Berger-Parker index- Dominance indices are weighted toward the abundance of the commonest or dominant species

D_BP= N_max/N

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The pH of the buffer selected as eluent should be at least one pH unit above or below the isoionic point of the analytes.

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Reversed-phase liquid chromatography form of liquid chromatography, which has many similarities with hydrophobic interaction chromatography (HIC).

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In RPLC the stationary phase is non-polar and the mobile phase relatively polar, hence the name reversed-phase

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In RPLC stationary phase most commonly used is in the bonded-phase form, in which alkylsilane groups are chemically attached to silica. Butyl (C4), octyl (C8) and octadecyl (C18) silane groups are most commonly used.

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In RPLC mobile phase is commonly water or aqueous buffers, methanol, acetonitrile or tetrahydrofuran, or mixtures of them.

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 In RPLC the organic solvent is referred to as an organic modifier.