Fluorometric microbore amino acid analyzer: the construction of an inexpensive, highly sensitive instrument using o-phthalaldehyde as a detection agent. |
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Authors: | H M Lee M D Forde M C Lee D J Bucher |
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Institution: | Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of The City University of New York, New York, 10029 USA |
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Abstract: | The construction of a highly sensitive microbore amino acid analyzer is described. It is based on a standard column chromatographic separation technique with fluorometric detection utilizing o-phthalaldehyde. This analyzer has several desirable features: low column chromatographic pressure, high sensitivity, and easy maintenance. Good precision at a level of 10 pmol is obtained and as little as 0.2 μg protein has been hydrolyzed for composition analysis. It incorporates the use of the single-column method and constant molarity buffers to shorten the analysis time. It is fully automatic and capable of analyzing 130 samples within 7 days with attention required only for reloading 20 samples while the instrument is in operation. Amino acid composition determination based on the peak area and the peak height is discussed. |
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