Recent advances in on-line concentration and separation of amino acids using capillary electrophoresis.

This article highlights recent methodological developments in the on-line concentration and separation of amino acids and their enantiomers using capillary electrophoresis. Sections are dedicated to recent contributions to on-line concentration strategies such as field-amplified sample stacking, large-volume sample stacking, dynamic pH junction, transient isotachophoresis, sweeping, and the combination of two methods. The main applications, advantages, and limitations of these procedures in the biological, food, and pharmaceutical fields are addressed. Comprehensive tables listing on-line techniques for the concentration and separation of amino acids and their enantiomers, categorized by the stacking strategies used, background electrolytes, sample matrix, limit of detection, and enhancement factor, are provided.