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Chromatography

C18

Octadecyl-bonded silica: the standard reverse-phase stationary phase for peptides. Retention scales with the analyte's exposed hydrophobic surface, not with its mass.

Related terms

Reverse-phase chromatography
Separation on a non-polar stationary phase, typically C18-bonded silica, with a polar mobile phase. Retains by hydrophobic interaction.
see also HILIC · C18

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