Researchers have developed an enhanced LC-MS/MS method capable of quantifying 18 steroids—including key corticosteroid and sex steroid hormones, as well as intermediates involved in corticosteroid ...

LC-MS/MS has been increasingly adopted by clinical laboratories due to the potential it has for increased sensitivity and specificity over more commonly used analytical techniques. However, ...

Sulfonamides are typically referred to as “sulfa drug” - derivatives of sulfanilamide (p-amino benzene sulfonamide). They are frequently employed as antibacterial drugs in the veterinary treatment of ...

Biomarkers play an important role in drug development and help in the identification of disease-causing proteins found in blood, urine, body fluids, and tissue samples. The combination of liquid ...

Food allergies are a growing health issue as they become ever more prevalent around the globe. 1 As a reaction to this growth, the European Commission (EC) issued Regulation No. 1169/2011. 2 It sets ...

Host cell proteins (HCP) are recombinant proteins that are expressed by a cell of a different species, known as the 'host'. While the presence of HCPs may only be in the part-per-million (ppm) ...

Figure 1. A schematic representation of a lipid nanoparticle encapsulating mRNA. As this new form of biotechnology makes a leap of progress, so too do the analytical approaches supporting its ...

This course has been approved by the Royal Society of Chemistry for purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). What will you learn on this course? In this one day course, you spend the ...

Cannabis falls into a number of categories such as medicine, recreational drug, food source, and fiber, but it is first and foremost an agricultural crop. As such, Cannabis is subject to treatment ...

New users of the LC/MS laboratory and Sample Preparation Lab are required to engage in hands-on orientation to facility operations (e.g., laboratory access, scheduling, general use of equipment, ...