Chromatography of Amino Acids on Reversed Phase Thin Layer Plates

Abstract
The separation of 19 amino acids was studied on reversed phase thin layers, including C18 chemically bonded silica gel, impregnated silica gel, and acetylated cellulose. Normal aqueous-organic solvents, aqueous micellar solutions, and reversed micellar solutions were tested as mobile phases. The only practical system that provided a reversal in migration sequence compared to silica gel and cellulose included a C18 layer impregnated with HDBS, and this reversal was apparently due to an ion exchange mechanism.