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NATURAL MEDICINES AND PRODUCT RESEARCH LABORATORY (NaturMeds)
 
     CONSULTATION        SERVICE OFFERED
  • Natural Medicines and Product Research Laboratory offers consultation services including providing proof of concept, contract research, product development and product commercialization
  
  • Antioxidant activity determination
    1. DPPH. Scavenging activity (MS IEC 17025 accredited test)
    2. ABTS cation radical scavening activity
    3. Ferric reducing power
    4. B-carotane belaching activity
    5. Iron chelating activity
   
   
  • Solvent extraction (Alcohol, water, dichloro,ethanne, chloroform, petroleum ether, hexane)
   
   
  • phenolic content determination
    1. Total pehnolaic content
    2. Total flavonoid content
   
   
  • Gene expression (multiplex)
    1. Gene expression analysis
    2. Antioxidant genes
    3. Cardiovascular genes (Alzheimer's disease)
    4. Diabetic genes
    5. Anti-aging genes (Alzheimer's disease)
   
   
  • Flow cytometry
    1. Cell cycle analysis
    2. Apoptosis (Annexin V-FTIC method)
    3. Mitochondrial membrane potential
    4. Reactiveoxygen species
    5. Flow
   
   
  • Measurement of particle size and zeta potential
  • Proximate analysis (moisture, ash, fat, protein and carbohydrate content)
   
   
  • Laboratory facilities
    1. Slide observation using fluoroscene microscope
    2. Absorbance, fluoroscence and luminescence reading using multimode microplatereader-endpoint reading and kinetic reading
    3. Amplification of PCR products
    4. Extraction of RNA
    5. Quantifiation of RNA/DNAnucleic acid
    6. High speed refrigereted centrifuge
    7. UV-VIS spectrophotometer
    8. Gel imaging
    9. Spray dryer
   
   
  • High Resolution Spectroscopy
         1. 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
         2. Liquid Chromotography Mass Spectroscopy (LCMS)
         3. Gas Chromotography Mass Spectroscopy
   
   
  • Biology Assay
         1. Anti-inflammatory
         2. Immunomodulation
         3. Anti-asthma
         4. Anti-cancer
         5. Anti-microbe
         6. Quorum sensing
         7. Others
         8. (nitric oxcide, cell proliferation, cell cytotoxicity)

 

LABORATORY OF VACCINE AND BIOMOLECULES (VacBio)
 
     SERVICE OFFERED        FACILITIES
  • Biosafety Level 3/ Animal Biosafety Level 3 Facility
  

  • Biosafety Level 3/ Animal Biosafety Level 3 Facility

  • Next Generation Sequensing (NGS) System
  • NGS Sample/ Library Preparation
  

  • Bioanalyzer

  • Qubit
  • Quantitative real time-PCR Analysis
  

  • Real-time PCR System

  • Gel Documentation System (Gel-Doc)
  • Diagnosis of Avian Diseases Virus (NDV/IBDV/IBV/AIV) using Real-time PCR  
(For detection of other pathogens, please write to:       
Puan Arba'ah Md. Salleh Wei at ams@upm.edu.my 
  

  • Chemiluminescence Imaging System (Chemi-Doc)

  • Infrared Imaging System

  • Biospectrometer

  • Scepter 2.0 Handheld Cell Counter
  • AAS Sample Preparation
    

  • High-Speed Centrifudge & Ultracentrifudge

  • Laboratory Scale Fermenter System
  • Mammalian Cell Banking
  
  • Automatic Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Detection system
  • Hemagglutination Inhibition Test
  

  • High Pressure Protein Purification 

  • High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
  • Mammalian Cells Revival & Maintenance
  

  • Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectrometer (FT-IR)

  • Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS)
  • Mammalian Cells Storage
  

  • Microwave Digester

  • UV-VIS Spectrophotometer

  • High Pressure Chromatography Protein Purification & Analyzing System

  • Nano Particle Sizer & Zeta Potential System (Zeta Sizer)

  • Freeze Dryer

  • ELISA Reader

  • High Pressure Homogenizer

  • Fluorescence Microscope

 

UPM - MAKNA CANCER RESEARCH LABORATORY (CANRES)
 
    SERVICE OFFERED       FACILITIES
  • Cytotoxicity Assay Screening
  

  • ELISA Microplate Reader

  • Inverted microscope with imaging system

  • Inverted fluorescence microscope with imaging system

  • Compound Microscope with Imaging System

  • PCR Mastercycle Gradients

  • Bech Fee for Cell Culture

  • Cell Scepter

  • SGel Electrophoresis

  • SDS Page System (Western Blot)

  • Trans-Blot Turbo (Transfer Starter System)

  • Gel Documentation System

  • Cell culture Facilities

  • HPLC

 

AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH AND THERAPEUTICS LABORATORY (AquaHealth)
 
    ANALYTIC SERVICES       CONSULTATION
  • Total organic carbon analysis
  • Fatty acid analysis
  • Freeze drying
  • Chlorophyll a analysis
  • Nutrients in marine and freshwater ecosystems
  • Analysus of water quality parameters
  • Microalgae indentification and enumeration
  • Seaweed/ seagrass identification and enumeration
   		  
  • Aquaqulture pond selection and construction
  • Aquaqulture system management
  • Fish disease diagnosis and treatment
  • Fish/ shrimp breeding/hatchery management
  • Invertebrate culture breeding
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
  • Environmental Impact Assessment of marine related projects
  •  Intergrated catchment area management
  • Coastal Zone
  • Marine pollution remediation and mitigation
  • Marine natural products
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

MICROSCOPY UNIT (EM)
 
    SERVICES/ PRODUCK       ANALYSIS

  • Scanning Electron Microscope

  

  • Sample Processing

  • Critical Point Dryer

  • Sputter Coater

  • Viewing : SEM-High Vacuum

  • Viewing : SEM-Low Vacuum

  • Viewing : SEM-EDX

  • Viewing : FESEM

  • Viewing : FESEM & EDX

  • Transmission Electron Microscope

  

  • Sample Processing

  • Viewing

  • Ultramicrotome

  

  • Semithin section

  • Ultrathin section

  • Cryo-ultramicrotome

  • Light Microscope

  

  • Confocal Microscope

  • Fluorescene Microscope

  • Histology Sample

  

  • Automatic Tissue Processor/Embedding Centre/Microtome
  •  Grid
  

  • Carbon Coated Fomvar Grid/Fomver Grid

 

BIODIVERSITY UNIT (UBD)
 
    SERVICES/ PRODUCK       ANALYSIS

  • Tissue culture stage I-IV

  • Tissue culture Ex-lab / without media)

  • Plantlets (Polybag)

  
  •  Tissue culture

  • Essential oil extraction (10g-50g)

  • Essential oil extraction (100g-500g)

  • Essential oil extraction (1kg-10kg)

  • Essential oil extraction (50kg-100kg)

  • Essential oil 1000ml

  • Essential oil 500ml

  • Essential oil 100ml

  

  • Hydrodistillation

  • Mandian Segar

  • Bunjut Herba

  • Tanah Campur

  • Jualan Anak Pokok

  • Jualan Sampel Tumbuhan Untuk Penyelidikan (Kulit/Bunga/Akar/Buah/Tumbuhan)

  • Jualan Sampel Tumbuhan Untuk Penyelidikan (Daun)

    

  • Pengecaman Tumbuhan

    

  • Penyediaan Baucer Spesimen Tumbuhan

    
  •  Pengecaman dan Penyediaan Baucer Spesimen Tumbuhan
    

 

MICROBIAL CULTURE COLLECTION UNIT (UNiCC)
 
    SERVICES/ PRODUCK       ANALYSIS

  • Public Depository

  

  • Freeze Drying and Freezing techniques.

  • Request of subsequent tubes (for depositors only)

  • Safe Depository

  

  • Freeze Drying and Freezing techniques. Storage for first 5 years.

  • Storage after the fifth year

  • Request of subsequent tubes for depositors only)

  • Viability Test

  

  • Viability testing of safe deposit cultures after prolonged storage (more than 1 month) will only be performed upon depositor's requests.

  • Preservation of Microorganisms

  

  • Freeze Drying technique

  • For additional ampoules

  • Microorganism Supply

  

  • Bacteria, fungi or yeast culture (For UNiCC or researchers strain with permission)
  •  Antimicrobial Test
  

  • "No. of microbes : 1 - 3"

  • No. of microbes : 4 - 5

  • No. of microbes : 6 - 7

  • No. of microbes : 8 - 10
  • Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) Test And Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) Test
  
  • 1 test

  • Identification of Bacteria And Fungi

  

  • Molecular Method 16s rRNA sequencing

  • Isolation of Bacteria and Fungi

  

  • Isolation of non-clinical microorganisms from various sources.

 

COMPARATIVE MEDICINES & TECHNOLOGY UNIT (COMeT)
 
    SERVICE OFFERED       FACILITIES
  • Rodents Animal Care
  
  • Spacious rodents room that meet international standard.
  • IVC system (Individually Ventilated Cages) and Open Cage system to house the Rodents.
  • 900L autoclave  to sterilize equipment, food and bedding.
  • RO (Reverse Osmosis) watering system for animal drink.
  • Controlled access via card to all room.
  • Procedure room with equipment to undertake research
  • Experts techniques: 
       1. Surgery
       2. Bleeding
       3. Injection
       4. Oral Gavage
       5. Necrropsy
  
  • Trainning
  
  • Veterinary Consultation
  
  • In-Vivo Imaging System
  
   

 

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