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The Varian 500 MHz (VNMRS500) with two-channel NMR spectrometer equipped with 3-mm two-channel probe with gradient accessory was acquired in 2007. In March 2019, this instrument was upgraded with 1H CryoProbe CP217 (triple resonance 1H, 13C, or 15N).

The mode of operation for this instrument is similar to that of the 400 MHz instrument, except that CryoProbe is added to this spectrometer so that users can run experiments with reduced spectrometer acquisition time.

  • Most commonly used experiments on VNMRS500 to characterize small molecules and smaller size biomolecules: Homonuclear (1H) and heteronuclear (1H, 13C, or 15N) 1D (1H, 13C-DEPT, APT, 15N) and 2D NMR experiments: COSY, DQF-COSY, NOESY, ROESY, TOCSY, 1H-13C HSQC, 1H-15N HSQC, 1H-13C HMBC, INADEQUATE, and diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY).

  • Sensitivity specifications: The probe sensitivity for 1H is 2235:1; 13C is 140:1; and 15N is 35:1.

  • NMR software used: VNMR 4.2

We wish to remember and honor those who inhabited this Commonwealth before the arrival of the Europeans. Briefly occupying these lands were the Osage, Wyndott tribe, and Miami peoples. The Adena and Hopewell peoples, who are recognized by the naming of the time period in which they resided here, were here more permanently. Some of their mounds remain in the Lexington area, including at UK’s Adena Park.

In more recent years, the Cherokee occupied southeast Kentucky, the Yuchi southwest Kentucky, the Chickasaw extreme western Kentucky and the Shawnee central Kentucky including what is now the city of Lexington. The Shawnee left when colonization pushed through the Appalachian Mountains. Lower Shawnee Town ceremonial grounds are still visible in Greenup County.

We honor the first inhabitants who were here, respect their culture, and acknowledge the presence of their descendants who are here today in all walks of life including fellow pharmacists and healthcare professionals.