Inflammatory Biology Core Lab
Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology
Overview
The Analytical Phytochemical Core provides nutrition and food researchers with a range of analytical services, including:
- The quantitative analysis of biological active ingredients in fruits, vegetables, beverages, botanicals and dietary supplements; preparation and standardization of plant extract
- Measurement of in vivo and human blood and tissue absorption of phytochemicals (or therapeutic drugs)
- Characterization of metabolites from blood, tissue, urinary and fecal samples
- Quantification of chemical carcinogens, contaminants, toxins in food and dietary supplements, and other chemicals such as short (C2-C7) and long chain fatty acids, cholesterol, bile acids in biological samples and amino acids using HPLC, GC, LC-MS methods
Leadership
