270123 SE Mass spectrometric applications in food chemistry (2023S)

Objectives: After completing this course, students have gained an insight into different mass spectrometric (MS) applications in the food industry. They know the necessary steps of method development and optimisation of MS methods. Furthermore, you will be able to select a suitable method depending on the task.

Contents: Based on the knowledge acquired in the compulsory course, various applications of mass spectrometric methods in food chemistry will be discussed and the knowledge will be deepened. Content of this seminar is the coupling of gas- as well as liquid chromatographic separation methods with different types of mass spectrometers (triple quadrupoles, QTOF, Orbitrap, ...).

Method: Short lectures serve as a repetition of the basic knowledge and for the definition of important terms. In the context of group work and small exercises, a wide variety of applications are worked through. An oral presentation of a freely chosen topic/publication rounds off the course.

In order to get the best possible benefit from this course, it is recommended to have attended the lecture 270035 Mass Spectrometry in advance. If there are more interested students than places, students of the Master "Food Chemistry" have priority.