Separation and determination of neuraminic acids in nanogram quantities by liquid chromatography — A comparative study with different amino phases

Summary Neuraminic acid derivatives were separated easily by liquid chromatography on amino phases and using acetonitrile/15 mM phosphate buffer, pH 5.2 as mobile phase. Detection at 200 nm allowed determination of substances in the nanomole range. All solvent systems were used isocratically at room temperature. The separation did not depend on ion-exchange but on a partition mechanism, the solutes being separated according to their polarity. Thus, it was possible to optimize the resolution by varying the stationary phase and the composition of the eluent.Part of this work has been presented at the 15th International Symposium on Chromatography, Nürnberg, October 1–5, 1984.