Disease Diagnosis via Breath and Bio-Monitoring

The 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.

A reversed-phase HPLC method was developed to separate five steroid hormones, with partition coefficients ranging from 1.47 (cortisone) to 4.5 (pregnenolone).

Identification of the five most common saccharides found in packaged foods, lactose, maltose, sucrose, fructose, and glucose, is easily resolved on the RCX-30 column.

The Raffinose Family of Oligosaccharides (RFO) is comprised of low molecular weight non-reducing sugars. Analysis of these compounds is not easily done unless using HC-75.