| | Contents | |
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| | Foreword | V |
| | Preface | IX |
| | List of Contributors | XXV |
| | Structure of the Book | XXXI |
| 1 | Fundamentals of Optimization | 1 |
| 1.1 | Principles of the Optimization of HPLC Illustrated by RPChromatography Stavros Kromidas | 3 |
| 1.1.1 | Before the First Steps of Optimization | 3 |
| 1.1.2 | What Exactly Do We Mean By “Optimization”? | 5 |
| 1.1.3 | Improvement of Resolution (“Separate Better”) | 6 |
| 1.1.3.1 | Principal Possibilities for Improving Resolution | 8 |
| 1.1.3.2 | What has the Greatest Effect on Resolution? | 10 |
| 1.1.3.3 | Which Sequence of Steps is Most Logical When Attempting an Optimization? | 11 |
| 1.1.3.4 | How to Change k, , and N | 17 |
| 1.1.3.4.1 | Isocratic Mode | 17 |
| 1.1.3.4.2 | Gradient Mode | 18 |
| 1.1.3.4.3 | Acetonitrile or Methanol? | 19 |
| 1.1.4 | Testing of the Peak Homogeneity | 22 |
| 1.1.5 | Unknown Samples: “How Can I Start?”; Strategies and Concepts | 35 |
| 1.1.5.1 | The “Two Days Method” | 36 |
| 1.1.5.2 | “The 5-Step Model” | 39 |
| 1.1.6 | Shortening of the Run Time (“Faster Separation”) | 48 |
| 1.1.7 | Improvement of the Sensitivity (“To See More”, i.e. Lowering of the Detection Limit) | 48 |
| 1.1.8 | Economics in HPLC (“Cheaper Separation”) | 48 |
| 1.1.9 | Final Remarks and Outlook | 51 |
| | References | 57 |
| 1.2 | Fast Gradient Separations Uwe D. Neue, Yung-Fong Cheng, and Ziling Lu | 59 |
| 1.2.1 | Introduction | 59 |
| 1.2.2 | Main Part | 59 |
| 1.2.2.1 | Theory | 59 |
| 1.2.2.2 | Results | 61 |
| 1.2.2.2.1 | General Relationships | 61 |
| 1.2.2.2.2 | Short Columns, Small Particles | 62 |
| 1.2.2.2.3 | An Actual Example | 64 |
| 1.2.2.3 | Optimal Operating Conditions and Limits of Currently Available Technology | 66 |
| 1.2.2.4 | Problems and Solutions | 67 |
| 1.2.2.4.1 | Gradient Delay Volume | 67 |
| 1.2.2.4.2 | Detector Sampling Rate and Time Constant | 68 |
| 1.2.2.4.3 | Ion Suppression in Mass Spectrometry | 69 |
| | References | 70 |
| 1.3 | pH and Selectivity in RP-Chromatography Uwe D. Neue, Alberto Méndez, KimVan Tran, and Diane M. Diehl | 71 |
| 1.3.1 | Introduction | 71 |
| 1.3.2 | Main Section | 71 |
| 1.3.2.1 | Ionization and pH | 71 |
| 1.3.2.2 | Mobile Phase and pH | 73 |
| 1.3.2.2.1 | Buffer Capacity | 74 |
| 1.3.2.2.2 | Changes of pK and pH Value in the Presence of an Organic Solvent | 76 |
| 1.3.2.3 | Buffers | 78 |
| 1.3.2.3.1 | Classical HPLC Buffers | 78 |
| 1.3.2.3.2 | MS-Compatible pH Control | 79 |
| 1.3.2.4 | Influence of the Samples | 79 |
| 1.3.2.4.1 | The Sample Type: Acids, Bases, Zwitterions | 80 |
| 1.3.2.4.2 | Influence of the Organic Solvent on the Ionization of the Analytes | 81 |
| 1.3.3 | Application Example | 81 |
| 1.3.4 | Troubleshooting | 85 |
| 1.3.4.1 | Reproducibility Problems | 85 |
| 1.3.4.2 | Buffer Strength and Solubility | 86 |
| 1.3.4.3 | Constant Buffer Concentration | 86 |
| 1.3.5 | Summary | 87 |
| | References | 87 |
| 1.4 | Selecting the Correct pH Value for HPLC Michael McBrien | 89 |
| 1.4.1 | Introduction | 89 |
| 1.4.2 | Typical Approaches to pH Selection | 90 |
| 1.4.3 | Initial pH Selection | 91 |
| 1.4.4 | Basis of pKa Prediction | 92 |
| 1.4.5 | Correction of pH Based on Organic Content | 93 |
| 1.4.6 | Optimization of Mobile Phase pH Without Chemical Structures | 94 |
| 1.4.7 | A Systematic Approach to pH Selection | 96 |
| 1.4.8 | An Example – Separation of 1,4-Bis[(2-pyridin-2-ylethyl)thio]butane-2,3-diol from its Impurities | 97 |
| 1.4.9 | Troubleshooting Mobile Phase pH | 102 |
| 1.4.10 | The Future | 102 |
| 1.4.11 | Conclusion | 103 |
| | References | 103 |
| 1.5 | Optimization of the Evaluation in Chromatography Hans-Joachim Kuss | 105 |
| 1.5.1 | Evaluation of Chromatographic Data – An Introduction | 105 |
| 1.5.2 | Working Range | 105 |
| 1.5.3 | Internal Standard | 106 |
| 1.5.4 | Calibration | 107 |
| 1.5.5 | Linear Regression | 107 |
| 1.5.6 | Weighting Exponent | 110 |
| 1.5.7 | In Real Practise | 111 |
| 1.5.8 | Drug Analysis | 111 |
| 1.5.9 | Measurement Uncertainty | 112 |
| 1.5.10 | Calibration Line Through the Origin | 115 |
| | References | 115 |
| 1.6 | Calibration Characteristics and Uncertainty – Indicating Starting Points to Optimize Methods Stefan Schömer | 117 |
| 1.6.1 | Optimizing Calibration – What is the Objective? | 117 |
| 1.6.2 | The Essential Performance Characteristic of Calibration | 118 |
| 1.6.3 | Examples | 118 |
| 1.6.3.1 | Does Enhanced Sensitivity Improve Methods? | 118 |
| 1.6.3.2 | A Constant Variation Coefficient – Is it Good, Poor or Just an Inevitable Characteristic of Method Performance? | 122 |
| 1.6.3.3 | How to Prove Effects Due to Matrices – May the Recovery Function be Replaced? | 133 |
| 1.6.3.4 | Having Established Matrix Effects – Does Spiking Prove Necessary in Every Case? | 136 |
| 1.6.3.5 | Testing Linearity – Does a Calibration Really Need to Fit a Straight Line? | 139 |
| 1.6.3.6 | Enhancing Accuracy – Obtaining ‘Robust’ Calibration Functions with Weighting | 143 |
| | References | 147 |
| 2 | Characteristics of Optimization in Individual HPLC Modes | 149 |
| 2.1 | RP-HPLC | 151 |
| 2.1.1 | Comparison and Selection of Commercial RP-Columns Stavros Kromidas | 151 |
| 2.1.1.1 | Introduction | 151 |
| 2.1.1.2 | Reasons for the Diversity of Commercially Available RP-Columns – First Consequences | 151 |
| 2.1.1.2.1 | On Polar Interactions | 156 |
| 2.1.1.2.2 | First Consequences | 156 |
| 2.1.1.3 | Criteria for Comparing RP-Phases | 174 |
| 2.1.1.3.1 | Similarity According to Physico-chemical Properties | 174 |
| 2.1.1.3.2 | Similarity Based on Chromatographic Behavior; Expressiveness of Retention and Selectivity Factors | 175 |
| 2.1.1.3.3 | Tests for the Comparison of Columns and Their Expressiveness | 181 |
| 2.1.1.4 | Similarity of RP-Phases | 195 |
| 2.1.1.4.1 | Selectivity Maps | 196 |
| 2.1.1.4.2 | Selectivity Plots | 200 |
| 2.1.1.4.3 | Selectivity Hexagons | 205 |
| 2.1.1.4.4 | Chemometric Analysis of Chromatographic Data | 229 |
| 2.1.1.5 | Suitability of RP-Phases for Special Types of Analytes and Proposals for the Choice of Columns | 233 |
| 2.1.1.5.1 | Polar and Hydrophobic RP-Phases | 233 |
| 2.1.1.5.2 | Suitability of RP-Phases for Different Classes of Substances | 237 |
| 2.1.1.5.3 | Procedure for the Choice of an RP-Column | 248 |
| | References | 253 |
| 2.1.2 | Column Selectivity in RP-Chromatography Uwe D. Neue, Bonnie A. Alden, and Pamela C. Iraneta | 254 |
| 2.1.2.1 | Introduction | 254 |
| 2.1.2.2 | Main Section | 255 |
| 2.1.2.2.1 | Hydrophobicity and Silanol Activity (Ion Exchange) | 255 |
| 2.1.2.2.2 | Polar Interactions (Hydrogen Bonding) | 259 |
| 2.1.2.2.3 | Reproducibility of the Selectivity | 261 |
| | References | 263 |
| 2.1.3 | The Use of Principal Component Analysis for the Characterization of ReversedPhase Liquid Chromatographic Stationary Phases Melvin R. Euerby and Patrik Petersson | 264 |
| 2.1.3.1 | Introduction | 264 |
| 2.1.3.2 | Theory of Principal Component Analysis | 265 |
| 2.1.3.3 | PCA of the Database of RP Silica Materials | 267 |
| 2.1.3.3.1 | PCA of Polar Embedded, Enhanced Polar Selectivity, and AQ/Aqua Phases | 269 |
| 2.1.3.3.2 | PCA of Perfluorinated Phases | 270 |
| 2.1.3.4 | Use of PCA in the Identification of Column/Phase Equivalency | 271 |
| 2.1.3.5 | Use of PCA in the Rational Selection of Stationary Phases for Method Development | 277 |
| 2.1.3.5.1 | Proposed Solvent/Stationary Phase Optimization Strategy | 278 |
| | References | 279 |
| 2.1.4 | Chemometrics – A Powerful Tool for Handling a Large Number of Data Cinzia Stella and Jean-Luc Veuthey | 280 |
| 2.1.4.1 | Introduction | 280 |
| 2.1.4.2 | Chromatographic Tests and Their Importance in Column Selection | 280 |
| 2.1.4.3 | Use of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in the Evaluation and Selection of Test Compounds | 281 |
| 2.1.4.3.1 | Physicochemical Properties of Test Compounds | 281 |
| 2.1.4.3.2 | Chromatographic Properties of Test Compounds | 284 |
| 2.1.4.4 | Use of PCA for the Evaluation of Chromatographic Supports | 285 |
| 2.1.4.4.1 | Evaluation of Chromatographic Supports in Mobile Phases Composed of pH 7.0 Phosphate Buffer | 286 |
| 2.1.4.4.2 | Evaluation of Chromatographic Supports in Mobile Phases Composed of pH 3.0 Phosphate Buffer | 289 |
| 2.1.4.5 | How a Chromatographic Test can be Optimized by Chemometrics | 291 |
| 2.1.4.5.1 | Test Compounds | 291 |
| 2.1.4.5.2 | Mobile Phases | 292 |
| 2.1.4.5.3 | Chromatographic Parameters and Batch (Column) Reproducibility | 292 |
| 2.1.4.6 | Conclusion and Perspectives | 295 |
| | References | 295 |
| 2.1.5 | Linear Free Energy Relationships (LFER) – Tools for Column Characterization and Method Optimization in HPLC? Frank Steiner | 296 |
| 2.1.5.1 | Characterization and Selection of Stationary Phases for HPLC | 296 |
| 2.1.5.2 | What are LFERs and Why can they be Profitable in HPLC? | 297 |
| 2.1.5.3 | How to Obtain Analyte Descriptors for the Multivariate Regression | 300 |
| 2.1.5.4 | LFER Procedure Using the Solvation Equation | 301 |
| 2.1.5.4.1 | Comparing Stationary Phases on the Basis of LFER Data | 301 |
| 2.1.5.4.2 | The Influence of the Mobile Phase Expressed in LFER Parameters | 307 |
| 2.1.5.4.3 | The Prediction of Chromatographic Selectivity from LFER Data | 308 |
| 2.1.5.5 | An Empirical Approach to the Determination of LFER Solute Parameters (Descriptors) from HPLC Data | 310 |
| 2.1.5.5.1 | How does this Strategy Differ from the Use of Predetermined Solute Descriptors | 310 |
| 2.1.5.5.2 | The Experimental Plan | 311 |
| 2.1.5.5.3 | Determination of the Five LFER Parameters – A Procedure in Eight Steps | 312 |
| 2.1.5.5.4 | Variation of the Eluent Conditions | 315 |
| 2.1.5.5.5 | Stationary Phase Characterization with Empirical LFER Parameters | 317 |
| 2.1.5.6 | Concluding Remarks on LFER Applications in HPLC | 319 |
| | References | 320 |
| 2.1.6 | Column Selectivity in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography Lloyd R. Snyder and John W. Dolan | 321 |
| 2.1.6.1 | Introduction | 321 |
| 2.1.6.2 | The “Subtraction” Model of Reversed-Phase Column Selectivity | 323 |
| 2.1.6.3 | Applications | 326 |
| 2.1.6.3.1 | Selecting “Equivalent” Columns | 326 |
| 2.1.6.3.2 | Selecting Columns of Very Different Selectivity | 330 |
| 2.1.6.4 | Conclusions | 332 |
| | References | 333 |
| 2.1.7 | Understanding Selectivity by the Use of Suspended-State HighResolution MagicAngle Spinning NMR Spectroscopy Urban Skogsberg, Heidi Händel, Norbert Welsch, and Klaus Albert | 334 |
| 2.1.7.1 | Introduction | 334 |
| 2.1.7.2 | Is the Comparison Between NMR and HPLC Valid? | 337 |
| 2.1.7.3 | The Transferred Nuclear Overhauser Effect (trNOE) | 340 |
| 2.1.7.4 | Suspended-State 1H HR/MAS T1 Relaxation Measurements | 343 |
| 2.1.7.5 | Where do the Interactions Take Place? | 345 |
| 2.1.7.6 | Hydrogen Bonding | 345 |
| 2.1.7.7 | Some Practical Considerations | 345 |
| 2.1.7.8 | Future Aspects | 347 |
| | References | 347 |
| 2.2 | Optimization in Normal-Phase HPLC Veronika R. Meyer | 349 |
| 2.2.1 | Introduction | 349 |
| 2.2.2 | Mobile Phases in NP-HPLC | 350 |
| 2.2.3 | Stationary Phases in NP-HPLC | 354 |
| 2.2.4 | Troubleshooting in Normal-Phase HPLC | 356 |
| | References/Further Reading | 357 |
| 2.3 | Optimization of GPC/SEC Separations by Appropriate Selection of the Stationary Phase and Detection Mode Peter Kilz | 359 |
| 2.3.1 | Introduction | 359 |
| 2.3.2 | Fundamentals of GPC Separations | 360 |
| 2.3.2.1 | Chromatographic Modes of Column Separation | 362 |
| 2.3.2.2 | GPC Column Selection Criteria and Optimization of GPC Separations | 364 |
| 2.3.2.2.1 | Selection of Pore Size and Separation Range | 364 |
| 2.3.2.2.2 | Advantages and Disadvantages of Linear or Mixed-Bed Columns | 365 |
| 2.3.2.3 | HighSpeed GPC Separations | 367 |
| 2.3.3 | The Role of Comprehensive Detection in the Investigation of Macromolecular Materials | 369 |
| 2.3.3.1 | Coupling of Liquid Chromatography with Information-Rich Detectors | 371 |
| 2.3.3.2 | Copolymer GPC Analysis by Multiple Detection | 372 |
| 2.3.3.3 | Simultaneous Separation and Identification by GPC-FTIR | 375 |
| 2.3.3.4 | Application of Molar Mass-Sensitive Detectors in GPC | 377 |
| 2.3.3.4.1 | Light-Scattering Detection | 377 |
| 2.3.3.4.2 | Viscometry Detection | 379 |
| 2.3.4 | Summary | 380 |
| | References | 381 |
| 2.4 | Gel Filtration/Size-Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) of Biopolymers – Optimization Strategies and Troubleshooting Milena Quaglia, Egidijus Machtejevas, Tom Hennessy, and Klaus K. Unger | 383 |
| 2.4.1 | Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going? | 383 |
| 2.4.2 | Theory in Brief | 384 |
| 2.4.3 | SEC vs. HPLC Variants | 387 |
| 2.4.4 | Optimization Aspects in SEC of Biopolymers | 388 |
| 2.4.4.1 | Column Selection and Optimal Flow Rate | 388 |
| 2.4.4.2 | Optimization of the Mobile Phase | 392 |
| 2.4.4.3 | Sample Preparation | 394 |
| 2.4.4.4 | Sample Viscosity and Sample Volume – Two Critical Parameters at Injection | 395 |
| 2.4.4.5 | Detection Methods | 396 |
| 2.4.5 | Applications | 397 |
| 2.4.5.1 | High-Performance SEC | 397 |
| 2.4.5.2 | Determination of Molecular Weight | 398 |
| 2.4.5.3 | Gel Filtration as a Tool to Study Conformational Changes of Proteins | 398 |
| 2.4.5.4 | Gel Filtration in Preparative and Process Separations (Downstream Processing) | 399 |
| 2.4.5.5 | SEC Columns Based on the Principle of Restricted Access and Their Use in Proteome Analysis | 400 |
| | References | 403 |
| 2.5 | Optimization in Affinity Chromatography | 405 |
| | Egbert Müller | |
| 2.5.1 | Introduction to Resin Design and Method Development in Affinity Chromatography | 405 |
| 2.5.2 | Base Matrix | 408 |
| 2.5.3 | Immobilization Methods | 409 |
| 2.5.4 | Activation Methods | 409 |
| 2.5.5 | Spacer | 412 |
| 2.5.6 | Site-Directed Immobilization | 415 |
| 2.5.7 | Non-Particulate Affinity Matrices | 416 |
| 2.5.8 | Affinity Purification | 417 |
| 2.5.9 | Factorial Design for the Preparation of Affinity Resins | 419 |
| 2.5.10 | Summary of Immobilization | 423 |
| | References | 423 |
| 2.6 | Optimization of Enantiomer Separations in HPLC Markus Juza | 427 |
| 2.6.1 | Introduction | 427 |
| 2.6.2 | Basic Principles of Enantioselective HPLC | 427 |
| 2.6.2.1 | Thermodynamic Fundamentals of Enantioselective HPLC | 429 |
| 2.6.2.2 | Adsorption and Chiral Recognition | 430 |
| 2.6.2.3 | Differences to Reversed-Phase and Normal-Phase HPLC | 433 |
| 2.6.2.4 | Principles for Optimization of Enantioselective HPLC Separations | 433 |
| 2.6.3 | Selectors and Stationary Phases | 433 |
| 2.6.4 | Method Selection and Optimization | 440 |
| 2.6.4.1 | Cellulose and Amylose Derivatives | 441 |
| 2.6.4.2 | Immobilized Cellulose and Amylose Derivatives | 443 |
| 2.6.4.3 | Stationary Phases Derived from Tartaric Acid | 444 |
| 2.6.4.4 | -Acidic and -Basic Stationary Phases | 444 |
| 2.6.4.5 | Macrocyclic Selectors, Cyclodextrins, and Antibiotics | 446 |
| 2.6.4.6 | Proteins and Peptides | 450 |
| 2.6.4.7 | Ruthenium Complexes | 450 |
| 2.6.4.8 | Synthetic and Imprinted Polymers | 450 |
| 2.6.4.9 | Metal Complexation and Ligand-Exchange Phases | 451 |
| 2.6.4.10 | Chiral Ion Exchangers | 451 |
| 2.6.5 | Avoiding Errors and Troubleshooting | 452 |
| 2.6.5.1 | Equipment and Columns – Practical Tips | 452 |
| 2.6.5.2 | Detection | 454 |
| 2.6.5.3 | Mistakes Originating from the Analyte | 454 |
| 2.6.6 | Preparative Enantioselective HPLC | 454 |
| 2.6.6.1 | Determination of the Loading Capacity | 455 |
| 2.6.6.2 | Determination of Elution Volumes and Flow Rates | 456 |
| 2.6.6.3 | Enantiomer Separation using Simulated Moving Bed (SMB) Chromatography | 458 |
| 2.6.6.3.1 | Principles of Simulated Moving Bed Chromatography | 458 |
| 2.6.6.3.2 | Separation of Commercial Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients by SMB | 459 |
| 2.6.7 | Enantioselective Chromatography by the Addition of Chiral Additives to the Mobile Phase in HPLC and Capillary Electrophoresis | 461 |
| 2.6.8 | Determination of Enantiomeric Purity Through the Formation of Diastereomers | 462 |
| 2.6.9 | Indirect Enantiomer Separation on a Preparative Scale | 462 |
| 2.6.10 | Enantiomer Separations Under Supercritical Fluid Chromatographic (SFC) Conditions | 462 |
| 2.6.11 | New Chiral Stationary Phases and Information Management Software | 463 |
| 2.6.12 | Summary | 463 |
| | References | 464 |
| 2.7 | Miniaturization | 467 |
| 2.7.1 | mLC/NanoLC – Optimization and Troubleshooting Jürgen Maier-Rosenkranz | 467 |
| 2.7.1.1 | Introduction | 467 |
| 2.7.1.2 | Sensitivity | 467 |
| 2.7.1.2.1 | Influence of Column Length | 467 |
| 2.7.1.2.2 | Influence of Column Internal Diameter | 467 |
| 2.7.1.2.3 | Influence of Stationary Phase | 469 |
| 2.7.1.3 | Robustness | 469 |
| 2.7.1.3.1 | System Choice | 469 |
| 2.7.1.3.2 | Capillary Connections | 472 |
| 2.7.1.3.3 | Precautions Against Blocking | 477 |
| 2.7.1.3.4 | Testing for Leakages | 478 |
| 2.7.1.3.5 | Guard Column Switching and Sample Loading Strategies | 478 |
| 2.7.1.4 | Sensitivity/Resolution | 483 |
| 2.7.1.4.1 | Column Dimensions | 483 |
| 2.7.1.4.2 | Packing Materials/Surface Covering | 484 |
| 2.7.1.4.3 | Detectors | 484 |
| | References | 486 |
| 2.7.2 | Microchip-Based Liquid Chromatography – Techniques and Possibilities Jörg P. Kutter | 487 |
| 2.7.2.1 | Introduction | 487 |
| 2.7.2.2 | Techniques | 488 |
| 2.7.2.2.1 | Pressure-Driven Liquid Chromatography (LC) | 488 |
| 2.7.2.2.2 | Open-Channel Electrochromatography (OCEC) | 488 |
| 2.7.2.2.3 | Packed-Bed Electrochromatography | 488 |
| 2.7.2.2.4 | Microfabricated Chromatographic Beds (Pillar Arrays) | 489 |
| 2.7.2.2.5 | In Situ Polymerized Monolithic Stationary Phases | 489 |
| 2.7.2.3 | Optimization and Possibilities | 490 |
| 2.7.2.3.1 | Separation Performance | 490 |
| 2.7.2.3.2 | Isocratic and Gradient Elution | 491 |
| 2.7.2.3.3 | Tailor-Made Stationary Phases | 492 |
| 2.7.2.3.4 | Sample Pretreatment and More-Dimensional Separations | 492 |
| 2.7.2.3.5 | Issues and Challenges | 492 |
| 2.7.2.4 | Application Examples | 493 |
| 2.7.2.5 | Conclusions and Outlook | 496 |
| | References | 496 |
| 2.7.3 | Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Uwe D. Neue, Eric S. Grumbach, Marianna Kele, Jeffrey R. Mazzeo, and Dirk Sievers | 498 |
| 2.7.3.1 | Introduction | 498 |
| 2.7.3.2 | Isocratic Separations | 499 |
| 2.7.3.3 | Gradient Separations | 502 |
| | References | 505 |
| 3 | Coupling Techniques | 507 |
| 3.1 | Immunochromatographic Techniques Michael G. Weller | 509 |
| 3.1.1 | Introduction | 509 |
| 3.1.2 | Binding Molecules | 509 |
| 3.1.3 | Immunoassays | 511 |
| 3.1.4 | Immunochromatographic Techniques | 511 |
| 3.1.4.1 | Affinity Enrichment (Affinity SPE) | 513 |
| 3.1.4.2 | “Weak Affinity Chromatography” (True Affinity Chromatography) | 519 |
| 3.1.4.3 | Biochemical Detectors | 520 |
| 3.1.5 | Examples | 522 |
| 3.1.5.1 | Example 1: Affinity Extraction (Affinity SPE) | 522 |
| 3.1.5.2 | Example 2: “Weak Affinity Chromatography” (WAC) | 523 |
| 3.1.5.3 | Example 3: Biochemical Detection | 525 |
| | References | 525 |
| 3.2 | Enhanced Characterization and Comprehensive Analyses by Two-Dimensional Chromatography Peter Kilz | 527 |
| 3.2.1 | Introduction | 527 |
| 3.2.2 | How Can I Take Advantage? – Experimental Aspects | 529 |
| 3.2.3 | 2D Data Presentation and Analysis | 533 |
| 3.2.4 | The State-of-the-Art in 2D Chromatography | 535 |
| 3.2.5 | Summary | 539 |
| | References | 540 |
| 3.3 | LC/MS – Hints and Recommendations on Optimization and Troubleshooting Friedrich Mandel | 541 |
| 3.3.1 | Optimization of the Ionization Process | 541 |
| 3.3.2 | Lost LC/MS Peaks | 542 |
| 3.3.2.1 | Mobile Phase pH at the Edge of the Optimum Range | 543 |
| 3.3.2.2 | Ion-Pairing Agents in the HPLC System | 543 |
| 3.3.2.3 | Ion Suppression by the Sample Matrix or Sample Contaminants | 544 |
| 3.3.3 | How Clean Should an LC/MS Ion Source Be? | 544 |
| 3.3.4 | Ion Suppression | 545 |
| | References | 549 |
| 3.4 | LC-NMR Coupling Klaus Albert, Manfred Krucker, Karsten Putzbach, and Marc D. Grynbaum | 551 |
| 3.4.1 | NMR Basics | 551 |
| 3.4.2 | Sensitivity of the NMR Experiment | 552 |
| 3.4.3 | NMR Spectroscopy in Flowing Systems | 553 |
| 3.4.4 | NMR Probes for LC-NMR | 553 |
| 3.4.5 | Practical Realization of Analytical HPLC-NMR and Capillary-HPLC-NMR | 554 |
| 3.4.6 | Continuous-Flow Measurements | 555 |
| 3.4.7 | Stopped-Flow Measurements | 557 |
| 3.4.8 | Capillary Separations | 559 |
| 3.4.9 | Outlook | 560 |
| | References | 563 |
| 4 | Computer-Aided Optimization | 565 |
| 4.1 | Computer-Facilitated HPLC Method Development Using DryLab® Software Lloyd R. Snyder and Loren Wrisley | 567 |
| 4.1.1 | Introduction | 567 |
| 4.1.1.1 | History | 569 |
| 4.1.1.2 | Theory | 570 |
| 4.1.2 | DryLab Capabilities | 570 |
| 4.1.2.1 | DryLab Operation | 570 |
| 4.1.2.2 | Mode Choices | 571 |
| 4.1.3 | Practical Applications of DryLab® in the Laboratory | 572 |
| 4.1.4 | Conclusions | 584 |
| | References | 585 |
| 4.2 | ChromSword® Software for Automated and Computer-Assisted Development of HPLC Methods Sergey Galushko, Vsevolod Tanchuk, Irina Shishkina, Oleg Pylypchenko, and Wolf-Dieter Beinert | 587 |
| 4.2.1 | Introduction | 587 |
| 4.2.1.1 | Off-Line Mode | 587 |
| 4.2.1.2 | On-Line Mode | 587 |
| 4.2.2 | ChromSword® Versions | 587 |
| 4.2.3 | Experimental Set-Up for On-Line Mode | 588 |
| 4.2.4 | Method Development with ChromSword® | 588 |
| 4.2.4.1 | Off-Line Mode (Computer-Assisted Method Development) | 588 |
| 4.2.4.2 | On-Line Mode – Fully Automated Optimization of Isocratic and Gradient Separations | 592 |
| 4.2.4.2.1 | Software Functions for Automation | 597 |
| 4.2.4.2.2 | How Does the System Optimize Separations? | 597 |
| 4.2.5 | Conclusion | 600 |
| | References | 600 |
| 4.3 | Multifactorial Systematic Method Development and Optimization in Reversed-Phase HPLC Michael Pfeffer | 601 |
| 4.3.1 | Introduction and Factorial Viewpoint | 601 |
| 4.3.2 | Strategy for Partially Automated Method Development | 603 |
| 4.3.3 | Comparison of Commercially Available Software Packages with Regard to Their Contribution to Factorial Method Development | 608 |
| 4.3.4 | Development of a New System for Multifactorial Method Development | 609 |
| 4.3.4.1 | Selection of Stationary Phases | 611 |
| 4.3.4.2 | Optimizing Methods with HEUREKA | 612 |
| 4.3.4.3 | Evaluation of Data with HEUREKA | 618 |
| 4.3.5 | Conclusion and Outlook | 623 |
| | References | 623 |
| 5 | User Reports | 625 |
| 5.1 | Nano-LC-MS/MS in Proteomics Heike Schäfer, Christiane Lohaus, Helmut E. Meyer, and Katrin Marcus | 627 |
| 5.1.1 | Proteomics – An Introduction | 627 |
| 5.1.2 | Sample Preparation for Nano-LC | 628 |
| 5.1.3 | Nano-LC | 629 |
| 5.1.4 | On-Line LC-ESI-MS/MS Coupling | 633 |
| 5.1.5 | Off-Line LC-MALDI-MS/MS Coupling | 635 |
| 5.1.5.1 | Sample Fractionation | 635 |
| 5.1.5.2 | MALDI-TOF-MS/MS Analyses | 635 |
| 5.1.6 | Data Analysis | 637 |
| 5.1.7 | Application in Practice: Analysis of -Crystallin A in Mice Lenses | 637 |
| | References | 640 |
| 5.2 | Verification Methods for Robustness in RP-HPLC Hans Bilke | 643 |
| 5.2.1 | Introduction | 643 |
| 5.2.2 | Testing Robustness in Analytical RP-HPLC by Means of Systematic Method Development | 643 |
| 5.2.3 | Robustness Test in Analytical RP-HPLC by Means of Statistical Experimental Design (DoE) | 652 |
| 5.2.4 | Conclusion | 665 |
| | References | 666 |
| 5.3 | Separation of Complex Sample Mixtures Knut Wagner | 669 |
| 5.3.1 | Introduction | 669 |
| 5.3.2 | Multidimensional HPLC | 670 |
| 5.3.3 | Techniques for Multidimensional Separations | 672 |
| 5.3.3.1 | Off-Line Technique | 672 |
| 5.3.3.2 | On-Line Technique | 672 |
| 5.3.4 | On-Line Sample Preparation as a Previous Stage of Multidimensional HPLC | 674 |
| 5.3.5 | Fields of Application of Multidimensional HPLC | 675 |
| 5.3.5.1 | What can be Realized? – A Practical Example | 676 |
| 5.3.6 | Critical Parameters of Multidimensional HPLC | 682 |
| | References | 683 |
| 5.4 | Evaluation of an Integrated Procedure for the Characterization of Chemical Libraries on the Basis of HPLC-UV/MS/CLND Mario Arangio, Federico R. Sirtori, Katia Marcucci, Giuseppe Razzano, Maristella Colombo, Roberto Biancardi, and Vincenzo Rizzo | 685 |
| 5.4.1 | Introduction | 685 |
| 5.4.2 | Materials and Methods | 686 |
| 5.4.2.1 | Instrumentation | 686 |
| 5.4.2.2 | Chemicals and Consumables | 686 |
| 5.4.2.3 | High-Throughput Platform (HTP1) Method Set-up | 688 |
| 5.4.2.4 | Chromatographic Conditions | 688 |
| 5.4.2.5 | Mass Spectrometer and CLND Conditions | 689 |
| 5.4.2.6 | Data Processing and Reporting | 689 |
| 5.4.2.7 | Multilinear Regression Analysis for the Derivation of CLND Response Factors | 690 |
| 5.4.3 | Results and Discussion | 691 |
| 5.4.3.1 | Liquid Chromatography and UV Detection | 691 |
| 5.4.3.2 | Mass Spectrometric Method Development | 692 |
| 5.4.3.3 | CLND Set-Up | 693 |
| 5.4.3.4 | Validation with Commercial Standards | 693 |
| 5.4.3.5 | Validation with Proprietary Compounds | 695 |
| 5.4.4 | Conclusions | 699 |
| | References | 700 |
| | Appendix | 703 |
| | Subject Index | 729 |