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Lipidomics and Mass Spectrometry Core

The Lipidomics and Mass Spectrometry Core is located in the Department of Pharmacology and provides support for faculty and student researchers both here at New York Medical College and at other institutions and private companies.  Our staff provides a wide range of expertise and will work with you during the planning and protocol development stages to ensure excellent results. We can also provide figures to assist in manuscript preparation.

The core’s primary analytical instrument is a Shimadzu LC-MS/MS 8050 system, which is equipped with a UHPLC and auto-sampler.  The LC-MS/MS allows for the identification and quantification of lipid mediators from biological matrices as it is both highly selective and sensitive without the need for time consuming derivatization.  The sensitivity differs between analytes and depends on the sample matrix; we generally can detect 0.1 to 1 pg of standards on column. 

We can detect both free and esterified fatty acids (after a hydrolysis step). Our current list of lipid mediators include the arachidonic acid (AA)-derived eicosanoids, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic (EPA)-derived resolvins, protectins, and maresins also collectively called specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs).  See full list here (link to table below).  We are constantly updating this list and can design specialized custom methods for almost any fatty acid. 

All users please acknowledge the NYMC Lipidomics & Mass Spectrometry Core in their publications.

The LC-MS/MS service is available as a fee-for-service.  The cost per sample depends on the sample work-up needed and how many analytes you wish to quantify.  Please e-mail us for current pricing. 


Contacts

Brendon Naicker, Core Manager
(914) 594-4939 • bnaicker@nymc.edu

Michal L. Schwartzman, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology
michal_schwartzman@nymc.edu 

 


Compounds

[M-H]

Cyclooxygenase Products

 

PG F2a

333

8-iso PG F2a

353

PG D2

351

PG E2

351

Lipoxygenase Eicosanoids

 

LXA4

351

LXB4

351

5,15-diHETE

335

5,12-diHETE

335

12-OxoETE

335

5-OxoETE

317

12-HETrE

321

15-HETrE

321

15-HETE

319

12-HETE

319

5-HETE

319

Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators (SPMs)

 

Protectin D1

359

Maresin 1

359

Maresin 2

359

Resolvin D5

359

Resolvin D1

375

Resolvin D2

375

Resolvin D3

375

17-HDHA

343

14-HDHA

343

13-HDHA

343

7-HDHA

343

4-HDHA

343

 

 

CYP450 Eicosanoids

 

14,15-DiHETrE

337

11,12-DiHETrE

337

8,9-DiHETrE

337

5,6-DiHETrE

337

14(15)-EET

319

11(12)-EET

319

8(9)-EET

319

5(6)-EET

319

20-HETE

319

19-HETE

319

18-HETE

319

 


Fees 

 

External

Internal

1-8 analytes

Free Fatty Acids

Esterified Fatty Acids (requires hydrolysis)

 

$125/sample

$145/sample

 

$85/sample

$105/sample

>8 analytes

Free Fatty Acids

Esterified Fatty Acids (requires hydrolysis)

 

$165/sample

$185/sample

 

$105/sample

$125/sample

 

Addition of internal standards, lipid extraction, data acquisition and complete data analysis in the form of tables and graphs.