Separation of methionine and arginine onto calix[4]arene grafted Merrifield resin

Abstract

Based on host–guest complexation and a utilizing a functionalized Merrifield resin, a practical method was developed to separate methionine and arginine mixtures. To obtain the resin, a new derivative of calix[4]arene was immobilized on Merrifield resin. The resin was recyclable and it was used for several times for rapid and convenient separation of amino acids from the mixtures mentioned above.

Keywords

• Immobilization
• Methionine
• Arginine
• Merrifield resin
• Calix[4]arenes
• Host-guest chemistry