Literature Survey


Chromatographic Resolution of Chiral Lipids


The development of chiral stationary phases for HPLC together with the pioneering work of W.H. Pirkle and colleagues have revolutionized the resolution of chiral compounds in general. Lipid analysts have not been slow to exploit the technique.

The following references were collected as part of our regular literature reviews for our own research purposes. They cover the years 1990 onwards. For the earlier literature, I recommend my review, which is now available online at this site -

Christie, W.W. The chromatographic resolution of chiral lipids. In Advances in Lipid Methodology - One, pp. 121-148 (1992) (edited by W.W. Christie, Oily Press, Ayr).

I cannot claim to have covered the subject exhaustively here, but I have done my best. References are listed alphabetically by the first author of a paper, but not necessarily chronologically by that author.



William W. Christie

Scottish Crop Research Institute (and MRS Lipid Analysis Unit), Invergowrie, Dundee (DD2 5DA), Scotland.

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