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A recent study aiming to investigate, for the first time, the biochemical and nutritional composition of the peels from five purple and two red potato cultivars and evaluate them as sources of healthy ingredients for the formulations of nutraceuticals quantified total phenolic content, carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids using UV–visible (UV-vis) spectrophotometry. The phytochemical composition was further characterized via high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a diode-array detector (HPLC-DAD).

Thermo Fisher Scientific launched two advanced mass spectrometers and emphasized its multi-omics strategy during the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) conference in Baltimore, Maryland this week.

A joint study conducted by KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium) and Wollo University (Dese, Ethiopia) aimed to develop and validate a liquid chromatography method with ultraviolet detection (LC-UV) for the identity screening and assay of 13 different injectable antibiotics in pharmaceutical formulations.

At the ASMS conference, Jack Henion emphasized contributions from colleagues and industry partners. He reflected on innovations that have shaped liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) and the importance of teamwork in driving scientific breakthroughs.

Jonah Kirkwood, Agilent’s chief commercial officer, emphasized the company’s focus on high-growth markets and its dedication to partnering closely with customers to address their changing needs.

A method has been developed to determine the enantiomeric composition of lactofen using RP-HPLC–DAD and a chemometric approach.

In the final moments of our time with Varun Gadkari, he shares advice for the next generation of mass spectrometrists.

In the penultimate section of our time with Varun Gadkari, he discusses the mentors that guided him throughout his professional career.

Here is some of the most popular content posted on LCGC International this week.

In the second part of our time with Varun Gadkari, he shares more about the research that led to his receiving the ASMS 2025 Research Award.

In the first part of our time with Varun Gadkari, he shares his thoughts on winning the ASMS 2025 Research Award.

Researchers at the University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand) and the University of Auckland (Auckland, New Zealand) out to show that applying audible sound via a linear actuator, which impacted primarily on particle motion rather than the pressure component of audible sound, would significantly decrease beer fermentation time compared to control fermentations by keeping more viable yeast in suspension. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to measure the abundance of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the beer samples.

In the final moments of our interview with Jennifer Geddes-McAlister of the University of Guelph, she shares the most important advice she would like to impart on the next generation of mass spectrometrists.

Researchers at the University of Porto (Porto, Portugal) aiming to uncover novel therapeutic targets for bone loss of functionality and enhancing the understanding of its underlying bioenergetic mechanisms used liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to characterize proteomes.

In the penultimate section of our interview with Jennifer Geddes-McAlister of the University of Guelph, she shares why diversity–and awards like the ASMS Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship Awards–are important in scientific research.

Jennifer Geddes-McAlister, winner of the ASMS 2025 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship Award, recently talked with us about the importance of being mentored and being a mentor to others.

A joint study conducted by the Henan University of Technology (Zhengzhou, China) and the Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan (Henan Province, China) developed and evaluated what the researchers deemed a novel zwitterionic stationary phase, Sil-DBO-PS, for hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC).LCGC International spoke to Ashraf Ali of the Henan University of Technology about this research and their findings.

In the third section of our interview with Jennifer Geddes-McAlister of the University of Guelph, winner of the ASMS 2025 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship Award, she shares what she finds most fulfilling about teaching mass spectrometry.

Here is some of the most popular content posted on LCGC International this week.

In the second section of our interview with Jennifer Geddes-McAlister of the University of Guelph, winner of the ASMS 2025 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship Award, she discusses her hopes for the upcoming ASMS 2025 conference in Baltimore.

Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) was used to detect the chemical components of natural musk, harvested from forest musk deer at multiple stages of maturity. This research combines metabolomic profiling with biosynthetic pathway analysis to identify potential precursors and enzymes involved in musk biosynthesis.

In the first section of our interview with Jennifer Geddes-McAlister of the University of Guelph, she discusses her feelings on winning the ASMS 2025 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentorship Award.

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine’s Children's Nutrition Research Center (Houston, Texas) developed and validated a high-throughput extraction and ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS) method to separate and quantify 39 spinach flavonoid species in 11.5 min.

Two proof-of-concept hydrophilic interaction chromatography HILIC) methods were developed in a joint study conducted by the University of Geneva (Switzerland), Sanofi, and the Waters Corporation—one for disrupting LNPs and retaining the mRNA, and another for detecting only unencapsulated mRNA to assess encapsulation efficiency. LCGC International spoke to Jonathan Maurer, first author of the paper that resulted from this study, about the methods and the efforts that led up to their development.

In the final moments of our interview with Christian Bleiholder of Florida State University, he discusses the mentors from his early scientific career and imparts advice to future mass spectrometrists.

Here is some of the most popular content posted on LCGC International this week.

In the second section of our interview with Christian Bleiholder of Florida State University, he discusses the work he and his undergraduates are working on in the Bleiholder Laboratory.