Capillary electrophoresis of natural products

Capillary-electrophoresis (CE) and micellar electrokinetic chromatography were used for the separation of widely different compounds from natural materials including antibiotics, humic substances, flavonoids isoflavonoids, illicit drugs, coumarins, alkaloids, steroids. Chinese herbal preparations, nicotine, caffeine, amphetamines, toxins such as aflatoxins B-1, B-2, G(1), G(2), mycotoxins, heptapeptide toxins and others, ephedrine compounds, mineral elements, and natural compounds in biological samples. A discussion of sample extraction and clean-up and the advantages of using CE is also presented.