The Science Research Center provides biological laboratory services to students, faculty, researchers, and external clients in accordance with institutional policies of the University of the Philippines Baguio.
Laboratory Services+
Bioactivity & Phytochemical Assays+
1. Antimicrobial Assay (Kirby-Bauer Method) 2. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration 3. Total Phenolic Content 4. Total Flavonoid Content 5. DPPH Assay
Sample Preparation Services+
Specimen Identification+
Test Organisms for Antimicrobial Assay
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| Assay | Test Organisms | Details | Antibiotic Standards |
| 1. Kirby-Bauer Method |
Escherichia coli derived from ATCC® 11775™ Pseudomonas aeruginosa derived from ATCC® 10145™ Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus derived from ATCC® 12600™ |
serovar O1:K1:H7 WDCM Number 00024 |
ampicillin, 10ug disc streptomycin, 25ug disc ciprofloxacin 30ug disc |
| 2. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration | Assay
serovar O1:K1:H7 WDCM Number 00024 |
ampicillin streptomycin |
Laboratory Services+
| Services | ServicUP Faculty, Students, REPS/Other Personnel (PhP)es | Academic Non-UP* (PhP) | Externally Funded Research (PhP) |
Commercial/ Industrial (PhP) |
| 1. Rotary evaporation (per hour) Sample needed: filtered extract; minimum of 100mL Turnaround time: 10-15 working days |
190.00 | 210.00 | 260.00 | 360.00 |
| 2. Sample drying using drying oven (per day) Sample needed: plant samples cut into smaller pieces Turnaround time: 10-15 working days |
160.00 | 180.00 | 220.00 | 300.00 |
| 3. DNA Extraction (per sample) Sample needed: pure isolates of fungi or bacteria in agar plates or overnight broth cultures Assay has one (1) trial with two (2) replicates Turnaround time: 15-20 working days |
2,500.00 | 3,000.00 | 4,000.00 | 6,000.00 |
| 4. Gel Electrophoresis (Qualitative DNA detection; per run) Sample needed: DNA extracts or PCR amplicons One (1) agarose gel per run Turnaround time: 15-20 working days |
380.00 | 450.00 | 570.00 | 830.00 |
| 5. Gel Documentation (DNA visualization; per image) Sample needed: DNA extracts or PCR amplicons run in gel electrophoresis One (1) gel image per run Turnaround time: 15-20 working days |
90.00 | 100.00 | 110.00 | 140.00 |
| 6. Antimicrobial Assay (Kirby-Bauer Method; per sample, per bacterial strain, subject to availability of test organisms) Sample needed: dried extracts Test organisms: E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus Assay has one (1) trial with triplicates (3) Turnaround time: 15-20 working days |
1,120.00 | 1,300.00 | 1,800.00 | 2,700.00 |
| 7. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (Resazurin-based Assay; per sample, per bacterial strain, subject to availability of test organisms) Sample needed: dried extracts Test organisms: E. coli, P. aeruginosa Assay has one (1) trial with triplicates (3) Turnaround time: 15-20 working days |
2,500.00 | 3,000.00 | 4,000.00 | 6,000.00 |
| 8. Total Phenolic Content (per sample) Sample needed: dried extract Assay has two (2) trials with triplicates (3) per trial Turnaround time: 15-20 working days |
990.00 | 1,100.00 | 1,300.00 | 1,700.00 |
| 9. Total Flavonoid Content (per sample) Sample needed: dried extracts Assay has two (2) trials with triplicates (3) per trial Turnaround time: 15-20 working days |
950.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,200.00 | 1,600.00 |
| 10. DPPH Assay (per sample) Sample needed: dried extracts Assay has two (2) trials with triplicates (3) per trial Turnaround time: 15-20 working days |
920.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,200.00 | 1,500.00 |
Specimen Identification
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| Sample | Description | Rates (PhP)* | |||
| Government | Non-Goverment/Funded Projects | ||||
| Regular | Student | Regular | Student | ||
| Botanical | Species | 500.00 | 250.00 | 1,500.00 | 1,000.00 |
| Genus | 300.00 | 150.00 | 800.00 | 500.00 | |
| Family | 200.00 | 100.00 | 500.00 | 300.00 | |
| Zoological | Species | 300.00 | 150.00 | 800.00 | 500.00 |
| Genus | 500.00 | 250.00 | 1,500.00 | 1,000.00 | |
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