Dionex application note: determination of water-/fat-soluble vitamins
07 October, 2010 byReversed-phase HPLC is a technique well suited to vitamin analysis. In Application Note 251 (AN 251), integrated and efficient methods for determining water- and fat-soluble vitamins in nutritional supplements were developed. Efficient and simple methods for the extraction and determination of the water- and fat-soluble vitamins were established and the separations were performed on the Dionex UltiMate HPLC system with Acclaim columns.
Dionex Application Note 245 dye determination
07 October, 2010 byDyes have many applications in the food and beverage industries. Only a few have been approved for use in foods and beverages. Reversed-phase chromatography is a suitable technique for the analysis of dyes. Many dyes are hydrophobic, readily soluble in reversed-phase eluents and have strong visible and UV absorbance properties.
Next Instruments range of analytical and process instruments
06 August, 2010 byNIR Technology Systems has been renamed Next Instruments and expanded its product portfolio. In addition to its range of near infrared analysers, the company now offers a broader range of innovative analytical and process instruments for the food, agriculture and nutrition industries.
A 2-in-1 test for detecting E. coli
05 May, 2010 byA two-in-one test that can simultaneously detect both the E. coli bacteria responsible for food poisoning outbreaks and the toxins that the bacteria use to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and other symptoms in its victims has been developed.
Dating that doesn’t damage
05 May, 2010A new method for determining the age of ancient mummies, old artwork and other relics which does not cause damage to these treasures of global cultural heritage has been developed.
Fragment library supports screen-based drug discovery platform
30 March, 2010The Nordlund Centre for Biomedical Structural Biology at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has purchased Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Maybridge Ro3 500 fragment library to support the establishment of a fragment screening-based drug discovery platform.
Palintest ChlordioXense chlorine dioxide tester
03 February, 2010 byPalintest has developed a new method for testing chlorine dioxide levels in water. The ChlordioXense provides accurate testing without relying on subjective analysis for results. The instrument eliminates the potential for user error giving precise, consistent results whatever the operator’s level of experience.
Foss Kjeltec 8000 series Kjeldahl analyser
20 January, 2010 byAdvances in technology are making Kjeldahl analysis safer and more efficient as users at the Viking Malt laboratory in Halmstad, Sweden, have discovered.
Ahura Scientific TruScreen liquid explosive screening
20 January, 2010 byAhura Scientific’s TruScreen, suitable for the commercial aviation industry and designed to complement existing security measures, rapidly and accurately screens for potential liquid explosives, quickly distinguishing between benign substances and threat-listed materials, such as explosives and precursors.
AutoTrace 280 system for solid phase extraction
17 September, 2009The AutoTrace 280 system is an automated solid phase extraction (SPE) instrument designed to be used with large volume (20 mL - 4 L) samples for the isolation of trace organics in water or aqueous matrices.
Glycaemic index and resistant starch analysers
10 August, 2009 byStadvis has signed a worldwide licence to commercialise an automated technique developed by the CSIRO Food Futures National Research Flagship to measure glycaemic index (GI) and resistant starch (RS) in foods and cereals.
Vinification multiparameter analyser
10 August, 2009 byEnotech is a random access analyser for automatic, multiparameter analysis for enzymatic and colorimetrical tests for process control of vinification as well as the quality of the end product. Parameters that can easily be automated include glucose/fructose, malic acid, acetic acid, free and total SO2, copper, amino nitrogen and ammonia nitrogen as well as many more.
Wine quality analysis
10 August, 2009 byThe Foss WineScan analyser uses Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to achieve multiple measurements of grape must, must under fermentation and wine in around 30 s. The timely availability of this information supports decisions such as when to pick grapes, how to control fermentation or when to bottle.
Food allergen test kit
09 June, 2009 byThe Romer Labs AgraQuant Food Allergen ELISA test kit can be used to detect food allergens sensitively in a wide range of processed foods and raw materials. The user-friendly test kits include all ready-to-use reagents.
Food protein analyser
09 June, 2009 byAll proteins in food contain the amino acids Arginine, Histidine and Lysine and CEM’s iTAG technology can bind to the three amino acids.
