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In this study, using Protein Kinase A (PKA) as are presentative assay system, peptide phosphorylation reactions carried out in 384 PH filter plates showed dependence on enzyme and substrate concentrations, and on time. Kinase inhibition studies demonstrated IC50 and Z’ values equivalent to those obtained in 96-well plates. The higher throughput 384 well format offers a miniaturized version of the 96 well assay with equivalent sensitivity and reproducibility.

MolPAGE (Molecular Phenotyping to Accelerate Genomic Epidemiology) is an EU consortium with almost twenty collaborating universities and companies throughout Europe. One of the aims of MolPAGE is to find early onset biomarkersfor type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and cardio-vascular diseases(CVD).

Micro-RNAs (miRNAs) form a class of 17-24 base singles trandnon-coding RNAs which regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally in eukaryotes and viruses. We have developed a low cost high throughput method to quantify the expression of these miRNAs via classictotal RNA extraction without interference from genomic DNA.

The combination of using high temperatures and coupling reagents allows production of cyclic imides rapidly and in higher purity than heat or coupling agents alone.

Fischer glycosidation appeared an ideal candidate for the application of microwave irradiation and herein we report a systematic analysis of the effect of microwave heating in the Fischer glycosidation reaction.

The drive towards miniaturization within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields has created a need for liquid handling technologies that accurately deliver low volume reagents to high-density plates. This has also created a need for simple, fully scaleable assays in low volumes. Here we demonstrate the successful combination of both through the use of the Equator™ NS 808 - Eight Tip Pipetting System and the dual color Chroma-Luc™ technology.

CX3CR1 has been stably transfected into CHOmitoPhotina™- MRE-CRE-Luciferase cell line and assays suitable for HTS and uHTS have been developed.

This study describes the generation of a cell based assay which allows the functional characterization of the human GPVI receptor, by the use ofluminescence.

Using the Muscarinic M1 G-protein Coupled Receptor as a model system, we achieved accurate and reproducible determinations of binding affinity (Kd) and IC50 results for known ligands on the 384-well plate device. As a result of being able to incubate the reaction mixture in the filter plate and configure the assay using half the reaction volume, significant reductions in reagent costs and radioactive waste were achieved.

We screen natural products for antimicrobial, antiviral and anticancer activity, immunomodulatory effects, as inhibitors of cell adhesion and antioxidants. High resolution MRI-tomography with 7T magnet (PharmaScan 70/16US, Bruker) allows us to search in situ for compounds with anticancer, anti stroke and anti ischemia activity, inhibitors of angiogenesis and hepatoprotective substances.