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. 1988 Feb;86(2):615–618. doi: 10.1104/pp.86.2.615

HPLC Separation and Indirect Ultraviolet Detection of Phosphorylated Sugars 1

Alan V Smrcka 1, Richard G Jensen 1
PMCID: PMC1054532  PMID: 16665955

Abstract

An HPLC method for the separation and analysis of phosphorylated sugars is presented. Ion-exchange chromatography coupled to indirect ultraviolet detection has produced good resolution and sensitivity. Fructose 6-P, glucose 6-P, ribose 5-P, 3-phosphoglyceric acid, ribulose 1,5-P2, fructose 1,6-P2, and sedoheptulose 1,7-P2 can be separated at a sensitivity down to 10 nanomoles. The system resolves 2-carboxy-D-arabinitol 1,5-P2 from 2-carboxy-D-ribitol 1,5-P2. The natural inhibitor of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase, 2-carboxy-D-arabinitol 1-P, has been separated from its 5-P isomer and most other phosphorylated compounds. This method is applied to identification of the products obtained upon ion-exchange purification of synthetic 2-carboxyarabinitol 1-P.

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