This is an Application Brief and does not contain a detailed Experimental section.
This application brief demonstrates gradient separation of morphine and morphine-3-β-glucuronide on ACQUITY UPLC BEH HILIC Columns.
The compounds used in this study are:
            
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                     Column:  | 
                     ACQUITY UPLC BEH HILIC, 2.1 x 100 mm, 1.7 μm  | 
            
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                     Part Number:  | 
                     186003461  | 
            
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                     Mobile Phase A:  | 
                     10 mM NH4COOH, 0.2% HCOOH in 50:50 ACN:H2O  | 
            
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                     Mobile Phase B:  | 
                     10 mM NH4COOH, 0.2% HCOOH in 90:10 ACN:H2O  | 
            
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                     Flow Rate:  | 
                     0.788 mL/min  | 
            
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                     Injection Volume:  | 
                     2.1 μL  | 
            
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                     Sample Concentration:  | 
                     125 μg/mL  | 
            
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                     Sample Diluent:  | 
                     75:25 ACN:MeOH with 0.2% HCOOH  | 
            
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                     Temperature:  | 
                     30 °C  | 
            
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                     Detection:  | 
                     UV @ 280 nm  | 
            
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                     Sampling Rate:  | 
                     20 pts/sec  | 
            
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                     Time Constant:  | 
                     0.1  | 
            
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                     Instrument:  | 
                     Waters ACQUITY UPLC with ACQUITY TUV  | 
            
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                     Time (min)  | 
                     Profile  | 
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|---|---|---|
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                     %A  | 
                     %B  | 
            |
| 
                     0.00  | 
                     0.1  | 
                     99.9  | 
            
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                     0.37  | 
                     0.1  | 
                     99.9  | 
            
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                     1.46  | 
                     99.9  | 
                     0.1  | 
            
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                     1.50  | 
                     0.1  | 
                     99.9  | 
            
| 
                     2.00  | 
                     0.1  | 
                     99.9  | 
            
            
        WA60136, August 2009