Analytical Chemistry

What is Analytical Chemistry?

Analytical chemistry is a huge field within scientific research. This article gives an overview of analytical chemistry and its application within scientific research.

What is Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)?

What is X-ray Crystallography?

What is DART-MS?

Applying DART to Drug Screening

Analyzing Explosives with Mass Spectrometry

Raman Scattering Applications in Forensic Science

Mass spectrometry analyzing ozonolysis of triacylglycerols determines fingerprint age

Combining AIMS with machine learning to speed up breast cancer diagnosis

Using nitrogen in place of helium for DART-MS application could be a greener, more convenient alternative

A faster and greener method for analysing xanthine content in commercial tea brands

Utilizing Thin-Layer-Chromatography in Ink Analysis

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Applications of Capillary Electrophoresis

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Latest Analytical Chemistry News and Research

Innovative machine learning concepts can help develop new drugs

Tandem mass spectrometry is a powerful analytical tool used to characterize complex mixtures in drug discovery and other fields.

15 Oct 2020

Developing a Trace Vapor Generator for Explosives and Narcotics

In this interview, Dr Braden Giordano speaks to AZoLifeSciences about their new trace vapor generator that detects narcotics and explosives.

11 Sep 2020

Novel method can examine dangerous levels of heavy metals in food and water

Finding out if the food and water we consume are safe from toxic and carcinogenic metals can now be much faster and simpler.

5 Aug 2020

Novel nano drug candidate kills triple negative breast cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new nano drug candidate that kills triple negative breast cancer cells.

21 Jul 2020

MRI Scan Used For Heart Disease Could Also Pick Out Aggressive Cancers

An MRI scan used for heart disease could help assess whether children's cancers are especially aggressive and spot early signs that treatments are working.

29 Jun 2020

Function-Based Sequencing Technique Permits Analysis Of Just A Single Bacteria Cell

A function-based sequencing technique using optical tweezers and taking advantage of the properties of gravity is letting researchers analyze bacteria cells.

29 Jun 2020

New imaging techniques reveal individual transcription factor proteins in real time

A new study provides a new understanding of the mechanisms through which DNA-binding proteins look for the genome for their particular binding sites.

26 Jun 2020

cryo-EM images reveal proteins involved in brain activity

When the body continues to perform its daily biological processes neurotransmitters, regulate the level of electrical activity inside the brain.

18 Jun 2020

NJIT researchers develop new efficient method to quantify therapeutic proteins

Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology in collaboration with Ohio University and Merck & Co. Inc. recently developed a new efficient method for targeted protein analysis -- one they say could speed up processes for disease testing, drug discovery and vaccine development.

18 Jun 2020

Stress-induced chemoresistance is linked to changes in cellular metabolism

There is a wide range of mechanisms related to chemoresistance, a majority of which are yet to be fully understood.

11 Jun 2020

Improved RACE-Seq technique helps sequence individual cells

China-based researchers have developed an improved technology that makes it slightly easier to understand cells.

8 Jun 2020

Compounds in Brazilian shrub can reduce the virulence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Researchers have discovered that the Brazilian peppertree—an invasive, weedy shrub found in Florida—contains specific compounds that lower the virulence of Staphylococcus bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.

25 May 2020

NMR Confirms Molecular Switches Retain Function In 2D-Array

Researchers have synthesized regular 2D assemblies of isotopically labeled molecular switches and measured the properties of their isomerization.

22 May 2020

Low-Severity Fires Enhance Long-Term Carbon Retention Of Peatlands

High-intensity fires can destroy peat bogs, causing them to emit carbon, but a new study finds low-severity fires spark the opposite outcome.

22 May 2020

Determining The Quantity And Location Of Lipids In The Brain

Researchers have developed a new technique that can determine the specific molecular form, location, and the number of lipids in samples of rat brain tissue.

22 May 2020

New technique can determine the location and quantity of lipids in the brain

A research team has devised a unique method that can establish the amount, location, and specific molecular form of lipids in rat brain tissue samples.

21 May 2020

A New Imaging Approach To See Multiple Proteins Simultaneously

Degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's often involve complex interactions between multiple proteins and other biomolecules.

19 May 2020

Scientists Revealed Usefulness Of Culinary Herbs

A group of scientists has developed a fast and cost-effective method of detecting and identifying bioactive compounds in samples such as plant extracts.

7 May 2020

Infrared spectroscopy reveals DNA molecular processes in real time

DNA strand breaks can play a role in the aging process. Now, with infrared spectroscopy, scientists have visualized the processes that take place at breaks.

4 May 2020