Mr Gary Duncan

Mr Gary Duncan
Mr Gary Duncan
Mr Gary Duncan

Research Technician

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Biography

Gary has over 25 years of Mass Spectrometry experience.  He started work at what was then the Rowett Research Institute in 1986, and after six weeks training in analytical techniques, started working in the Gas Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (GIRMS) laboratory assisting Dr Brian McGaw and Mr Eric Milne. As interest in this technique grew, the lab eventually had four mass spectrometers dedicated to analysing the stable isotopes of Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen from a variety of biological sources, supporting research into energy expenditure and protein synthesis. The research programmes of the Rowett then required Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS) and a MAT 900 double-sector LC-MS/MS system was purchased in 1998, along with a LaserMAT MALDI mass spectrometer. Initially his role was to develop techniques for sample analysis on the MALDI, but soon took over the role of managing the LC/MS mass facility. This coincided with a ‘take-off’ in the popularity of using LCMSMS in sample analysis, firstly in the growth of identifying proteins separated on 2D gels and more recently the targeted quantitation analysis of small molecules. The main areas of analysis are in the quantification of Polyphenols relating to dietary consumption and human health and the quantification of Mycotoxins in foods and crops, in particular, the detoxification of Deoxynivalenol. The LCMSMS facility now has four mass spectrometers, with access to an ion trap to support work in these areas of research.

Other Areas of interest include:

  • Vitamin D3
  • Methylamines
  • Anthocyanins
  • Nicotinamides
  • Carboxymethyl Lysines
  • Antibiotics

Latest Publications

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Publications

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  • Role of Pathogen-Derived Cell Wall Carbohydrates and Prostaglandin E2 in Immune Response and Suppression of Fish Immunity by the Oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica

    Belmonte, R., Wang, T., Duncan, G. J., Skaar, I., Mélida, H., Bulone, V., van West, P., Secombes, C. J.
    Infection and Immunity, vol. 82, no. 11, pp. 4518-4529
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Annual variation of dietary deoxynivalenol exposure during years of different Fusarium prevalence: a pilot biomonitoring study

    Gratz, S. W., Richardson, A. J., Duncan, G., Holtrop, G.
    Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment, vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 1579-1585
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Bound phytophenols from ready-to-eat cereals: comparison with other plant-based foods

    Neacsu, M., McMonagle, J., Fletcher, R. J., Scobbie, L., Duncan, G. J., Cantlay, L., de Roos, B., Duthie, G. G., Russell, W. R.
    Food Chemistry, vol. 141, no. 3, pp. 2880-2886
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Microbial metabolism and intestinal absorption of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol and its metabolites in humans

    Gratz, S., Duncan, G., Richardson, A. J.
    Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, vol. 63, no. Suppl 1, pp. 1806
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
  • A methyl-deficient diet fed to rats during the pre- and peri-conception periods of development modifies the hepatic proteome in the adult offspring

    Maloney, C. A., Hay, S. M., Reid, M. D., Duncan, G., Nicol, F., Sinclair, K. D., Rees, W. D.
    Genes & Nutrition, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 181-190
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Human fecal microbiota metabolize deoxynivalenol and deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside and may be responsible for urinary de-epoxy deoxynivalenol

    Gratz, S. W., Duncan, G., Richardson, A. J.
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 79, no. 6, pp. 1821-1825
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Major phenylpropanoid-derived metabolites in the human gut can arise from microbial fermentation of protein

    Russell, W. R., Duncan, S. H., Scobbie, L., Duncan, G., Cantlay, L., Calder, A. G., Anderson, S. E., Flint, H. J.
    Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 523-535
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Inter-organ proteomic analysis reveals insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the anti-diabetic effects of cis-9, trans-11-conjugated linoleic acid in ob/ob mice

    Rungapamestry, V., McMonagle, J., Reynolds, C., Rucklidge, G., Reid, M., Duncan, G., Ross, K., Horgan, G., Toomey, S., Moloney, A. P., de Roos, B., Roche, H. M.
    Proteomics, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 461-476
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Anti-platelet effects of olive oil extract: in vitro functional and proteomic studies

    de Roos, B., Zhang, X., Rodriguez Gutierrez, G., Wood, S., Rucklidge, G. J., Reid, M. D., Duncan, G. J., Cantlay, L. L., Duthie, G. G., O'Kennedy, N.
    European Journal of Nutrition, vol. 50, no. 7, pp. 553-562
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • High-protein, reduced-carbohydrate weight-loss diets promote metabolite profiles likely to be detrimental to colonic health

    Russell, W. R., Gratz, S. W., Duncan, S. H., Holtrop, G., Ince, J., Scobbie, L., Duncan, G., Johnstone, A. M., Lobley, G. E., Wallace, R. J., Duthie, G. G., Flint, H. J.
    The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 93, no. 5, pp. 1062-1072
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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