Definition
The part of a molecule that absorbs ultraviolet or visible light. Detection wavelength is chosen around the analyte chromophore, which is why a non-peptide compound is usually not read at the low-ultraviolet peptide setting.
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About chromatography
Separation, detection, and the figures that come out of a chromatographic run.
Reversed-phase chromatographyGradientRetention timeArea purityIntegrationBaselineResolutionCo-elutionTailing factorTheoretical platesIon pairingOrthogonal methodSignal-to-noise ratio