Points on applications of Chromatography are listed below. Selection of the chromatographic method depends on the type of compound to be separated. It has different advantages and disadvantages which are taken into consideration for effective analysis.
- Chromatographic techniques can be used for the separation of proteins, amino acids and carbohydrates
- Chromatography is also used for the analysis of vitamins, drugs and hormones
- It is helpful for both quantitative and qualitative analysis of complex mixture
- It is also used for determination of molecular weight of proteins.
- Used for sepatation of mixture of compounds
- For purification process
- Purification of pytochemical
- Used for isolation of metabolites eg., small molecules
- It purifies natural compounds
- For process development
- It is used to separate active component from plant material
- Also used in extraction of herbal copounds
- Used for monitoring air quality and water quality
- Quality control in food industry
- Used for testing trace contaminants in the environment
- Analyzing pure samples for trace contaminants in pharmaceutical industry