The Column-11-21-2012

The Column

Bladder cancer

November 21, 2012

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A group of scientists in Taiwan1 has identified micro-particles within human urine that could be used for the non?invasive diagnosis of bladder cancer.

A sting in the tale

November 21, 2012

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Two novel peptides have been identified within the crude extract of Asian scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch venom using two-dimensional high perfomance liquid chromatography (2D-HPLC) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS?MS).

IC-MS and IC-ICP-MS in Environmental Research

November 21, 2012

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Since its introduction in 1975, ion chromatography (IC) has been used in most areas of analytical chemistry and has become a versatile and powerful technique for the analysis of a vast number of ions present in the environment. This article is a review of possible uses of IC in combination with MS detection for environmental research.

GM crop safety

November 21, 2012

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A group of investigators in the USA2 recently published a study indicating that environmental changes have a greater impact than genetic modifications on the metabolome of crop plants.

Vitamin D detection

November 21, 2012

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Scientists from Kingston University1, (London, UK) have developed and optimized an assay for the simultaneous detection of eight forms of vitamin D.

HPLC2013 Amsterdam Preview

November 21, 2012

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The International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques - HPLC2013 Amsterdam - will take place at the Amsterdam RAI Conference Centre, Amsterdam from 16?20 June 2013.

Meeting UHPLC Needs with High Purity Water

November 21, 2012

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In recent years the advent of ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) has broadened the scope of laboratory applications, making it possible to attain extremely low detection limits.