Effect of addition of glucose on micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography with sodium dodecyl sulphate

Glucose was investigated as a possible additive for the improvement of resolution in micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography. Addition of glucose to the micellar solution facilitated the complete separation of a mixture of nine nucleosides by both extending the elution range and changing the selectivity. Extension of the elution range can be attributed to an increase in the electrophoretic mobility of the micelle. It is also apparent that glucose selectively reduces the distribution coefficients for solutes containing a hydrophilic functional group. This effect was valuable in the separation of some solutes with hydrophilic functional groups and large capacity factors.