Do

• Please follow sample submission steps before submitting samples.
• Contact the Facility at the early phase of your project to discuss sample preparation / processing / cleanup / shipping.
• Provide us with as detailed information about your sample/project/metabolites of interest.
• Use clean containers, sample tubes, Eppendorf tubes for sample processing and storage.
• Wear gloves at all times during sample handling
• Use only LC/MS grade solvents and MiliQ nano pure water for sample processing
• Use low binding plastic ware, Eppendorf tubes and tips
• Clean glassware with MiliQ water or MS grade solvents before use
• Use protocols provided by our Facility
• Talk to us before using new or unpublished protocols for sample preparation
• Please acknowledge the Facility in your publications if analyses/services have contributed to your work using the formulation

Don’t

• Ship samples over the weekend.
• Use parafilm for sealing sample tubes (only in combination with a compatible lid/cap).
• Use any phosphate buffers, detergents, salts to solubulise metabolite extracts.
• Use glassware cleaned with detergents and tap water.