Chromatography Flashcards

1
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considered the gold standard for most testing due to its high sensitivity and specificity

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GC coupled with MS

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2
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used to separate complex mixtures on the basis of different physical interactions between the individual compounds and the stationary phase of the system

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Chromatography

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3
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through which the mobile phase flows

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stationary Phase

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4
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carries the complex mixture

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mobile phase

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5
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holding the stationary phase

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column

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6
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separated components

A

Eluate

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7
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Modes of Separation

A

adsorption
partition
steric exclusion
ion-exchange chromatography

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8
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known as liquid–solid chromatography

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adsorption

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9
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based on the competition between the sample and the mobile phase for adsorptive sites on the solid stationary phase.

A

adsorption

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10
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The molecules that are most soluble in the mobile phase move

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fastest

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11
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The stationary phase can be

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acidic polar (silica gel)
basic polar (alumina)
nonpolar (charcoal)

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12
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T/F:
Liquid–solid chromatography is not widely used in clinical laboratories because of technical problems with the preparation of a stationary phase that has homogeneous distribution of absorption sites.

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true

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13
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referred to as liquid–liquid chromatography

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partition

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14
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based on relative solubility in an organic (nonpolar) solvent and an aqueous (polar) solvent

A

partition

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15
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partition (extraction) is performed in

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separatory funnel

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16
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Polar molecules remain in the

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aqueous solvent

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17
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nonpolar molecules are extracted in the

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organic solvent

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18
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Modern partition chromatography uses ______________ that are chemically bonded to the support or high-molecular-weight polymers

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pseudolipid stationary phase

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19
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a liquid–solid chromatography used to separate
solute molecules on the basis of size and shape

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steric exclusion

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20
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enter the pores in the packing and are momentarily trapped

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small molecules

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21
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excluded from the small pores and so move quickly between the particles

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large molecules

22
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partially restricted from entering the pores

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Intermediate-sized molecules

23
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hydrophilic beads that formed a gel when soaked in water

A

dextran
polyacrylamide
agarose

24
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method that use hydrophilic beads of crosslinked dextran, polyacrylamide or agarose that formed gel when soaked in water

A

gel filtration

25
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process using hydrophobic gel beads of polystyrene with a nonaqueous mobile phase

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gel permeation chromatography

26
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solute mixtures are separated by virtue of the magnitude and charge of ionic species

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ion-exchange chromatography

27
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stationary phase consist of large polymers of substituted benzene, silicates, or cellulose derivatives

A

resin

28
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resin is soluble in water? T/F

A

false

29
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made with exchangeable hydroxyl ions such as the diethylamine functional group

A

Anion-exchange resins

30
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used to remove interfering substances from a solution, to concentrate dilute ion solutions, and to separate mixtures of charged molecules, such as amino acids.

A

Ion-exchange chromatography

31
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thin layer sorbent that is uniformly coated on a glass or plastic plate

A

alumina
silica gel
cellulose
crosslinked dextran

32
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The distance a component migrates, compared with the distance the solvent front moves

A

retention factor

33
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most commonly used as a semiquantitative screening test.

A

thin layer chromatography

34
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used to measure the absorbance of each developed spot

A

densitometer

35
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uses pressure for fast separations, controlled temperature, in-line detectors, and gradient elution techniques.

A

high-performance liquid chromatography

36
Q

it forces the mobile phase through the column at a much greater velocity

A

pumps

37
Q

most widely used pump today that is used as a multihead
pump with two or more reciprocating pistons.

A

mechanical reciprocating pump

38
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pump used for preoperative purposes

A

pneumatic pump

39
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pump that is no longer commonly used

A

hydraulic amplifier pump

40
Q

The stationary phase is packed into long stainless steel _____

A

columns

41
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The most common material used for column packing

A

silica gel

42
Q

The best and most widely used method for sample injector

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loop injector

43
Q

it has high reproducibility and are used at high pressures

A

loop injector

44
Q

monitor the eluate as it leaves the column

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detectors

45
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used for spectral comparisons and compound identification and purity

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photodiode array

46
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used for spectral comparisons and compound identification and purity

A

photodiode array

47
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common HPLC detector that measures current produced
when the analyte of interest is either oxidized or reduced at some fixed potential set between a pair of electrodes

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amperometric/ electrochemical detector

48
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used to record detector signal versus the time the mobile phase passed through the instrument

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recorder

49
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used to identify compounds when compared with standard retention times run under identical conditions

A

retention time

50
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proportional to concentration of the compounds that
produced the peaks.

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peak area