Amino Acid Analysis System from Shimadzu

For high-sensitivity measurement of amino acids in foods and biological samples. The analysis of amino acids plays an important role not only in the food industry, but also in natural product and pharmaceutical fields. This system uses detection by post-column fluorescence derivatization, with o-phthalaldehyde (OPA) / N-acetylcysteine as the reaction reagent, to selectively and with high sensitivity quantitate the amino acids contained in samples with high levels of contaminants.

Features:

• Selectively detects amino acids based on Shimadzu's highly acclaimed post-column reaction technology and high-sensitivity fluorescence detector
• Detects amino acids with over ten times higher sensitivity than the ninhydrin method (UV detection), by using a derivatization method that provides selective reaction with amino radicals, together with fluorescence detection
• Outstanding Reproducibility - Because derivatization occurs after separation in the column, reactions are not affected by the sample matrix. Therefore, analyses can be performed with good precision
• Easy to Operate - Since column eluant is automatically derivatized by mixing it with the reaction reagent, it saves time and tedious tasks
• The mobile phase and reaction solution are available as a kit, which means solutions can be prepared with minimal fuss