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Mass spectrometry is used in our group to measure the composition of either our sample in general or our protein of interest in particular. Due to the unique mass-to-charge ratio (m/z ratio) a clear identification of the protein and/or sample composition is possible. To conduct mass spectrometry we are using the QB3 facility at UC Berkeley. 

Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) is giving us the chance to measure the size distribution of our samples in aqueous solutions. It tells important information about the purity and homogeneity of the protein leading to a hopefully better understanding of our sample in general. 

Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is used to monitor the size distribution of the components in our samples or of the various oligomers of our protein of interest. It can be used to either check for the purity or the homogeneity of our sample leading to important information about the protein behavior in mostly aqueous solutions. For that technique we are using the SIBYLS beamline at ALS. 

In progress