Application Of Fluorescamine Xiv¹. Determination Of Optical Purity Of A Small Amount Of Amino Acids By The Fluorescamine Method

Abstract

A new simple and fast micro method has been established to determine the optical purity of a small amount of amino acids (0.1–1 μg/ml). The amino acids react readily with fluorescamine to form pyrrolinone-type chromophores, which show strong CD bands at 400–300 nm and much larger optical rotation than the free amino acids in the visible spectral range.

Key Words:

• primary amino acids
• optical purity
• ORD/CD
• fluorescamine