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SHARP Metabolomics Assay

Semi-Quantitative Metabolomics

Small-Scale, Highly Accurate, and Reproducible Platform

Global metabolomics for serum, plasma, and cell samples

Maximum insights from minimal sample volumes

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Price
Academic

/Government: $169 to $559 per sample (depending on analysis level, see below) for 20 samples or more.

Small Project Setup Fee: $400 per channel if sample number is 19 samples or less.

Project Handling Fee: $200

Industry

: Add 30% university overhead charge to the above price

Minimum Volume

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Instrument
UHPLC-HRMS
Description

The SHARP (Small-Scale Highly Accurate and Reproducible Platform) Metabolomics Assay is a cutting-edge solution for high-sensitivity metabolome profiling designed specifically for limited-volume serum, plasma, and cell samples (primary or culture).

Highlights:

  • Low Sample Volume: Advanced Chemical Isotope Labeling LC-MS technology designed to analyze serum and plasma samples as small as 4 µL and cell samples with as few as 5,000 cells. Ideal for working with precious or scarce samples.
  • Comprehensive Metabolome Coverage: Optimized separation and ionization enhance metabolite detection and high-confidence metabolite identification.
  • High Accuracy and Precision: Unique “one-to-one” internal standard approach enables superior quantification.
  • Cutting-Edge Instrumentation: Powered by the Thermo Scientific Vanquish NEO UHPLC system integrated with the Orbitrap Exploris 240 Mass Spectrometer.

Service Options:

  • Basic SHARP: Targets amine and phenol-containing metabolites, including amino acids, dipeptides, polyamines, and more.
  • Elevated SHARP: Adds coverage for carboxyl-containing metabolites, expanding coverage for compounds such as additional amino acids, dipeptides, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), and TCA cycle intermediates.
  • Comprehensive SHARP: Adds further coverage for carbonyl- and hydroxyl-containing metabolites, expanding coverage to nearly the complete metabolome.
  • Flexible SHARP: Offers customizable analysis of different submetabolomes. Choose the combination of amine, phenol, carboxyl, carbonyl, and hydroxyl-containing submetabolomes that best fits your study design.

 

Metabolite Detection*

Serum, Plasma

Cell

Assay Level

Metabolites

Metabolite Candidates

Metabolites

Metabolite Candidates

Basic

750

1,000

700

1,050

Elevated

1,150

2,300

950

2,000

Comprehensive

1,400

5,000

1,200

3,900

*The exact number of metabolites that can be identified or detected may vary depending on the specific sample or cell type.

 

Sample Specifications

Serum, Plasma

Cell

Assay Level

Minimum Volume (μL)

Preferred Volume (μL)

Minimum Cell Count

Preferred Cell Count

Basic

4

14

5,000

20,000

Elevated

7

21

10,000

40,000

Comprehensive

15

48

20,000

80,000

 

Pricing per Sample*

Assay Level

Academic

Industry

Basic

$169 CAD

$219 CAD

Elevated

$299 CAD

$389 CAD

Comprehensive

$559 CAD

$727 CAD

Please inquire for Flexible SHARP pricing.

 

*A flat $200 CAD fee for sample handling will be applied to each order.

*An additional fee of $400/submetabolome will be applied for orders containing fewer than 19 samples.

TEXT

Compounds

 

Basic SHARP – Serum/Plasma Metabolite List

Elevated SHARP – Serum/Plasma Metabolite List

Comprehensive SHARP – Serum/Plasma Metabolite List

 

Basic SHARP – Cell Metabolite List

Elevated SHARP – Cell Metabolite List

Comprehensive SHARP – Cell Metabolite List

 


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