.... http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/landing.cda?type=Feature&chId=5 http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cma/download.cma?imageType=RssLogo&contentType=Feature&siteId=2&chId=5 http://www.separationsnow.com/ http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=22532&type=Feature&page=1 Because therapeutic antibodies vary in a way that synthetic drug compounds don't, two US scientists have developed a novel ion exchange chromatography method for determining antibody charge states. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=22500&type=Feature&page=1 Chinese scientists have developed a simple ion chromatography-based method for simultaneously determining and confirming the indandione rodenticides in blood serum, for use in clinical diagnosis and forensic toxicology. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=22400&type=Feature&page=1 Using various analytical techniques, including anion-exchange chromatography, an international team of scientists has purified and analysed the cell wall molecule known as xyloglucan in kiwi fruit. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=22367&type=Feature&page=1 As if scaring away ghosts and ghouls at Halloween were not enough, it appears that pumpkins can also put the frighteners on disease-causing fungi. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=22331&type=Feature&page=1 Chilean biochemical engineers have developed a model for simulating elution curves for the proteins alpha-lactalbumin, bovine serum albumin and conalbumin under different operational conditions. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=22268&type=Feature&page=1 Using cation exchange polymethacrylate-based monolithic columns and imaged capillary electrophoresis, Australian and US researchers have characterised three different monoclonal antibody formulations of pharmaceutical interest. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=22233&type=Feature&page=1 Jellyfish might not be too welcomed by those swimming in the sea, but ion chromatography has helped to reveal their potential benefit to those suffering from skin blemishes. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=22189&type=Feature&page=1 Using ion chromatography, three US scientists have analysed the ionic composition of the exhaled breath condensate of adolescent athletes before and after exercise. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=22005&type=Feature&page=1 Chinese medical researchers have used the iTRAQ-labeling technology and 2-D strong cation exchange/reversed phase liquid chromatography to profile the proteins secreted from pancreatic cancer cells. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=22043&type=Feature&page=1 By finding a way to sift through more DNA strands than there are stars in the observable universe, US scientists came up with the most sensitive method yet for separating and purifying different types of carbon nanotube. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=21999&type=Feature&page=1 Using a range of analytical techniques, including ion chromatography, Belgian scientists have determined the chemical composition of the atmospheric particulate matter collected at a rural site in Morogoro, Tanzania. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=21925&type=Feature&page=1 Using cation exchange, affinity and reversed phase chromatography, British researchers have investigated what causes adverse reactions to the synthetic antibiotic flucloxacillin, which is used to treat Staphylococcal infections. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=21919&type=Feature&page=1 By using an anion-exchange chromatography column designed for separating sugars to detect an amino acid, South Korean researchers have come up with a novel way to diagnose a serious genetic disorder. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=21882&type=Feature&page=1 Japanese scientists have investigated using zwitterionic hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography to separate the peptides produced by digesting human serum albumin, which is the most abundant protein in human blood plasma. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=21803&type=Feature&page=1 Using strong ion-exchange centrifugal partition chromatography, French scientists managed to purify the glucosinolate sinalbin on a multigram scale from a crude aqueous extract of white mustard seeds. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=21832&type=Feature&page=1 An LC/MS procedure was used to measure levels of cocaine and its metabolites benzoylecgonine and ecgonine methyl ester in wastewater samples from 41 wastewater treatment plants in Belgium. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=21739&type=Feature&page=1 Anion exchange chromatography seems to have a taste for honey, being able to distinguish pure honey from honey adulterated with corn syrup at concentrations as low as 1%. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=21712&type=Feature&page=1 Canadian scientists have used both cation and anion exchange chromatography to determine arsenic species present in cattail, a type of wetland plant that is widely used as a traditional food and medicinal ingredient by indigenous people. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=21469&type=Feature&page=1 Chinese and US scientists have developed a multi-step chromatography process, including ion exchange and affinity chromatography, for isolating a novel peroxidase with antifungal activity from large lima beans. http://www.separationsNOW.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?chId=5&id=21539&type=Feature&page=1 A novel ion exchange stationary phase strongly binds whole proteins at 50°C but then releases them at 20°C, offering an inexpensive and environmentally-friendly way to isolate and purify proteins.