• KSBB Journal
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.197-201
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• 2015

Liquid chromatographic enantiomer separation of ${\alpha}$-amino acids and their methyl and ethyl esters as fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (FMOC) derivatives was performed using a recently developed chiral column (Chiralpak IE) based on polysaccharide derivative under simultaneous UV detection and fluorescence detection. The degree of enantiomer separation of ${\alpha}$-amino acid esters as FMOC derivatives is generally higher than that of the corresponding ${\alpha}$-amino acids. Especially, ${\alpha}$-amino acid methyl esters showed the greatest enantioseparation. As this method developed in this study can be applied to determine the chemical and optical purity of ${\alpha}$-amino acids and esters, it is expected to be quite useful for their chiral separation using Chiralpak IE.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.148-151
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• 2009

Enantiomer separation of N-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (FMOC) $\alpha$-amino acid was performed on covalently immobilized chiral column (Chiralpak IB) based on polysaccharide derivative as a chiral selector by reversed phase liquid chromatography. The effect of the reversed mobile phase on the chromatographic parameters of the enantioselectivities, resolution factors and retention times using covalently immobilized Chiralpak IB was shown. Also the enantiomer separation of N-FMOC $\alpha$-amino acid in the reversed and normal phase was compared and the results obtained in the former mobile phase were generally lower than those in the latter mobile phase.