Cover Picture: Electrophoresis 16'2011

Issue no. 16 is a regular issue with “Emphasis on Sensitivity Enhancement and Detection” consisting of 18 contributions distributed over 5 distinct parts and a Fast Track paper. The Fast Track paper is on “Barcoding of Giardia duodenalis isolates and derived lines from an established cryobank by a mutation scanning‐based approach”. The remaining 18 papers are grouped into 5 different parts. Part I and Part II represent the emphasis of this issue which involves “Sample Extraction and Enrichment and Sensitivity Enhancement” and “Detection Approaches” based on coupling CE with EC, ECL and MS. Part I has a series of 6 research papers on multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles for the enrichment of proteins, magnetic microspheres solid phase extraction of eight illegal drugs in human urine, hollow‐fiber liquid phase microextraction of nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs in wastewater, solid phase extraction to enhance sensitivity of CE for the determination of pharmaceuticals in river water, in‐line preconcentration CZE for the analysis of haloacetic acids in water, and dispersive liquid‐liquid microextraction coupled with CE for the determination of sulfonamides. Part II has 5 papers concerned with CE coupled with EC and ECL detection for the analysis of beta‐blockers, determination of nicotine and its metabolite cotinine in urine and cigarette samples by CE coupled with ECL, CE‐ECL detection for the analysis of ibandronate in drug formulation and human urine, CE‐ESI‐MS method for carbohydrate analysis, and analysis of phospholipids using MIP‐OTC in CEC‐ESI‐MS. Part III has 3 contributions on binding interaction and affinity capillary electrophoresis involving mobility shift assay for binding of DNA with NFAT3, rapid CE‐UV binding tests of environmentally hazardous compounds with polymer‐modified magnetic nanoparticles, and quantitative evaluation of lectin‐reactive glycoforms of alpha1‐acid glycoprotein using affinity CE with fluorescence detection. Part IV is on protein analysis by gel electrophoresis and has 2 contributions while Part V has 2 research papers on rice genotyping and determination of contrast agents by MEKC in urine and serum samples. Featured articles include: FAST TRACK: Barcoding of Giardia duodenalis isolates and derived lines from an established cryobank by a mutation scanning‐based approach. (( 10.1002/elps.201100283 )) Applications of multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles for the enrichment of proteins for PAGE separation. (( 10.1002/elps.201000657 )) Dispersive liquid‐liquid microextraction coupled with capillary electrophoresis for simultaneous determination of sulfonamides with the aid of experimental design. (( 10.1002/elps.201100142 )) Carbohydrate analysis by capillary electrophoresis‐microelectrospray ionization‐mass spectrometry. (( 10.1002/elps.201100027 )) Quantitative evaluation of lectin‐reactive glycoforms of α1‐acid glycoprotein using lectin affinity capillary electrophoresis with fluorescence detection. (( 10.1002/elps.201100146 )) High throughput functional marker assay for detection of Xa/xa and fgr genes in rice (Oryza sativa L.). (( 10.1002/elps.201100196 ))