Targeted metabolomics by LC-MS/MS
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The metabolome comprises the entirety of all small molecules found in the different compartments of an organism.
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We offer standardized and high-throughput quantitative metabolome analysis by LC-MS/MS and NMR spectroscopy.
We are a certified laboratory of Biocrates®, offering standardized laboratory and kit workflow procedures. The kit-based approach presents the following advantages:
- High analyte coverage by targeting 1019 metabolites from 39 biochemical substance classes per sample
- High sample throughput, allowing the analysis of more than 600 samples within 2 weeks
- Applicability to various matrices such as plasma, serum, urine, faeces and tissue samples from different species such as rat, mouse, human etc.
- Standardized data processing, with data delivery in an editable Excel format facilitating transfer for data evaluation