Analytical Capabilities and Services

Overview

NUANPP is well equiped to conduct state-of-the-art research in natural products from basic chemistry and genetics to applications research. With a suite of modern laboratories in Foran Hall, home to the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology and the Agricultural Bio-Tech Center, Rutgers University.

Our Analytical Equipment Includes:

  1. GC/MS for essential oil analysis
  2. 3 analytical HPLC for nonvolatile natural products analysis
  3. Prep-HPLC for bio-active natural compound discovery
  4. LC/MS systems
  5. Agilent 1100 Ion Trap MSⁿ for phytochemical identification
  6. Micro Mass Quattro II Triple Quadrupole MS

The NUANPP laboratory has the specialized equipment to conduct compound isolation, purification, and chemical and standardization studies on agricultural, nutraceutical, and medicinal plant products, including bioactive compound isolation, structure determination, analytical method development and validation (HPLC and LC/MS), standardization and quality control of botanicals.

We maintain a tracking system to ensure sample traceability back to the origin of the botanical product. The Rutgers team has the capability of conducting post-harvest storage studies and processing studies as needed to determine the changes in bioactive compounds under a wide range of conditions. We often work as the scientific technical arm with other university and private sector partners to conduct quality control studies, explore alternative high-value products, provide recommendations on alternative plant sources of natural products, and the identification of bioactive natural plant product extracts that may confer health promoting properties or other desirable traits such as unique aromas, flavors, or as carriers.

Services Offered

  1. Development and validation of Analytical methods (HPLC, GC, UV, LC-MS) for botanical products.
  2. Isolation and identification of bio-active, new phytochemicals and marker compounds for botanical products.
  3. Raw botanical material identification and authorization.
  4. Essential Oil analysis and identification.
  5. Dietary sup plement Product Development.
  6. New crop development.
  7. Routine analysis for botanical products