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Welcome to the NMR and Drug Metabolism Core at Baylor College of Medicine.
The NMR and Drug Metabolism Core offers tools to support the discovery, synthesis, screening, optimization, metabolism and pharmacokinetics of small molecule ligands or lead compounds. Our 600 and 800 MHz Bruker nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers are available for unassisted use by trained users, and user training in simple 1D and 2D NMR data acquisition and analysis is also available. Expert services are available to determine small molecule identity or conformation, to identify and quantify metabolites, to determine macromolecular structure or detect perturbations upon ligand binding, or to screen compound libraries against purified targets. DNA-encoded technology (DEC-Tec) allows affinity-based selection of millions of different molecules in a single tube to identify those that most tightly bind a tagged, purified protein. We investigate the metabolism, metabolic stability, and pharmacokinetics of small molecular weight compounds using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS and MS/MS). In addition to analyzing biological fluids or tissues, we assay stability in liver microsomes and perform reaction phenotyping against an array of CYP450s. Core personnel provide advice on the use of the supported methods for a wide variety of applications and assistance is available in project experimental design and data analysis.
Services and Resources:
Kevin MacKenzie, Ph.D. | Academic Director
Email: Kevin.MacKenzie@bcm.edu
Phone: 832-824-8155
Name | Role | Phone | Location | |
Feng Li | Co-Director | 713-798-3623 | Feng.Li@bcm.edu | |
Kimberly Kerlec | Operations Director | 713-798-8132 | Kerlec@bcm.edu | M904G |
Hongbing Huang | DEC-Tec Lead | 713-798-7693 | Hongbing.Huang@bcm.edu | |
James Campbell | SPR Specialist | 713-798-8687 | Jccampbe@bcm.edu | N930 |
Gabriella Miklossy | DEC-Tec Specialist | 713-798-2292 | Gabriella.Miklossy@bcm.edu | |
Zhifeng Yu | DEC-Tec Specialist | 713-798-8533 | Zhifeng.Yu@bcm.edu | |
Murugesan Palaniappan | DEC-Tec Specialist | 713-798-2036 | palaniap@bcm.edu |
Location and Hours of Operation
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Hours |
NMR and Drug Metabolism Core Baylor College of Medicine Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute 1250 Moursund Street Houston, TX 77030 2nd Floor - NMR 6th Floor - Mass Spectrometer Phone: 713-798-8132
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7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday
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Scientific publications containing data obtained using the services offered by the core should include the following statements.
In the methods section: The ____ (ADD YOUR SCREEN OR ASSAY) screens were performed in the NMR and Drug Metabolism Core at Baylor College of Medicine.
In the acknowledgments section: We appreciate the technical support, advice, and assistance of ______ (ADD THE INDIVIDUAL(S) THAT HELPED WITH THE SCREEN OR ASSAY) in the NMR and Drug Metabolism Core at Baylor College of Medicine.
Grants which support core operations include, CPRIT Core Facility Support Award (RP160805) and Welch Foundation Grant (H-Q-0042).