Agilent Technologies offers method translation software, and a much smaller GC column, which reduces gas chromatography analysis time by as much as 73%
Studies show that when the Maillard reaction occurs during the heating (drying) of reactive sugars and amino acids or proteins, it produces a variety of products embedded in a very complex food or flavour matrix.
Gas chromatographic methods exist but analysis time is long, typically more than 90 minutes.
Agilent Technologies has demonstrated the procedure for converting an existing method using a fairly large column (30m x 0.25mm id) to a much smaller one (10m x 0.1mm id).
The converted method using the small column reduced analysis time to less than 25 minutes, a factor of 3.7, without losing resolution or changing compound elution order.
The method translation software is available free at the Agilent website (details above) by selecting Technical Support, then Contributed Software.
For further information, request application note 'Method Translation for Fast GC Analysis of Maillard Reaction Products,' publication number 5988-4328EN.
This note is available without charge from any Agilent sales office or the website.
