Determination of Enantiomers of Amino Acids by Reversed Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography

C. Gilon, R. Leshem, Eli Grushka*

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Abstract

The chromatographic resolution of enantiomeric amino acids is accomplished on reversed phase columns using aqueous mobile phases containing the chiral reagent L-aspartylcyclohexylamide- Cu(II) [AspcHex-Cu(II)]. This reagent has the additional advantage that the copper ions allow the detection of nonaromatic amino acids at 230 nm. The separation seems to be a result of hydrophobic interactions between the cyclohexylamide moiety of the chiral additive and the side chain of the amino acids. The results indicate that the composition of the chiral reagent in the mobile phase is (AspcHex)2Cu(II) and that the amino acids must replace one of the AspcHex for the resolution to occur.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1206-1209
Number of pages4
JournalAnalytical Chemistry
Volume52
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 1980

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