Separation of Volatile Acids by Paper Chromatography

Separation of Amino Acids by Paper Chromatography

Chromatography is a common technique for separating chemical substances. The prefix “chroma,” which suggests “color,” comes from the fact that some of the earliest applications of chromatography were to separate components of the green pigment, chlorophyll. You may have already used this method to separate the colored components in ink. In this experiment you will use chromatography to separate...

Separation of Plant Pigments by Paper Chromatography

Anyone who has ever played on grass or had an unplanned encounter with a bush knows that plants contain pigments which adhere to varying degrees to fabric (and skin!). The fact that a small industry has risen up in aid of attempts to remove stains like these and many others shows that not all of the molecules can be treated in the same way if their removal is desired. Part of the reason behind ...

Paper Chromatography: Separation and

The example of column chromatography (Figure 1) demonstrates the typical features found in this analytical technique. The diagram shows an experiment where a two-component mixture is subjected to column chromatography. The column is packed with a solid material called the stationary phase. A liquid solvent or eluting solution is poured into the column and completely wets the solid packing mater...

Study of phenylketonuria by paper chromatography

Blood cultures evaluation by gas chromatography of volatile fatty acids.

The volatile fatty acid profiles were determined by a simple gas chromatographic method in 375 microbiologically positive and negative blood cultures. Aerobic bacteria yielded profiles with low content of acids, some of which were chromatographically negative. Anaerobic bacteria produced more acids and more distinctive profiles. The method makes it possible to confirm the microbiological findin...