Electromigration methods for amino acids, biogenic amines and aromatic amines

Methods of electromigration in laboratory apparatus of small-bore size have recently undergone development at a remarkably rapid pace, leading to a va riety of new analytical techniques. One such technique is called "capillary electrophoresis" (CE), which is further classified on the basis of electro migration mode, viz., "capillary zone electrophoresis" (CZE), which, in tur n, has several variations. This review aims to give a short overview of the various electromigration methods for amino compounds by using CE. Firstly, this review briefly summarizes the detection methods employed for detectio n of monoamines and polyamines by CE for both native and derivative forms. Next, current CE methods are described, and their applications to detection of amino acids, biogenic amines, aromatic amines, including heteroaromatic amines and their enantiomers, are introduced from representative papers. F inally, new methods for single-cell analysis and microchip CE techniques ar e focused on. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.