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CHEBI:747205 - chromatographic additive

ChEBI IDCHEBI:747205
ChEBI Namechromatographic additive
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DefinitionA role borne by a substance added to the chromatographic mobile phase to improve the separation or detection characteristics; for example, a competing base to negate the effects of silanols, a chelating agent to block metal sites, or a UV-absorbing compound to perform indirect photometric detection.
Last Modified15 January 2026
Submitterjhunter
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
chromatographic additive (CHEBI:747205) is a chemical role (CHEBI:51086)