Size-exclusion and high-performance liquid chromatography separation of peptides from peptic haemoglobin hydrolysate obtained by ultrafiltration

Summary Gel filtration (size-exclusion) and high-performance liquid chromatography have been used to separate peptic peptides from haemoglobin hydrolysate. Elution profiles on Sephadex G-25 displayed nine fractions with molecular weights lower than 6500 daltons. Each fraction was analysed for total amino acid content and showed less than 1% free amino acids. Reversed phase HPLC, using ammonium acetate buffer and acetonitrile as solvent, was applied to each fraction in order to obtain pure peptide peaks. The importance of acquiring a better knowledge of such an hydrolysate is discussed. Various potential applications of this type of hydrolysate, some of them already being undertaken, are envisaged.