Electrophoretic behavior of peptides in capillary electrophoresis influence of ionic strength and pH in aqueous-organic media

J Chromatogr A. 2001 Jun 29;921(1):69-79. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)00730-0.

Abstract

Through correct pH, pKa and activity coefficients values, a model describing the effect of pH on electrophoretic mobility of substances has been applied to a series of peptides in water and in acetonitrile-water mixtures. The derived equations permit prediction of the optimum pH for the electrophoretic separation from only a few experimental values and they also permit determination of pKa values of analytes in the aqueous-organic media employed. Furthermore, the electrophoretic resolution between pairs of substances can be predicted, in order to evaluate electrophoretic separations of the studied peptides.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / methods*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Organic Chemicals
  • Osmolar Concentration
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Solvents
  • Water

Substances

  • Organic Chemicals
  • Peptides
  • Solvents
  • Water