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Separation and Determination of the Dissociation Constants of Chelidonine and Protopine by Paper Chromatography

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IN connexion with the chromatographic separation of alkaloids of Chelidonium maius L.1, I found alkaloids giving rather big spots with a tendency to form tails. This is connected, among other things, with the dissociation constant (K B), the value of which influences the course of the chromatographic process, organic electrolytes having different values of K B in the water phase and the organic phase of dissociation.

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DEBSKA, W. Separation and Determination of the Dissociation Constants of Chelidonine and Protopine by Paper Chromatography. Nature 182, 666–667 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182666a0

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