Performance and selectivity of polymeric pseudostationary phases for the electrokinetic separation of amino acid derivatives and peptides

Shannon Schulte, Anup K. Singh, Erika Rauk, Christopher P. Palmer

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

7 Scopus citations

Abstract

Two polymeric pseudostationary phases, one an acrylamide polymer and the second a siloxane polymer, have been investigated for the separation of naphthalene-2,3-dicarboxaldehyde (NDA)-derivatized amino acids and small peptides. The dervatized amino acids were detected by UV absorbance and laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detection. The polymers provided very high efficiency and good selectivity for the separation of the amino acids. The separation selectivity using the polymers was significantly different from that of SDS micelles, and there were subtle differences in selectivities between the polymers. Although very good detection limits were obtained with LIF detection, a significant background signal was observed when the polymers were not washed to remove fluorescent impurities. The polymers did not separate the peptides very well. It is postulated that the fixed covalent structure of the polymers prevents them from interacting strongly or efficiently with the peptides, which are large in relation to the analytes typically separated by electrokinetic chromatography using polymers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)777-782
Number of pages6
JournalAnalytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Volume382
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2005

Keywords

  • Amino acids
  • Electrokinetic chromatography
  • Peptides
  • Polymer
  • Pseudosstationary phase

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Performance and selectivity of polymeric pseudostationary phases for the electrokinetic separation of amino acid derivatives and peptides'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this