High-performance thin-layer chromatography method for inositol phosphate analysis
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Preparation of Quality Inositol Pyrophosphates
Published on: September 3, 2011
1Plant Biology and Biogeochemistry Department, Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark. frank.hatzack@risoe.dk
Abstract:
A simple and inexpensive high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method for the analysis of inositol mono- to hexakisphosphates on cellulose precoated plates is described. Plates were developed in 1-propanol-25% ammonia solution-water (5:4:1) and substance quantities as low as 100-200 pmol were detected by molybdate staining. Chromatographic mobilities of nucleotides and phosphorylated carbohydrates were also characterized. Charcoal treatment was employed to separate nucleotides from inositol phosphates with similar R(F) values prior to HPTLC analysis. Practical application of the HPTLC system is demonstrated by analysis of grain extracts from wild type and low-phytate mutant barley as well as phytate degradation products resulting from barley phytase activity.
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