Chenomx Blog

Chenomx is featured in an article titled “The Software of Life” in the October 2006 edition of Alberta Venture magazine. Download the article: The Software of Life.

We’ve just published two new application notes - check them and other publications out at http://chenomx.com/publications/.

The first application note, Correcting Lineshapes in NMR Spectra (PDF), describes how to use a proven technique called “reference decovolution” to eliminate effects caused by poor shimming using Chenomx NMR Suite. Using reference deconvolution results in more consistent spectra that improve the results of both targeted profiling and spectral binning techniques.

The second application note, Identifying and Quantifying Metabolites in Blood Serum and Plasma (PDF), we discuss several approaches to the analysis of serum using Chenomx NMR Suite, focusing on relaxation-edited NMR (CPMG) and physical separation of protein and metabolites using ultrafiltration.

Enjoy, and if you have requests for new application notes, please contact us!

Want to get an in-depth view of the various modules that make up Chenomx NMR Suite? Check out our new Feature Tours:

• Chenomx Profiler Feature Tour
• Chenomx Processor Feature Tour
• Chenomx Signature Builder Feature Tour
• Chenomx Library Manager Feature Tour

Chenomx will be sponsoring and attending Advances in Metabolic Profiling 2006 (October 18 - 19, 2006.  London, UK). If you plan on attending and you’re interested in meeting with us, let us know.

Chenomx will be attending and sponsoring CBI’s 6th Forum on Predictive ADME/Tox (September 27 - 29, 2006. Washington, DC). If you plan on attending and you’re interested in meeting with us, let us know.

We’ve been working on several new application notes over the last several months to help ease the learning curve of getting into NMR-based metabolomics.

We’ve developed the application notes based on feedback from our users on the challenges they face on an ongoing basis in their metabolomics studies.

Our first application note, Identifying Metabolites in Biofluids, we outline how to use Chenomx NMR Suite to rapidly identify and quantify metabolites.

The second application note, Statistical Analysis of Targeted Profiling Data, details how to use Umetrics SIMCA-P and Chenomx NMR Suite together find meaningful, biologically relevant patterns in your metabolomics datasets.

Finally, in the third application note, Targeted Profiling of Common Metabolites in Urine, we detail how to identify and quantify many of the most common metabolites in urine.

We hope you find these application notes useful - if you have suggestions on additional application notes you’d like to see, we’re listening!

The Metabolomics Society 2006 meeting just wrapped up in Boston, and the meeting was a huge sucess. Chenomx hosted a workshop that was attended by over 150 people - twice as many as we were anticipating!

Chenomx was also a primary sponsor of the main conference program, where attendance was well over expectations with over 500+ people attending the plenary sessions.

Thanks to the organizers for a well-organized meeting, and thanks to all the attendees that made our workshop such a success.

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