A mixture of mono- ~ tetragalacturonic acid standards was separated by both size and ion exclusion mechanisms on a strong cation-exchange column ( 8 x 300 mm) of Shodex SUGAR SH1821 with 0.005 N sulfuric acid as elueut. Each separation was complete in 9 mill at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. The relationship between the peak response and concentration was strictly linear throughout the entire concentration range studied (0.5 μg/sample to 50 μg/sample of individual standards): a differential refractometer was used as detector. At an attenuation of 1 x 10^-6 RIU, the coefficients of variation of the peak height for repeated injections (n = S) were 2.3 and 1.l% for 0.5 and l.0 μg/sample of galacturonic acid, respectively. The detection limit of the uronic acid was estimated to be 0.1μg. The method was applied to follow the course of hydrolysis of pectic acid by an Endopolygalactutronase, and proved to be a very powerful tool for studying the mechanism of action of pectic enzymes. A series of oligogalacturonic acids having chain lengths of two to six units could be distinguish from each other in the digest at an early stage of the hydrolysis (10 mill after the start); the major products were tetra-, penta-, and hexagalacturonic acids. At a final stage (40 hr after the start), only three components of mono-, di-, and trigalacturonic acids were detected in the digest; the major product was trigalacturonic acid, amounting to 63% of the total pectic acid used. A total of 92% of the original pectic acid was recovered in the three components.