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clodextrin (CD)-modified mi
cellar ele
ctrokineti
c chromatography(MEKC) was applied toenantiomeri
c separation of Dns(dansyl-derivatized)-
DL-amino a
cids with sodium dode
cylsulfate(SDS). In
crease in the pH value and SDS
con
centration of theba
ckground ele
ctrolyte (BGE) buffersolution was found to prolong the migration time and improve theresolution (Rs) of Dns-
DL-aminoa
cids. Rs of ea
ch
DL-amino a
cid was <1.0 when 100 mMSDS/75 mM
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clodextrin/250 mM borate(pH 8.3) was utilized as BGE buffer. However, as the pH value ofthe BGE buffer was in
creased to9.5, all
DL-amino a
cids, ex
cept for
DL-serineand
DL-
alanine, were
completely separated intotwoindividual peaks. The separation was further enhan
ced when the SDS
con
centration was raised to150 and 200 mM. Dns-
D-amino a
cids were found to beeluted initially when
compared to the
corresponding Dns-
L-amino a
cids, indi
cating the relativelystronger intera
ction between Dns-
D-amino a
cids and
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c separation; Dns-
DL-amino a
cid;
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clodextrin; mi
cellar ele
ctrokineti
cchromatography