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CEC separation of peptides using a poly(hexyl acrylate‐ co ‐1,4‐butanediol diacrylate‐ co ‐[2‐(acryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethyl ammonium chloride) monolithic column
Author(s) -
Augustin Violaine,
Stachowiak Timothy,
Svec Frantisek,
Fréchet Jean M. J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
electrophoresis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666
H-Index - 158
eISSN - 1522-2683
pISSN - 0173-0835
DOI - 10.1002/elps.200700883
Subject(s) - capillary electrochromatography , monolithic hplc column , chemistry , electrochromatography , chromatography , acrylate , methacrylate , photopolymer , cationic polymerization , acetonitrile , polymerization , ammonium chloride , monomer , capillary electrophoresis , polymer chemistry , high performance liquid chromatography , polymer , organic chemistry
A polyacrylate‐based monolithic column bearing cationic functionalities and designed for capillary electrochromatography (CEC) has been prepared via photopolymerization of a mixture of hexyl acrylate, butanediol diacrylate, 2‐(acryloyloxy) ethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (monomers), azobisisobutyronitrile (photoinitiator), acetonitrile, phosphate buffer, and ethanol (porogens). The polymerization process was initiated with UV light at 360 nm. The column performance was evaluated via the separations of alkylbenzenes, substituted anilines, basic drugs, peptides, and a protein digest. The separation of complex peptide mixtures was then studied since such separations constitute a promising application of capillary electrochromatograhy. In particular, the effects of mobile phase composition, including ionic strength of the buffer solution and the percentage of acetonitrile on the retention factor, the column efficiency, and the resolution were determined. The separations were affected by both interaction of the peptides with the stationary phase and their own electrophoretic mobility. Excellent separations with column efficiencies of up to 160 000 plates/m were achieved for both a mixture of ten well‐defined peptides and a tryptic digest of cytochrome c. The fractions of eluent containing peptides of the digest separated in the monolithic column were collected and characterized using matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry.