Chemometrics & Informatics / Ezine
Journal Highlight: Methods of studies on quantitative structure–activity relationships for chiral compounds
Date: Nov 19, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
A number of methods widely used in recent years for the studies of quantitative structure–activity/property relationships of chiral compound have been reviewed.
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Frying up: Antioxidants assessed
Date: Nov 15, 2012
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A cheminformatics study of chromatographic data on different kinds of vegetable oils and their potential antioxidant effects reveals that for obese individuals who enjoy a classic fried breakfast - colloquially known as the Full English Breakfast - they might experience greater health benefits if they fry with olive oil rather than sunflower oil.
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Flavour and Fragrance Journal: Special Issue of papers from the 13th Weurman Flavour Research Symposium
Date: Nov 5, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
Flavour chemistry is a powerful link between different branches of science, and the Editorial, "The risk of dying of success and the search for real novelty", discussing the possible future for Flavour Chemists is provided free here, along with the full paper, "Identification of compounds responsible for the odorant properties of aromatic caramel".
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Vendor column: If you aren’t controlling your process, your process is controlling you
Date: Oct 29, 2012
Author: Daniel Shiley
This is the fourth and final segment in the series on near-infrared for the mining industry. Development of quantitative data sets was discussed in the previous article. This article will discuss the finished quantitative model as it can be used to optimize mine productivity.
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Journal Highlight: Chemometric classification of morphologically similar Umbelliferae medicinal herbs by DART-TOF-MS fingerprint
Date: Oct 15, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
A new chemometric classification method was developed using DART-TOF-MS fingerprinting for Umbelliferae medicinal herbs and to provide a platform for its application to the discrimination of other herbal medicines.
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Herbal assessment: Metal stats
Date: Oct 15, 2012
Author: David Bradley
A statistical analysis of the elemental content of 23 commercial herbal medicines reveals how effective chemometric tools can be in studying such products.
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Vendor Column: Unlocking Organizational Knowledge with Scientific Search
Date: Oct 4, 2012
Author: Chris Stumpf
In this sixth and final column in a series of features, Waters Corporation's Chris Stumpf, and his colleague Paul van Eikeren, discuss the various search strategies one can employ to extract the cogent scientific information.
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Journal Highlight: Chemometric analysis for the detection of biogenic amines in Chilean cabernet sauvignon wines: A comparative study between organic and ionorganic production
Date: Sep 17, 2012
Author: spectroscopyNOW
The presence of biogenic amines was correlated with the type of wine grape culture (traditional or organic) and their concentration in the different stages of winemaking.
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Chemometric Coffee
Date: Sep 15, 2012
Author: David Bradley
An informatics approach to coffee that uses a least-squares analysis of near-infrared spectroscopic data could allow coffee roasters to treat their green beans perfectly every time.
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Vendor Column: Improving Laboratory Operations with Standardized Informatics Solutions
Date: Aug 21, 2012
Author: Chris Stumpf
Welcome to this fifth in a series of features, in which Waters Corporation's Chris Stumpf focuses on Lab Informatics. Every two months, Chris publishes a new informatics-related article which we hope will build into a worthwhile compendium of informatics material. This month, Chris argues that a laboratory dashboard-style 'business intelligence' approach is the best way forward for the efficient operation of a busy lab, especially when being used by multiple research groups.
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