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An Early Description of Paper Chromatography?

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An early description of a form of paper chromatography for analysis of bilirubin, is described in Zentralblatt für Innere Medizin of 1906. The bilirubin in urine was identified after a diazotization reaction to give a red diazo dye, that was made visible on paper by separation from other colours.

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  1. Lennard-Jones Laboratory, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, England, ST5 5BG, UK

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Morgan, E., Wilson, I. An Early Description of Paper Chromatography?. Chromatographia 60, 135–136 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1365/s10337-004-0316-7

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