Chromatography HPLC
Chromatography HPLC
Chromatography HPLC
By
LEBECHI A.K.
Chromatography
Chromatography was discovered in 1903 and was used
to separated plant pigments.
Separate
Mikhail Semenovich Tswett
Mixture
Components
TYPES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES
Thin layer chromatography
COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
HPLC
The history of HPLC began in the 60’s and was known as high
pressure liquid chromatography.
1. Injector: Introduces the sample into the column (about 5-20 μL).
3. Computer: takes the signals from the detector and displays the retention
times and quantity of the components.
HPLC system
Separation columns
Normal phase: Column packing is polar (e.g silica) and the mobile phase is non
polar. It is used for water-sensitive compounds, geometric isomers, cis-trans
isomers and chiral compounds.
Reverse phase: the column packing is non-polar (e.g C18) , mobile phase is
water+ miscible solvent (e.g methanol). It can be used for polar, non polar,
ionizable and ionic samples.
Ion exchange: Column packing contains ionic groups and the mobile phase is
buffer. It is used to separate anions and cations.
Size exclusion: molecules diffuse into pores of a porous medium and are
separated according to their relative size to the pore size. Large molecules elute
first and smaller molecules elute later.
General applications
HPLC is used in diagnosis of diseases and disorders.
It is used to estimate metabolites in urine samples and plasma.