Separation and Purification of Amino Acids

The most prevalent type of liquid chromatography is ion exchange chromatography. In recent years, the acceptance of ion exchange chromatography has been increased because of its application in agricultural, pharmaceutical, environmental and biotechnology industries. Amino acids are principal components of proteins and their separation from protein hydrolysate or from a mixture of amino acids, is always in focus and ion exchange chromatography finds its application in separation of amino acids. Separation of amino acids by ion exchange chromatography has widespread applications because it has high capacity and it is easy to design. This chapter covers modern applications and basic principles of Ion exchange chromatography in the separation of amino acids.