Mass Spectrometry Laboratory

MASS SPECTROMETRY GROUP

THE INFORMATION OBTAINED WITH THE POWERFUL MASS SPECTROMETRY (MS) TECHNIQUES IS FUNDAMENTALFOR STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL SPECIES. BESIDES PRECISE MASS DETERMINATION IT IS POSSIBLE TO PERFORM CONTROLLED FRAGMENTATION OF THE MOLECULAR IONS, WHICH ALLOWS OBTAINING DETAILED STRUCTURAL INFORMATION, LIKE COMPARATIVE IDENTIFICATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, PEPTIDE AND OLIGOSACHARIDE SEQUENCING. WE ARE INVOLVED IN PROJECTS THAT ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW MS APPLICATIONS, NAMELY INVOLVING IDENTIFICATION OF PROTEINS, THEIR CHARACTERIZATION AND STUDIES ON THEIR BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS.  

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