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1Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (CSIC), Av. Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain, garrido@iim.csic.es.
Abstract:
HPLC is still the technique of choice for the analysis and characterization of phytoplankton pigments. In this chapter we describe procedures for sample preparation and pigment extraction, and the use of octyl silica columns and pyridine-containing mobile phases to separate chlorophylls and carotenoids. The identification of pigments on the basis of their retention times and visible spectra, the preparation of pigment standards, and the quantitative analysis by either external or internal standard procedures are also described.
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