Separation and sensitive detection of D‐amino acids in biological matrices

Abstract

The increase in our understanding of D‐amino acid function and distribution in mammals is in many ways a result of the initial development of sensitive enantioselective separation strategies that allow for quantification in real biological samples. This article reviews progress on the development of chiral selective separation and detection of D‐amino acids including enzyme‐based microbiosensors, GC/MS, HPLC/fluorescence, HPLC/MS‐MS, cEKC/fluorescence, and MEKC/fluorescence. Only methods capable of analyzing D‐isomers in biological matrices are given here and significant effort is made to highlight approaches that offer speed, resolution, high sensitivity, and versatility.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 30, 2009
Source ID
10.1002/jssc.200900101

Entities

People

  • Daniel L. Kirschner
  • Thomas K. Green

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  • United States Army Medical Research and Development Command

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Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design