Quantitative determination of free amino acids by gas-liquid chromatography with special reference to yeasts.

A gas-liquid chromatographic method for quantitative determination of free amino acids in yeasts is described. The amino acids are extracted with boiling water and separated from interfering substances on a cation-exchange resin. They are analyzed as their n-propyl N-acetyl esters. The best separation of the derivatives was achieved when using glass columns containing a mixture of three polar phases.