Liquid chromatography in biomedical analysis

This book presents a guide for the analysis of biomedically important compounds using modern liquid chromatographic techniques. After a brief summary of basic liquid chromatographic methods and optimization strategies, the main part of the book focuses on the various classes of biomedically important compounds: amino acids, catecholamines, carbohydrates, fatty acids, nucleotides, porphyrins, prostaglandins and steroid hormones. The different chapters discuss specialized techniques pertaining to each class of compounds, such as sample pretreatment, pre- and post-column derivatization, detection and quantification.
Content: Front Cover; Liquid Chromatography in Biomedical Analysis; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Liquid chromatography in biomedical analysis : basic approach; Chapter 2. Optimization of liquid chromatography for biomedically important compounds; Chapter 3. Amino acids; Chapter 4. Bile acids; Chapter 5. Carbohydrates; Chapter 6. Catecholamines; Chapter 7. Fatty acids; Chapter 8. Nucleotides; Chapter 9. Porphyrins; Chapter 10. Prostaglandins; Chapter 11. Steroid hormones; Chapter 12. Miscellaneous; Subject Index
Abstract: This book presents a guide for the analysis of biomedically important compounds using modern liquid chromatographic techniques. After a brief summary of basic liquid chromatographic methods and optimization strategies, the main part of the book focuses on the various classes of biomedically important compounds: amino acids, catecholamines, carbohydrates, fatty acids, nucleotides, porphyrins, prostaglandins and steroid hormones. The different chapters discuss specialized techniques pertaining to each class of compounds, such as sample pretreatment, pre- and post-column derivatization, detection and quantification