Mass Spectrometry

Samples should be submitted to

Mass Spectroscopy Unit
Institute of Chemical Biology
National Hellenic Research Foundation
Vas. Constantinou 48
11635, Athens, Greece

Confidentiality agreement

Laboratory personnel is very experienced in dealing with samples of a confidential nature. Confidentiality can be ensured either on an informal basis or by contracting a customized “non disclosure” agreement.

UHPLC – LTQ Orbitrap Velos, Thermo Scientific

Drug discovery and development
Metabolomics

Installed in September 2010

Funding: FP7-REGPOT-2009-1 (ARCADE)

Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer

Mass Accuracy  and  Ultra High Resolution

The LTQ Orbitrap Velos combines the proven mass accuracy and ultra-high resolution of the Orbitrap mass analyzer with the increased sensitivity and improved cycle time of the LTQ Velos to deliver high-performance Hybrid FT Mass Spectrometer.

Accela LC System
Heated Electrospray Ionization Probe (H- ESI II Probe)
APCI Probe
Unique dual-pressure trap technology
New higher-energy collisional dissociation (HCD) cell
Orbitrap mass analyzer

HPLC-LCQ Fleet / Thermo Scientific

Natural Product Analysis
Impurity Analysis
General Analytical Chemistry

Surveyor LC System
Ion MAX ESI probe
APCI Probe for the Ion Max Source
Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
Normalized Collision Energy
Fast polarity switching

High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer
The LCQ Fleet Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer delivers rich information for routine analysis of complex samples while providing excellent full-scan sensitivity, ruggedness and reliability.

Varian Saturn 2000 GC-MS-MS System

Non-polar or moderately polar compounds of low molecular weight
Impurity Analysis
General Analytical Chemistry

Installed in 2000
Funding: research infrastructure

Varian Saturn 2000 GC-MS-MS System
Electron Impact (EI) or Chemical Ionisation (CI) modes
Molecular mass range 45-650 Dalton

 

Submission Procedure

  • The samples should be accompanied by a completed Application form  that you can download as PDF file.
  • With the samples information it is suggested that should be included that concerns the likely structure, the purity, the molecular weight,  the solubility or anything else that could help in the resolution of problem.
  • The quantity of sample that is required for a mass spectrum is 1mg.
  • Solubility in methanol, acetonitrile or water is preferred.

Samples should be submitted to

Mass Spectroscopy Unit
Institute of Chemical Biology
National Hellenic Research Foundation
Vas. Constantinou 48
11635, Athens, Greece

Confidentiality agreement

Laboratory personnel is very experienced in dealing with samples of a confidential nature. Confidentiality can be ensured either on an informal basis or by contracting a customized “non disclosure” agreement.

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