaction monitoring
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2H and 1H lock
Applications include:
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(Quantitative) Metabolomics
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Structural analyses
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Diffusion analyses
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Binding studies
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Etc.
Fees
For the most up-to date fee schedule, please see the following document: Fee schedule
Contact
Contact information for questions on training, booking, technical assistance, etc.:
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Dr. Matthias Klein: matthias.klein [at] mcgill.ca
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