Analytical Capabilities of the Determination of Carbohydrates by Chromatographic and Electrophoretic Methods

Abstract

The review discusses the advantages and limitations of chromatographic and electrophoretic approaches to the determination of neutral carbohydrates in various samples with complex matrices, the possibility of implementing a variety of liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis modes (in zone and micellar versions), and their combinations with various derivatization, detection, and sample preparation techniques. Conditions for the indirect detection of sugars upon the introduction of various absorbing additives into a mobile phase or supporting electrolyte, ligand-exchange capillary electrophoresis, and intracapillary complexation and the determination of carbohydrates by anion-exchange and hydrophilic chromatography are discussed.