Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1997, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (6): 873.

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Analysis of Peptides and Amino Acids by Pre-column Derivatization High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection

LIU Xun, XU Guo-Liang, ZHANG Hua-Shan, CHENG Jie-Ke   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072
  • Received:1996-06-14 Online:1997-06-24 Published:1997-06-24

Abstract: Anew activated ester fluorescence derivatization reagent, N-hydroxysucci-nimidyl-3-indolylacetate(SIIA) is used for analysis of small peptides and their hydrolysates by HPLCand fluorescence detection. In a one-step procedure, SIIAreacts with peptides and amino acids to form stable derivatives. Studies on derivatization conditions demonstrate ex-cellent derivative properties of the reagent. Maximal yields are observed with a molar reagent excess of approximately twenty five or greater and heated at 60℃ for 10 min in pH 8.0 buffer. SIIAderivatives of glutathionide, diglycine, glutamic acid, cystine and glycine are separated on C18, reverse-column with the mobile phase of CH3OH/H2O (20/80, V/V)containing 10mmol/LpH 3.6 citric acid-Na2HPO4 buffer. They are detected at λcxcm=278 nm/355 nm with the detection limits ranged from 0. 2 pmol to 2. 5 pmol.

Key words: Activated ester reagent, Fluorescence derivatization, High performance liquid chromatography, Peptides, Amlno acids

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