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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

  • Nutritional and Phytochemical Characterization of Commercially Available Chia, Quinoa, Pumpkin Seed, Flaxseed and Triticale Products

    Giotaki, E., Perri, V., Vaughan, N. J., Duncan, G. J., Henderson, D., Cameron, G. A., Cantlay, L., Park, J., De Souza, N., Raikos, V., Russell, W. R., Neacsu, M.
    Plants, vol. 15, no. 13, 2079
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Nutritional composition and functional properties of Scottish cold-pressed hemp oil and by-products for sustainable food applications

    Neacsu, M., Rani, A., Hayward, N. J., Duncan, G. J., Henderson, D., Cameron, G., Cantlay, L., Moir, S., Park, J., Russell, W. R.
    Grain & Oil Science and Technology
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Hemp Seed Hull Powder: A Sustainable Source of Bioavailable Micronutrients and Phytochemicals with Inhibitory Activity Against α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase

    Ramos Sanchez, R., Hayward, N., Henderson, D., Park, J., Duncan, G., Russell, W. R., Duncan, S. H., Neacsu, M.
    Food Bioscience, vol. 79, 108691
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Persimmon by-products, rich in fibre, promote beneficial gut bacteria

    Sabater Sanchez, C., López-Bermudo, L., Moreno-Chamba, B., Salazar-Bermeo, J., Hayward, N. J., Morris, A., Duncan, G., Russell, W., Berná, G., Escudero-López, B., Martí Bruña, N., Duncan, S., Neacsu, M., Martin, F.
    Food & Function, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 2340-2356
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Nutritional Content, Phytochemical Composition, and Physicochemical Properties of Different Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Seed Varieties

    Raikos, V., Sampaio, S. D. L., Hayes, H. E., Duncan, G. J., Henderson, D., Vaughan, N. J., Russell, W. R., Neacsu, M.
    Cereal Chemistry, vol. 103, no. 1, pp. 93-109
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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Publications

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  • Prevalent Human Gut Bacteria Hydrolyse and Metabolise Important Food-Derived Mycotoxins and Masked Mycotoxins

    Daud, N., Currie, V., Duncan, G., Farquharson, F., Yoshinari, T., Louis, P., Gratz, S.
    Toxins, vol. 12, no. 10, 654
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Fruit-Based beverages contain a wide range of phytochemicals and intervention targets should account for the individual compounds present and their availability

    Bestwick, C., Scobbie, L., Milne, L., Duncan, G., Cantlay, L., Russell, W.
    Foods, vol. 9, no. 7, 891
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Sapogenol is a major microbial metabolite in human plasma associated with high protein soy-based diets: the relevance for functional food formulations

    Neacsu, M., Raikos, V., Benavidez-Paz, Y., Duncan, S. H., Duncan, G. J., Christie, J., Johnstone, A. M., Russell, W. R.
    Foods, vol. 9, no. 4, 422
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The anthocyanins in black currants regulate postprandial hyperglycaemia primarily by inhibiting α-glucosidase while other phenolics modulate salivary α-amylase, glucose uptake and sugar transporters

    Barik, S. K., Russell, W., Moar, K. M., Cruickshank, M., Scobbie, L., Duncan, G., Hoggard, N.
    The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, vol. 78, 108325
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Comparison of meat versus soya based high-protein diets on faecal microbiota and microbial metabolites

    Gratz, S. W., Scobbie, L., Richardson, A. J., Zhang, X., Fyfe, C., Farquharson, F. M., Duncan, G., Filipe, J., Zhu, W. Y., Johnstone, A. M., Louis, P., Russell, W. R.
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 79, no. OCE3
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
  • Intestinal hydrolysis and microbial biotransformation of diacetoxyscirpenol-α-glucoside, HT-2-β-glucoside and N-(1-deoxy-d-fructos-1-yl) fumonisin B1 by human gut microbiota ¾±²ÔÌý±¹¾±³Ù°ù´Ç

    Daud, N., Currie, V., Duncan, G., Busman, M., Gratz, S. W.
    International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 540-548
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Multi-mycotoxin exposure assessment in UK children using urinary biomarkers - a pilot survey

    Gratz, S. W., Currie, V., Duncan, G., Jackson, D.
    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 351-357
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Rapid method for quantification of anthocyanidins and anthocyanins in human biological samples

    Kasote, D. M., Duncan, G. J., Neacsu, M., Russell, W. R.
    Food Chemistry, vol. 290, pp. 56-63
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Porcine small and large intestinal microbiota rapidly hydrolyze the masked mycotoxin deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside and release deoxynivalenol in spiked batch cultures in vitro

    Gratz, S., Currie, V., Richardson, A., Duncan, G., Holtrop, G., Farquharson, F., Louis, P., Pinton, P., Oswald, I. P.
    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 1-9
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Masked trichothecene and zearalenone mycotoxins withstand digestion and absorption in the upper GI tract but are efficiently hydrolyzed by human gut microbiota in vitro

    Gratz, S. W., Dinesh, R., Yoshinari, T., Holtrop, G., Richardson, A. J., Duncan, G., MacDonald, S., Lloyd, A., Tarbin, J.
    Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, vol. 61, no. 4, 1600680
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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