Selectivity chromatography

In preparative selective chromatography, the formation of broad zones of the substances is determined by the formation of sharp boundaries of each zone. The formation of these sharp boundaries of substance zones in column sorption processes for systems in which the interphase transfer is limited by substance diffusion in sorbent grains [104, 122, 123] is determined by the dimensionless criterion X ... 

Juvancz Z, Szejtli J. 2002. The role of cyclodextrins in chiral selective chromatography. Trends in Analytical Chemistry 21(5) 379-388. 

Personal computer systems are capable of running software to assist in selecting chromatography parameters such as column type, stationary... 

Nevertheless with polymers or polymers coated on silica, highly selective chromatography can be performed. It is also possible to use this procedure for preparative separations (57,101). 

A-coated Sepharose beads were usefiil for cell separation following initial incubation of the cells with IgG antibodies directed against specific cell surface markers. Surface IgG-bearing mouse spleen cells were pretreated with rabbit antibodies to mouse IgG prior to passage over the protein A-coated support. The cells of interest were then isolated by positive selection chromatography. 

Chromatography describes a physico-chemical process, where a mixture of compounds is separated between a mobile and a stationary phase due to adsorption, partitioning or other effects. Although modem MS, especially tandem mass spectrometers (MS/MS), achieve an unprecedented selectivity, chromatography may become cmcial when working with complex matrices. Such matrices often have to be dealt with when performing biotransformation studies, as these studies are often carried out in wastewater or soil. This requires proper separation of the compounds prior to MS. 

Enzymes, carboxypeptidases, or amino peptidases have been found that can release C- and N-terminal amino acids selectively. Chromatography is used to separate the product of enzymic or organic hydrolysis. 

Another interesting temperature-related phenomenon is the enantiomerization of isomers in compounds showing a low enantiomerization barrier. On these occasions, enantio-selective chromatography can be a useful tool in determining energy barriers (Figure 54.14). 

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