Pro-K.2000 Rapid Kinetics System

Overview

The Pro-K.2000 Rapid Kinetic System from Applied Photophysics configured with the Agilent 8453 and UV/Visible spectrophotometers provides the opportunity to perform and analyse rapid reaction kinetic experiments. Pro-K.2000 has been designed for novices and experienced kineticists alike.

Pro-K.2000 Rapid Kinetics System comprises:

Rapid mixing stopped-flow unit with powerful pneumatic drive

2 samples can be rapidly and reproducibly mixed. Data acquisition by the Agilent 8453 is automatically triggered using the cable supplied. The accessory has a special micro-volume cell offering versatile 2mm and 10mm light pathlengths. The fully thermostatible sample flow circuit is bio-compatible and chemically resistant.

Data file conversion macro

Runs as part of the Agilent UV/Visible ChemStation software. New data and data from disk can be selected for conversion to Pro-K.2000 format (CSV). Your original data are justify unaffected and you can choose to analyse a whole data set or any part of it.

Global analysis and simulation software

Multi-tasking with ChemStation or running as a stand-alone program under Microsoft Windows 9X, 2000 or XP, Pro-K.2000 is quite simply the most powerful way to analyse the multi-wavelength data generated on the Agilent 8453.

Data can be viewed and manipulated in a number of ways: they can be viewed as spectra or time traces, either singly or overlayed; or in eye-catching and instructive 3-D.

Data analysis is easy using singular value decomposition (SVD) to suggest minimum reaction complexity and the user-friendly reaction scheme editor which will accept virtually any reaction model.

All fitted parameters can be inspected visually, including calculated reaction component spectra and concentration profiles.

Simulation can be invaluable for clarifying and modelling experimental behaviour, but will also predict model behaviour which can be confirmed by experiments (eg. the effect of changing the concentration of a reagent). Simulation is also a great way to teach and learn about kinetics!

Fully comprehensive manual

Covering the techniques of stopped-flow and global analysis in detail for both novice and experienced kineticists.