Instruments and information
Techniques available at the Mass Spectrometry Facility at Waterloo Campus:
(click on the technique to see a short description)
LC-MS/MS (Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry)
Ionisation:
Electrospray Ionisation (ESI) including Nanospray (NSI)
Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionisation (APCI)
Types of Analysis:
Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis
Sample:
Small Molecular Weight <1 kDa e.g. drugs, food components, endogenous compounds, vitamins, pesticides, toxins, hydrocarbons, essential oils, small peptides
Middle Molecular Weight 1 –10kDa e.g. Synthetic polypeptides and polysaccharides
Large Molecular Weight >10 kDa e.g. polypeptides, proteins, DNA, RNA
GC-MS (Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry)
Ionisation:
Electron Ionisation(EI)
Types of Analysis:
Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis
Sample:
Small Molecular Weight <1 kDa e.g. drugs, food components, endogenous compounds, vitamins, pesticides, toxins, hydrocarbons, essential oils, small peptides
MALDI-TOF (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation - Time of Flight)
Type of Analysis:
Qualitative Analysis
Sample:
Middle Molecular Weight 1 –10 kDa e.g synthetic polypeptides, and polysaccharides
Large Molecular Weight >10 kDa e.g. polypeptides, proteins, DNA, RNA
Please find a list of all available instruments in the Mass Spectrometry Facility
in the attached Word Document Equipment-MSF. If you wish to book time on any of the instruments please contact the Facility Manager Dr Anna Caldwell (020 7848 4811).
Instruments Page.