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Chromatographic behaviour of peptides on a mixed-mode stationary phase with an embedded charged group by capillary electrochromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography.

Progent F, Taverna M, Banco A, Tchapla A, Smadja C

Univ Paris-Sud, JE 2495, Protéines et Nanotechnologies en Sciences Séparatives, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry Cedex, France.

Retention behaviour of biological peptides was investigated on a stationary phase bearing an embedded quaternary ammonium group in a C21 alkyl chain by both high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and capillary electrochromatography (CEC). In HPLC experiments, variation of acetonitrile (ACN) content in the mobile phase showed that peptides are mainly separated by RP mechanism. The weak or negative retention factors observed as compared to C18 silica stationary phase suggested the involvement of an electrostatic repulsion phenomenon in acidic conditions. Comparison of HPLC and CEC studies indicated that (i) ion-exclusion phenomenon is more pronounced in HPLC and (ii) higher ACN percentage in mobile phase induce for some peptides an increase of retention in CEC, pointing out the existence of mechanisms of retention other than partitioning mainly involved in chromatographic process. This comparative study demonstrated the critical role of electric field on peptide retention in CEC and supports the solvatation model of hydrolytic pillow proposed by Szumski and Buszewski for CEC using mixed mode stationary phase in CEC.

Published 27 November 2006 in J Chromatogr A, 1136(2): 221-5.
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