Ion exchange and thin layer chromatographic separation and identification of amino acids in a mixture: An experiment for general chemistry and biotechnology laboratories

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2216-2220

  Brunauer, Linda S ^a   Caslavka, Katelyn E ^a,b   Van Groningen, Karinne ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acids bases; Amino acids; Biochemistry; Chromatography; First year undergraduate general; Hands on learning manipulatives; Ion exchange; Laboratory instruction; Thin layer chromatography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916613203     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed500226q     Document Type: Article

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