sugars by gc
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:20 pm
I'm told there exists a derivitization method for sugars so that they can be analyzed by gc. Might anyone know of this procedure and, if so, the specifics method?
Silylating reagents work nicely for sugars.
I suggest you call Sigma Chemical or Pierce Chemical and ask their technical service departments for literature and a choice of reagents.
Sweeley reagent composed of dry pyridine, hexamethyldilazane, and trimethylchlorosilane is a generic reagent for silylating sugars.
Of course, the devil is in the details which are unknown. Time to have a nice chat with technical service.
best wishes,
Rodney George
consultant