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Chromatography is a technique for the purification and separation of [[Molecule|molecules]] in the laboratory | Chromatography is a technique for the purification and separation of [[Molecule|molecules]] in the laboratory.<br> | ||
Examples of common chromatography methods include: [[Ion exchange chromatography|ion exchange chromatography]], [[Size exclusion chromatography|size exclusion chromatography]], [[Affinity binding chromatography|affinity binding chromatography]] and [[Hydrophobic interaction chromatography|hydrophobic interaction chromatography]].<br>Types of chromatography include: [[Two-dimensional chromatography|two-dimensional chromatography]], [[Thin layer chromatography|thin layer chromatography]] (TLC) and [[Paper chromatography|paper chromatography]].<br> | |||
Without chromatography, and the work of [[Banting|Banting]], [[Best|Best]] and a biochemist called [[Collip|Collip]] (who perfected the purification), we would have no treatment for [[Diabetes|type I diabetes]], that is, [[Insulin|insulin]] would not have been discovered. Without chromatography we wouldn’t be able to sequence [[DNA|DNA]], perform [[PCR|PCR]], and many drugs and biological mechanisms would not have been discovered. | Without chromatography, and the work of [[Banting|Banting]], [[Best|Best]] and a biochemist called [[Collip|Collip]] (who perfected the purification), we would have no treatment for [[Diabetes|type I diabetes]], that is, [[Insulin|insulin]] would not have been discovered. Without chromatography we wouldn’t be able to sequence [[DNA|DNA]], perform [[PCR|PCR]], and many drugs and biological mechanisms would not have been discovered. | ||
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Revision as of 20:21, 29 February 2012
Chromatography is a technique for the purification and separation of molecules in the laboratory.
Examples of common chromatography methods include: ion exchange chromatography, size exclusion chromatography, affinity binding chromatography and hydrophobic interaction chromatography.
Types of chromatography include: two-dimensional chromatography, thin layer chromatography (TLC) and paper chromatography.
Without chromatography, and the work of Banting, Best and a biochemist called Collip (who perfected the purification), we would have no treatment for type I diabetes, that is, insulin would not have been discovered. Without chromatography we wouldn’t be able to sequence DNA, perform PCR, and many drugs and biological mechanisms would not have been discovered.