Analytical Chemistry and Separation Technologies
Separation technologies are essential for purifying biological samples and identifying their components.
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC): This is the workhorse of the pharmaceutical laboratory, used to test the purity of drugs and identify impurities.
Capillary Electrophoresis (CE): CE uses an electric field to separate molecules based on their size and charge. It is frequently used for protein characterization and DNA fragment analysis.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy: NMR allows for the determination of the 3D structure of complex organic molecules. It is a vital tool in "Structure-Based Drug Design," where scientists design drugs to fit perfectly into the "pockets" of specific disease-causing proteins.
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