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[Micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatographic separation of amino acids derivatized with 2-(9-carbazole)-ethyl chloroformate as a pre-column labeling reagent].
Lin Xu Bao-Wei Zhang, Jinmao You, Guichen Ping, Weibing Zhang, Yan Chao, Yukui Zhang
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Abstract
2-(9-Carbazole)-ethyl chloroformate (CEOC) has been used for the pre-column derivatization of amino acids in micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MEKC). Nine amino acid standards (Ser, Thr, Gly, Glu, Asp, Val, Ile, Leu, Phe) were labeled with CEOC and separated in a buffer system containing 20 mmol/L borate-30 mmol/L sodium lauryl sulfate (SDS) and 3% acetonitrile at pH 9.0 with an applied voltage of 18 kV and column temperature of 25 degrees C. The derivatives were detected at UV 214 nm. Under optimal conditions, this method offers a baseline separation for nine CEOC-derivatized amino acids within 14 min. The linearity range was from 0.025 to 0.25 mmol/L and the detection limits were from 2.15 to 2.46 micromol/L.