Mettler Toledo’s UV/VIS (Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy) Excellence spectrophotometers combine outstanding optical performance based on FastTrack technology with the intuitive One Click user interface. Excellent performance and reliable results are verified with the CertiRef module for automated performance verification according to the GUVP (Good UV/VIS Practice) package. The optional LabX 2018 software allows for quick and seamless spectroscopic workflows.
The field of life sciences typically applies UV/VIS spectroscopy in the analysis of nucleic acids, proteins and bacterial cell cultures. Mettler Toledo’s UV/VIS Spectroscopy Toolbox for Life Sciences supports these applications.
UV/VIS Spectroscopy has become a standard method used on a daily basis in many life science laboratories. This is mainly due to its simplicity; it does not require complex sample preparation, it is easy to perform, and results are obtained within seconds. A typical measurement requires only a small amount of sample, and as it is a non-destructive method, samples can be used for subsequent analyses.
Mettler Toledo’s UV/VIS Life Science Applications In A Nutshell Guide covers the most common applications:
- Concentration determination of nucleic acids – DNA and RNA
- Purity of nucleic acids
- Concentration determination of proteins by direct measurement or colorimetric assays, study of enzymatic reactions, and monitoring growth curves of bacterial cell suspensions
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Microsep (Pty) Ltd
Rudy Maliepaard
Tel: (011) 553 2300
Fax: (011) 553 2400
rudy.maliepaard@microsep.co.za
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