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Analysis of All Protein Amino Acids as Their Tert.-Butyldimethylsilyl Derivatives by Gas-Liquid Chromatography

Analysis of All Protein Amino Acids as Their Tert.-Butyldimethylsilyl Derivatives by Gas-Liquid Chromatography

C J Goh, K G Craven, J R Lepock, E B Dumbroff

Anal Biochem. 1987 May 15;163(1):175-81.

PMID: 3619017

Abstract:

A gas chromatographic method for the separation and quantitation of the 20 protein amino acids is described using N-methyl-N(tert.-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide, with 1% tert.-butyldimethylchlorosilane as catalyst, to prepare the tert.-butyldimethylsilyl amino acid derivatives. Alkylsilylation of amino acids proceeds at 140 degrees C in 20 min. The derivatives formed in the one-step reaction are used directly for gas-liquid chromatographic analysis, using a flame-ionization detector, without prior isolation or purification. Complete separation and quantitation of all protein amino acids are readily achieved using a 15-m DB-5 capillary column. Strict linearity extends from less than 15 to about 100 ng for all amino acids except Arg, which has a linear range from 50 to 300 ng. The limits of detection, however, range from one to several hundred nanograms. The method was used to analyze the free amino acid pool in carnation petals.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP77377527	N-tert-Butyldimethylsilyl-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide with 1% tert-Butyldimethylchlorosilane		77377-52-7	Price

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