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Govert W. Somsen is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans a range of topics within biochemistry, chemistry, and molecular biology. The main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Chemistry, with specific subfields focused on Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy, Biomedical Engineering, Genetics, and Virology.

The research topics covered in Somsen's work include:

  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
  • Protein purification and stability
  • Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
  • Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Somsen has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Analytica Chimica Acta
  • Journal of Chromatography A
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Toxins
  • Biomedicines

Recent papers by Somsen cover various topics and include the following:

  • MS-Based Allotype-Specific Analysis of Polyclonal IgG-Fc N-Glycosylation (2020), published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • Recent applications of chemometrics in one- and two-dimensional chromatography (2020), published in Journal of Separation Science
  • Probing Protein Denaturation during Size-Exclusion Chromatography Using Native Mass Spectrometry (2020), published in Analytical Chemistry
  • Studying protein structure and function by native separation-mass spectrometry (2022), published in Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • Varespladib Inhibits the Phospholipase A2 and Coagulopathic Activities of Venom Components from Hemotoxic Snakes (2020), published in Biomedicines

Somsen frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Rob Haselberg
  • Peter J. Schoenmakers
  • Jeroen Kool
  • Freek J. Vonk
  • Nicholas R. Casewell

Best Publications

  • MS-Based Allotype-Specific Analysis of Polyclonal IgG-Fc N-Glycosylation

    Thomas Sénard;Andrea F. G. Gargano;Andrea F. G. Gargano;David Falck;Steven W. de Taeye

  • CE-MS in metabolomics.

    Rawi Ramautar;Govert W. Somsen;Gerhardus J. de Jong

  • Capillary Electrophoresis: Trends and Recent Advances

    Robert L. C. Voeten;Iro K. Ventouri;Rob Haselberg;Govert W. Somsen

  • Wheat grain development is characterized by remarkable trehalose 6-phosphate accumulation pregrain filling: tissue distribution and relationship to SNF1-related protein kinase1 activity

    Eleazar Martinez-Barajas;Thierry L. Delatte;Henriette Schluepmann;Gerhardus J. de Jong

  • The Trehalose 6-Phosphate/SnRK1 Signaling Pathway Primes Growth Recovery following Relief of Sink Limitation

    Cátia Nunes;Liam E. O’Hara;Lucia F. Primavesi;Thierry L. Delatte

  • Relevance and use of capillary coatings in capillary electrophoresis–mass spectrometry

    Carolin Huhn;R. Ramautar;M. Wuhrer;G. W. Somsen

  • Capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry for the analysis of intact proteins.

    Rob Haselberg;Gerhardus J. de Jong;Govert W. Somsen

  • Growth Arrest by Trehalose-6-Phosphate: An Astonishing Case of Primary Metabolite Control over Growth by Way of the SnRK1 Signaling Pathway

    Thierry L. Delatte;Prapti Sedijani;Youichi Kondou;Minami Matsui

  • Low-flow sheathless capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry for sensitive glycoform profiling of intact pharmaceutical proteins.

    Rob Haselberg;Gerhardus J de Jong;Govert W Somsen

  • CE‐MS for metabolomics: Developments and applications in the period 2008–2010

    Rawi Ramautar;Oleg A. Mayboroda;Govert W. Somsen;Gerhardus J. de Jong

  • Capillary electrophoresis–mass spectrometry for the analysis of intact proteins 2007–2010

    Rob Haselberg;Gerhardus J. de Jong;Govert W. Somsen

  • Self-Assembly of Cyclodextrins and Their Complexes in Aqueous Solutions

    Alexey Ryzhakov;Thao Do Thi;Jef Stappaerts;Laura Bertoletti

  • Performance of a sheathless porous tip sprayer for capillary electrophoresis–electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry of intact proteins

    Rob Haselberg;Chitra K. Ratnayake;Gerhardus J. de Jong;Govert W. Somsen

  • CE-MS for metabolomics: Developments and applications in the period 2010–2012

    Rawi Ramautar;Rawi Ramautar;Govert W. Somsen;Gerhardus J. de Jong

  • Toward a generic approach for stress testing of drug substances and drug products

    Silke Klick;Pim G. Muijselaar;Joop Waterval;Thomas Eichinger

  • Ionization techniques in capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry: principles, design, and application.

    Paul Hommerson;Amjad M. Khan;Gerhardus J. de Jong;Govert W. Somsen

  • Planar chromatography coupled with spectroscopic techniques

    G.W Somsen;W Morden;I.D Wilson

  • CE-MS for metabolomics: developments and applications in the period 2012-2014

    Rawi Ramautar;Govert W. Somsen;Gerhardus J. de Jong

  • CE-MS for metabolomics : Developments and applications in the period 2014-2016

    Rawi Ramautar;Govert W. Somsen;Gerhardus J. de Jong

  • CE-MS for the analysis of intact proteins 2010–2012

    Rob Haselberg;Gerhardus J. de Jong;Govert W. Somsen

  • On-line capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry using dopant-assisted atmospheric pressure photoionization: Setup and system performance

    Roelof Mol;Gerhardus J. de Jong;Govert W. Somsen

  • Noncovalently bilayer-coated capillaries for efficient and reproducible analysis of proteins by capillary electrophoresis.

    Jonatan R. Catai;Heli A. Tervahauta;Gerhardus J. de Jong;Govert W. Somsen

  • Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry Using Noncovalently Coated Capillaries for the Analysis of Biopharmaceuticals

    R. Haselberg;V. Brinks;A. Hawe;G. J. de Jong

  • Mass spectrometry for glycosylation analysis of biopharmaceuticals

    Viktoria Dotz;Rob Haselberg;Archana Shubhakar;Radoslaw P. Kozak

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Crommen
Jacques Crommen University of Liège
Wilfried M. A. Niessen
Wilfried M. A. Niessen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marianne Fillet
Marianne Fillet University of Liège
Manfred Wuhrer
Manfred Wuhrer Leiden University Medical Center
August B. Smit
August B. Smit Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
R. Manjunatha Kini
R. Manjunatha Kini National University of Singapore
Matthew J. Paul
Matthew J. Paul Rothamsted Research
Peter J. Schoenmakers
Peter J. Schoenmakers University of Amsterdam
Freek Ariese
Freek Ariese Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ian D. Wilson
Ian D. Wilson Imperial College London

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