The invention relates to the use of a weakly acid cation exchange resin for chromatographic
separation of carbohydrates. In the invention the hydrophilic/hydrophobic interaction
of carbohydrates, sugars and sugar alcohols with the weakly acid cation exchange
resin is utilized. The weakly acid cation exchange resin is used for separation
of hydrophobic saccharides, such as deoxy, methyl and anhydrosugars and anhydrosugaralcohols
from more hydrophilic saccharides.
