PITC Reagent

One of the most difficult steps in any liquid chromatography workflow is pre-column derivatization of amino acids. To properly derivatize amino acids from a chosen sample, you need the right reagent. That’s where the PITC Reagent from Waters Corporation comes into consideration. This helpful reagent gives you the power to properly derivatize amino acids using the pre-column method, plus it has been specially formulated to make your amino acid analysis workflow much easier and efficient. This translates to reduced analysis time, which can lead to higher profit margins. Not only can this reagent help enhanced detectability of amino acids, but it also improves overall chromatographic performance to give you more, better data to take from. What’s more, this reagent improves separation performance for the target analytes, leading to cleaner, more robust separations. Add the PITC Reagent to your lab’s toolkit, or ask your lab manager to order one with your lab’s next order from Waters.

What does PITC mean?
PITC means precolumn derivatization reagent phenylisothiocyanate. This particular reagent is capable of pulling (or deriving) an amino acid from a chosen sample, plus it helps to optimize the sample preparation workflow. Use this reagent in conjunction with the Waters PicoTag Method for amino acid analysis to properly perform amino acid analysis at scale. The Waters PicoTag method makes easy work of amino acid labeling. That way you can move on to the steps that matter, like that actual analysis of the amino acid.

If you already have the PicoTag Workflow and relevant workstation, then you know how important it is to have the proper reagents always handy. When the reagents in your starter kit run low, we make it easy to replenish them with the Pico-Tag Reagent Kit. This kit comes with all the reagents that need to be used to successfully operate the PicoTag Method for amino acid analysis.

At Waters, we have much more than just the reagents that are needed to properly derivatize amino acids from a chosen sample. We also have a full line of LC-MS systems, lab informatics, quality control reference materials and so many more products to help assist you in achieving success in a lab environment. Shop lab equipment to explore all our offerings today.