Dynamic pH junction technique for on-line preconcentration of peptides in capillary electrophoresis

Autor: Jong-Bok Kim, Shigeru Terabe, Koshi Imami, Maria Rowena N. Monton, Machiko Nakanishi
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Journal of chromatography. A. 1079(1-2)
ISSN: 0021-9673
Popis: A method based on the presence of a dynamic pH junction within the capillary to induce band narrowing for enhanced detection sensitivity for some peptides is presented. This technique is predicated on a sharp reduction in an analyte's migration velocity following a reversal of its electrophoretic direction from the acidic sample zone to the basic BGS zone. Larger-than-usual injection volumes of samples in relatively high-conductivity matrices were enabled, without degrading peak shape, resolution and efficiency. The size of the original sample plug was reduced by as much as 38-fold, and improvement in detector response in terms of peak height by as much as 124-fold was obtained. The effects of pH and concentration of the sample matrix, and the length of sample injection on the efficiency of the technique are discussed.
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