Pick Your Poison: Isolation of Paclitaxel (Oct 2024)
October 4th 2024The diterpenoid, paclitaxel, which was identified as a potent chemotherapy agent for breast and ovarian cancer originates from the Pacific Yew tree. The isolation of paclitaxel from its major impurities is shown with the use of Hamilton’s PRP-1 (5 µm) HPLC column.
Separation of Fat-Soluble Vitamin K Congeners in Under 6 Minutes (Oct 2024)
October 4th 2024With the growing utility of the K vitamin series of molecules, a need appears relevant for both food labeling of constituents and for research based separation of the natural and synthetic compounds of vitamin K. The fast simple method developed by Hamilton Company using the PRP-C18 column allows for simple efficient identification of the whole vitamin series (K2, K3, and K4).