Polyethyleneimine in immobilization of biocatalysts.

A variety of polymers with amino pendant groups have been accepted as suitable enzyme carriers. A number of synthesis strategies and techniques are adopted to anchor enzymes. The polymers are activated through derivatization either prior to or during adsorption to facilitate the covalent binding of enzyme.

Separation of eight alkaloids and meconic acid and quantitation of five principal alkaloids in gum opium by gradient reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.

The separation of the five principal alkaloids (morphine, codeine, thebaine, noscapine and papaverine), three minor alkaloids (laudanosine, cryptopine and narceine), meconic acid and some unidentified constituents in gum opium samples has been achieved on a reversed-phase phenyl column by gradient high-performance liquid chromatography using a simple and inexpensive mobile phase system. The linear gradient programme was started at 5% and ended at 70% methanol in triethylammonium phosphate buffer in 20 min. The five principal alkaloids were also determined with good precision.