ORGANIC CHEMISTS FOCUSED ON BIOMOLECULE SYNTHESIS

OUR FACILITIES

SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY CAPABILITY

Our modern laboratory is well equipped for all our research needs and includes separate, dedicated chemical biology and analytical spaces:

  • 5 x Schlenk lines
  • 5 x Rotary evaporators with recirculating chillers
  • BioRad LP Purification system (for SAX, desalting)
  • 2 x Agilent Infinity II Analytical LC Systems
  • 2 x 1260 Infinity II Preparative LC System
    • Inline MS
    • ELSD, RI + UV detectors
    • 1-100 mg scale preparations and separations
  • HPLC systems offer a range of techniques through a library of phases for LPLC and HPLC, including: RP, NP, HILIC, phenyl hexyl and SAX.2 x Agilent 1260 Infinity II Preparative LC System.
  • H-Cube Mini Plus
  • Tecan Infinite Mnano Plate reader
  • 20L Freeze drier
  • Buchi C815 Automated Flash Chromatography purification systems x2
    • Normal and reverse-phase capability
    • 50 mg – 300 g
  • 2 x Shaking incubators
  • PCR thermocycler
  • Autoclave
  • Protein and DNA electrophoresis tanks
  • 2 x Tabletop centrifuges
  • Asynt LightSyn Lighthouse reactor
  • VapourTech R-series Flow Reactor

Our laboratory is located within the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology.