Screening Platform for Natural Compounds

Fiocruz’s Network Technological Platforms
The platform provides extract preparation and deposit services, from which samples will be prepared or plated for screening, confirmation of activity and determination of IC50 in in vitro and in vivo biological assays made available through collaborations signed with partner research groups. To perform these services, this platform uses the following set of equipment: Exhaust hood, Analytical balance, Rotaevaporator, Vacuum Pump, Vortex Shaker, Plate shaker, Ultrasound Bath, Single and multichannel manual pipettor, Multichannel electronic pipettor, SpeedVac evaporator and TLS labeler. Additionally, this platform provides Training and Plate Reading services on the multi-user SpectraMax M5 Reader equipment.
This platform is located in FIOCRUZ – Minas Gerais.