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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

Can Hisenberg’s test (to determine primary, secondary and tertiary amines) be used to determine whether the compound is an amino acid or a peptide?

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Determination of Amino Acid Composition. Different amino acids in a peptide hydrolysate can be separated by ion-exchange chromatography on a sulfonated polystyrene resin (such as Dowex-50). Buffers (in this case, sodium citrate) of increasing pH