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Isolation of Natural Products by Preparative Gas Chromatography

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Natural Products Isolation

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 864))

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Chromatography is a process for the separation of compounds from the mixtures. Gas chromatography (GC) is one of the most important and common techniques in separation science. The main focus of this chapter is to demonstrate a hands-on approach to preparative gas chromatography (Prep-GC) technique and its use for the isolation of natural products, particularly terpenes and other volatiles. Starting from the classification of GC separations, columns, and stationary phases, sampling techniques, mobile phases, detectors, and fraction collector systems of analytical and preparative gas chromatographic separations are comparatively covered in this chapter.

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  1. Department of Pharmacognosy, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey

    Temel Özek & Fatih Demirci

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  1. School of Applied Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY, United Kingdom

    Satyajit D. Sarker

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Özek, T., Demirci, F. (2012). Isolation of Natural Products by Preparative Gas Chromatography. In: Sarker, S., Nahar, L. (eds) Natural Products Isolation. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 864. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-624-1_11

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