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Fava beans are a good source of polyphenols and are located in different parts of the plant. Phenolic compounds are thought to contribute to the overall antioxidant activities of plant foods. However, there is a lack of information on the phenolic composition of the seeds (beans) of some edible varieties. This has led a team of researchers based in Chile and Spain to use high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to identify the composition of a variety of immature fava seeds.

LCGC spoke to Ana Mar?a Garc?a Campa?a about the issues and the development of techniques associated with monitoring veterinary drug residues in foods for human consumption.

Fatty acids found in fish oils have been linked to health benefits, but declining fish stocks and possible presence of contaminants, such as PCBs, dioxins, and methylmercury, in fish oil have led to a search for new sources.

This month we take a look at the important topic of buffer choice for HPLC separations, how to the choose the correct buffer type and concentration as well as how to avoid variability in retention and selectivity.

A cell cycle clock consisting of four continuous stages governs cell division (and replication), with each stage controlled by a specific series of protein complexes. Cancer is characterized by the uncontrolled division of cells that have gained genetic mutations that allow them to overcome these controls, therefore resulting in their self-sufficiency.

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Scientists from the University of Michigan Medical Centre (Michigan, USA) have demonstrated the viability of immuno-laser capture microdissection (iLCM) combined with nano liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS–MS) for the investigation of various subpopulations of cells within tissues.1 Cancerous tissue can contain different subpopulations of cells and knowing what is within a tumour can help to determine the appropriate course of treatment.

In an effort to implement the bipartisan Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) signed by President Obama, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced two proposed rules aimed at helping to ensure that imported food meets the same safety standards as food produced in the United States.

A new candidate biomarker of sugar and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake has been proposed in a recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition.1 The study presents the carbon isotope ratio of alanine as a new biomarker for use in studies monitoring dietary sugar intake

Agilent Technologies (California, USA) and Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore) have announced the opening of a new laboratory to provide support to small and mid-size companies (SMEs) involved in the manufacture or distribution of traditional Chinese medicine and food products.

Scientists from the Monell Chemical Senses Center (Philadelphia, USA) have developed a nanotechnology sensor for the detection of melanoma.1

Agilent Technologies (California, USA) and Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore) have announced the opening of a new laboratory to provide support to small and mid-size companies (SMEs) involved in the manufacture or distribution of traditional Chinese medicine and food products.

Incognito focuses on method validation and the importance of an internal standard to an analytical process.

Phenomenex (California, USA) has been awarded the prize “Ethical Company 2013â€. The prize was awarded at a ceremony at Bologna University (Bologna, Italy) in the presence of the Magnificent Dean and other local authorities.

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EMD Millipore, the life science division of Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany), has announced the opening of a new Research & Development Center for Formulation in Darmstadt, Germany. The center is made up of formulation, analytical, and synthetic laboratories with a customer-training center.

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Danaher Corporation (Washington, USA) has announced the integration of its Beckman Coulter Life Sciences (California, USA) capillary electrophoresis (CE) business with its AB Sciex (Massachusetts, USA) chromatography business. The combination will result in a transition of CE technology, personnel, and resources from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences to AB Sciex. The alignment between the two businesses will allow the respective companies to develop a uniformed market presence.

Agilent Technologies (California, USA) is supporting art conservation and preservation by supplying instrumentation and software to an art conservation workshop held at Yale University (Connecticut, USA).

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William (Bill) Farrell, senior principal scientist at Pfizer Inc., has won the first annual Averica Award. Farrell was honoured for his notable contributions to preparative supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC).

Shimadzu?s brand-new universal BID-2010 Plus detector applies the patented, Barrier Discharge Ioniza-tion (BID) breakthrough technology.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific (California, USA) has signed an agreement with Mitsui Knowledge Industry (MKI) (Tokyo, Japan) to be the exclusive distributor of MKI software for interpreting lipidomic research data.

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) (Maryland, USA) has proposed new quality standards, or monographs, in its Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) 9th Edition for Spirulina, Brilliant Black PN, and pomegranate juice.