Comparison of Obelisc N, SeQuant?® HILIC, and Bare Silica


Obelisc N mixed-mode columns provide different selectivity than other HILIC columns — presence of ion-exchange mechanism contributes to a different selectivity. Depending on the pH of the mobile phase, ion-exchange mechanism can be enhanced or suppressed. Two amino acids (glycine and glycylglycine), two basic compounds (triethanolamine and TRIS) and two zwitter-ionic compounds (MOPS and MES) are separated by combination of HILIC and ion-exchange mechanisms. Compounds elution can be monitored by Evaporative Light-Scattering Detector (ELSD), Corona (CAD), LC/MS or other detection techniques.

Application Column

Obelisc N

SIELC has developed the mixed-mode Obelisc™ columns to be the first commercially available columns with Liquid Separation Cell technology (LiSC™). This cost effective duo can replace multiple HPLC columns such as reversed-phase (RP), AQ-type reversed-phase, polar-embedded group RP columns, normal-phase, cation-exchange, anion- exchange, ion-exclusion, and HILIC (Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography) columns. By controlling just three orthogonal method parameters  - Buffer concentration, Buffer pH, and Organic Modifier Concentration  - users can adjust the column properties with pinpoint precision to separate complex mixtures.

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Application Analytes:
Zwitterion

Application Detection:
ELSD Detection
SIELC Technologies usually develops more than one method for each compound. Therefore, this particular method may not be the best available method from our portfolio for your specific application. Before you decide to implement this method in your research, please send us an email to research@sielc.com so we can ensure you get optimal results for your compound/s of interest.