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Fluorimetric detection in the presence of a stationary phase has been applied to gradient elution of dansyl amino acids in liquid chromatography. A 1.5 mm ID quartz tube packed with the same materials as the separation column was employed for the flow cell. Conventional-size columns were employed. The peak height of analytes increased with increasing retention owing to focusing and environmental effects of the stationary phase, leading to improvements in sensitivity, which was pronounced for analytes eluting late. The lower the gradient, the larger the improvement in sensitivity achieved. Detection limits were improved by a factor of up to 5.1 by fluorimetric detection using the packed flow cell, compared with those achieved using a common empty flow cell.
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Takeuchi, T., Miwa, T. Signal enhancement by on-column fluorimetric detection in gradient elution of dansyl amino acids in liquid chromatography. Chromatographia 41, 148–152 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02267946
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