A capillary electrophoresis (CE) postcolumn radionuclidedetector has been developed that uses a commercialphosphor-imaging detector and has been optimized forlow-energy
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emitters. Eluant from the separationcapillary is deposited on a membrane. Emission from radioactive analytes on the membrane is integrated using thephosphor-imaging system for 10-72 h. Results fromthephosphor-imaging system are converted to conventionalelectropherograms. Modifications to a priorpostcolumnCE deposition system have been accomplished by addinga buffer makeup capillary; this increases the electrolytepH range and improves reproducibility. The limit ofdetection (LOD) for
35S-labeled analytes is 0.13 amol(8.7pM or 0.007 Bq), while the LOD for
32P-labeledanalytesis 4.9 zmol (0.33 pM or 0.002 Bq), with a linear rangefor
35S-Met from 1.5 amol to 1.5 fmol.