Practical Course Prof. Dr. Christian Hertweck

Natural Product Analysis
Leader: Prof. Dr. Christian Hertweck
Date: February 15-16, 2010
Place: HKI, main building, Dept. Biomolecular Chemistry, Beutenbergstr. 11a, 2^nd floor
Bus line: Beutenberg Campus
We will meet in front of Prof. Hertwecks office on Monday 15, at 9.30 a.m.

The aim of this course is to give a brief overview on analytical methods in natural product research. A seminar will provide information on general approaches to identify and characterize microbial metabolites.
Practical work will involve the following topics:
1. Separation of a culture broth (TLC) and testing (bioautogram).
2. HPLC-MS monitoring of secondary metabolite production.
3. Demonstration of high-performance analytical machines (NMR, MALDI, MS)
4. Optionally: Protein-MS or other techniques.

The number of participants is limited to 6 students.
Fully booked!