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UCSC Mass Spectrometry Facility

Professor Ted Holman pictured with our new Thermo Finnigan LTQ Mass Spectrometer. Holman is faculty supervisor of the facility.

Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of chemical ions. The UCSC Mass Spectrometry Facility currently houses two mass spectrometers: 1) a Thermo Finnigan LC/MS/MS (LTQ) and 2) an Ettan MALDI-TOF. This equipment is capable of determining the molecular weight of both small molecules and peptides, identifying proteins, and characterizing protein modifications. The facility is located in Room 339 of the Physical Sciences Building and supervised by Professor Ted Holman and managed by Mass Spec Specialist Qiangli (Li) Zhang of the Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

The facility can be used by UCSC faculty, their collaborators, as well as outside users. Users must obtain an account name and a password. New users must first be trained by the Mass Spec Specialist or submit samples to be run for them. A fee is charged for use.  

To reserve machine time at the facility, please visit the following website: http://www.nmr.ucsc.edu/MassSpec/

UCSC would like to recognize funding support for the Mass Spectrometry Facility provided by the Thermo Electron Corporation (Seed funds), the W.M. Keck Foundation (Grant # 001768), and NIH's National Center for Research Resources (SIG # S10RR020939).

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