Acta Chromatographica
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Volume 21: Issue 1
Evaluation of thin-layer chromatography systems for analysis of amino acids in complex mixtures
Authors:
J. D. Vasta Department of Chemistry, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 18042-1782, USA

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M. Cicchi Department of Chemistry, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 18042-1782, USA

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J. Sherma Department of Chemistry, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 18042-1782, USA

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B. Fried Department of Biology, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 18042-1782, USA

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Pages:
29–38
Online Publication Date:
01 Mar 2009
Publication Date:
01 Mar 2009
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/achrom.21.2009.1.3
Keywords:
amino acids; thin layer chromatography; TLC; biological samples
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Summary

Different thin-layer chromatography (TLC) systems were evaluated for analysis of 21 biologically important essential and nonessential amino acids in complex mixtures such as biological tissues and fluids. Amino acids were visualized on the layers by derivatization with ninhydrin reagent, and RF values were determined by slit-scanning densitometry. The five systems found to be most useful for analysis of amino acids were cellulose and silica gel high-performance TLC (HPTLC) plates developed with either 2-butanol-pyridine-glacial acetic acid-deionized water, 39:34:10:26, or 2-butanol-pyridine-25% ammonia-deionized water, 39:34:10:26, and ion exchange TLC plates developed with citrate buffer, pH 3.3. Using these five systems with ninhydrin detection, identification of all amino acids except for leucine and isoleucine in complex mixtures is possible, and quantification can be achieved if the amino acid to be quantified is well separated from adjacent components of the mixture. Example chromatograms are illustrated for separation and identification of amino acids in a snail tissue sample on a cellulose HPTLC plate.

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Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sajewicz, Mieczyslaw, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

Editors(s)

  • Danica Agbaba, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Łukasz Komsta, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
  • Ivana Stanimirova-Daszykowska, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
  • Monika Waksmundzka-Hajnos, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

Editorial Board

  • Ravi Bhushan, The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
  • Jacek Bojarski, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
  • Bezhan Chankvetadze, State University of Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Michał Daszykowski, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
  • Tadeusz H. Dzido, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
  • Attila Felinger, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
  • Kazimierz Glowniak, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
  • Bronisław Glód, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Siedlce, Poland
  • Anna Gumieniczek, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
  • Urszula Hubicka, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
  • Krzysztof Kaczmarski, Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland
  • Huba Kalász, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
  • Katarina Karljiković Rajić, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Imre Klebovich, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
  • Angelika Koch, Private Pharmacy, Hamburg, Germany
  • Piotr Kus, Univerity of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
  • Debby Mangelings, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
  • Emil Mincsovics, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
  • Ágnes M. Móricz, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
  • Gertrud Morlock, Giessen University, Giessen, Germany
  • Anna Petruczynik, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
  • Robert Skibiński, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
  • Bernd Spangenberg, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
  • Tomasz Tuzimski, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
  • Adam Voelkel, Poznań University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
  • Beata Walczak, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
  • Wiesław Wasiak, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
  • Igor G. Zenkevich, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

 

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E-mail:mieczyslaw.sajewicz@us.edu.pl

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