The Application Notebook-03-01-2019

The Application Notebook

Determination of Fatty Acid Esters of 2- and 3-Monochloro-1,2-propanediol (MCPD) and Glycidol in Edible Oil Using GC–MS TQ

March 01, 2019

Food and Beverage

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In the present study, a novel GC–MS TQ method was developed and validated for the simultaneous analysis of 2-MCPD, 3-MCPD, and glycidyl fatty acid esters in edible oil. This method was subsequently applied to quantitation of these contaminants in commercial edible oil samples.

Extraction of Loperamide and N-Desmethyl Loperamide from Blood Followed by LC–MS/MS Analysis

March 01, 2019

Medical/Biological

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This application note outlines a simple three-step method for the extraction of loperamide and its main metabolite, N-desmethyl loperamide, from blood. UCT’s Clean Screen® XCEL I column provides users with the same level of sample clean-up as traditional SPE while allowing the elimination of timely conditioning and wash steps.

Assessing Antibody ADCC Activity by Affinity HPLC

March 01, 2019

Pharmaceutical/Drug Discovery

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Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) is a crucial mechanism of action (MoA) of anti-tumour therapeutic antibodies and FcγIIIa receptor plays a key role in this process by interacting with the N-glycans of IgG Fc regions. Hence, affinity chromatography on Fc receptor ligands can deliver valuable information about expected ADCC activity and mAb glycoform distribution.

Identifying Long-Chain and Short-Chain Branching in Polymers

March 01, 2019

General

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Branching affects macroscopic polymer properties such as crystallinity, melting temperature, toughness, ductility, and optical clarity. Two types of branching are long-chain branching (LCB) and short-chain branching (SCB), wherein the molar mass of the branches is larger or smaller than the entanglement molar mass, respectively.