Selector

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Kinds of Selector

  • chiral selector


  • Selected Abstracts


    Capillary Electrophoresis for the Simultaneous Determination of Metals by Using Ethylenediamine Tetraacetic Acid as Complexing Agent and Vancomycin as Complex Selector

    CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, Issue 12 2006
    Jirasak Threeprom
    Abstract A new separation system of capillary electrophoresis for the simultaneous determination of metals by using ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) as complexing agent and employing vancomycin as complex selector was described. The Z-shape cell capillary electrophoresis was used to enhance the sensitivity for the determination of the complexes of Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II) and Fe(III) with EDTA. The partial filling method (co-current mode) was used in order to increase the selectivity of the electrophoretic method, meanwhile vancomycin was not present at the detector path during the detection of metal-EDTA complexes. The vancomycin concentration, phosphate concentration and pH of the buffer strongly influenced mobility, resolution and selectivity of the studied analytes. Under the optimal condition, the relative standard deviations (n=5) of the migration time and the peak area were less than 3.14% and 7.35%, respectively. Application of the Z-shape cell capillary electrophoresis method with UV detection and vancomycin loading led to the reliable determination of these metal ions in tap water and the recoveries were97%,101%. The detection limits based on a signal to noise ratio of 3:1 were found in the range of 2,10 µg·L,1. [source]


    Enantioselective, Potentiometric Memberane Electrodes Based on Different Cyclodextrins as Chiral Selectors for the Assay of S-Flurbiprofen

    ELECTROANALYSIS, Issue 17 2006
    Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van, Staden
    Abstract Four enantioselective, potentiometric membrane electrodes (EPMEs) based on carbon paste impregnated with ,-, ,-, 2-hydroxyl-3-trimethylammoniopropyl-,-(as chloride salt) and ,-cyclodextrins, were proposed as a chiral selectors for assay of S-flurbiprofen raw materials and in its pharmaceutical formulation Froben 100 tablets. The best response was obtained when ,-cyclodextrin was used for the electrode design. The four EPMEs showed very low detection limits (of 10,8 to 10,9 mol/L magnitude orders). The surfaces of the electrodes are easily renewable by simply polishing on an alumina paper. [source]


    Enantioselective Recognition of Aspartic Acids by Chiral Ligand Exchange Potentiometry

    ELECTROANALYSIS, Issue 11 2004
    Yanxiu Zhou
    Abstract Enantioselective resolution is realized by combining potentiometry with ligand exchange (CE) in a new method called chiral ligand exchange potentiometry (CLEP). A chiral selector, N -carbobenzoxy- L -aspartic acid (N-CBZ-L-Asp), preferentially recognizes D -aspartic acid (D-Asp) and undergoes ligand exchange with the enantiomeric labile coordination complexes of [Cu(II)(D-Asp)2] or [Cu(II)(L-Asp)2] to form a diastereoisomeric complex [(D-Asp)Cu(II)(N-CBZ-L-Asp)] (a) or [(L-Asp)Cu(II)(N-CBZ-L-Asp)] (b). Considerable stereoselectivity occurs in the formation of these diastereoisomeric complexes, and their net charges were ,2 (a) and 0 (b), respectively, resulting in different Nernst factor (electrode slope), thus enabling chiral D-Asp to be distinguished by potentiometry without any pre- or postseparation processes. [source]


    Determination of the binding constants of modafinil enantiomers with sulfated ,-cyclodextrin chiral selector by capillary electrophoresis using three different linear plotting methods

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 17 2010
    Khaldun M. Al Azzam
    Abstract Binding constants for the enantiomers of modafinil with the negatively charged chiral selector sulfated-,-CD (S-,-CD) using CE technique is presented. The calculations of the binding constants employing three different linearization plots (double reciprocal, X -reciprocal and Y -reciprocal) were performed from the electrophoretic mobility values of modafinil enantiomers at different concentrations of S-,-CD in the BGE. The highest inclusion affinity of the modafinil enantiomers were observed for the S -enantiomer,S-,-CD complex, in agreement with the computational calculations performed previously. Binding constants for each enantiomer,S-,-CD complex at different temperatures, as well as thermodynamic parameters for binding, were calculated. Host,guest binding constants using the double reciprocal fit showed better linearity (r2>0.99) at all temperatures studied (15,30°C) and compared with the other two fit methods. The linear van't Hoff (15,30°C) plot obtained indicated that the thermodynamic parameters of complexation were temperature dependent for the enantiomers. [source]


    Heart-cutting 2D-CE with on-line preconcentration for the chiral analysis of native amino acids

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 6 2010
    Suzanne Anouti
    Abstract The use of transient moving chemical reaction boundary (tMCRB) was investigated for the on-line preconcentration of native amino acids in heart-cutting 2D-CE with multiple detection points using contactless conductivity detection. The tMCRB focusing was obtained by using ammonium formate (pH 8.56) as sample matrix and acetic acid (pH 2.3) as a BGE in the first dimension of the heart-cutting 2D-CE. Different experimental parameters such as the injected volume and the concentration in ammonium formate were optimized for improving the sensitivity of detection. A stacked fraction from the first dimension was selected, isolated in the capillary, and then separated in the second dimension in the presence of a chiral selector ((+)-(18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid). This on-line tMCRB preconcentration coupled with heart-cutting 2D-CE was applied with success to the chiral separation of D,L -phenylalanine, and D,L -threonine in a mixture of 22 native amino acids. The sample mixture was diluted in 0.8,M of ammonium formate, and injected at a concentration of 2.5,,M for each enantiomer with a volume corresponding to 10% of the total capillary volume. An LOD (S/N=3) of 2,,M was determined for L -threonine. [source]


    Glycogen: A novel branched polysaccharide chiral selector in CE

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 6 2010
    Jiaquan Chen
    Abstract Various chiral selectors have been employed in CE and among them linear polysaccharides exhibited powerful enantioselective properties. Different from linear polysaccharides, the use of branched polysaccharides as chiral selectors in CE has not been reported previously. In this study glycogen belonging to the class of branched polysaccharides was used as a novel chiral selector for the enantiomeric separations for the first time. Since glycogen is electrically neutral, the method is applicable to ionic compounds. Eighteen chiral compounds including 12 basic drugs and six acidic drugs have been tested to demonstrate the potential of this chiral selector. BGE and selector concentrations and buffer pH were systematically optimized in order to obtain successful chiral separations. Among the tested compounds, the enantiomers of ibuprofen, which is an acidic drug, were successfully recognized by 3.0%,w/v glycogen with 90,mM Tris-H3PO4 buffer (pH 7.0). The enantiomers of basic drugs such as citalopram, cetirizine and nefopam were also baseline-resolved with 50,mM Tris-H3PO4 buffer (pH 3.0) containing 3.0% glycogen. Amlodipine belonging to basic compound only gave partial enantioseparation under the above-mentioned condition. [source]


    Use of coated capillaries for the electrophoretic separation of stereoisomers of a growth hormone secretagogue

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 21 2009
    Reine Nehmé
    Abstract The diastereoisomeric separation of peptidomimetics of hexarelin, a strong growth hormone secretagogue, in CE has been studied. Highly sulfated-,-CD was found to be an appropriate selector for the separation of the stereoisomers. However, non-repeatable analyses were obtained on bare fused silica capillary due to the progressive adsorption of the analytes on the capillary wall. Two types of polyelectrolyte coating agents were tested to prevent this phenomenon. Coating with neutral polyethylene oxide was found to be efficient but resulted in a very long analysis time (about 40,min). Coating with cationic poly(diallyldimethylammonium) chloride was found both to prevent analyte adsorption, reduce analysis time and alter separation selectivity. EOF measurement revealed that the highly sulfated-,-CDs were strongly adsorbed on the poly(diallyldimethylammonium) chloride coating surface yielding a stable strong cathodic EOF, which considerably reduced analysis time (about 12,min). Very good repeatability of analysis was obtained (RSDmigration time<1%). [source]


    Direct chiral analysis of primary amine drugs in human urine by single drop microextraction in-line coupled to CE

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 16 2009
    Kihwan Choi
    Abstract Three-phase single drop microextraction (SDME) was in-line coupled to chiral CE of weakly basic amine compounds including amphetamine. SDME was used for the matrix isolation and sample preconcentration in order to directly analyze urine samples with the minimal pretreatment of adding NaOH. A small drop of an acidic aqueous acceptor phase covered with a thin layer of octanol was formed at the tip of a capillary by simple manipulation of the liquid handling functions of a commercial CE instrument. While the saline matrix of the urine sample was blocked by the octanol layer, the basic analytes in a basic aqueous donor phase were concentrated into the acidic acceptor drop through the octanol layer by the driving force of the pH difference between the two aqueous phases. The enantiomers of the enriched amines were resolved by using (+)-(18-crown-6)-tetracarboxylic acid as a chiral selector for the subsequent CE separation. From 10,min SDME with the agitation of the donor phase by a small stirrer retrofit to the CE instrument, enrichment factors were about a 1000-fold, yielding the LOD of 0.5,ng/mL for amphetamine. This low LOD value as well as the convenience of in-line coupled SDME make the proposed scheme well suited for the demanding chiral analysis of amphetamine-type stimulants. [source]


    Enantioselective determination of thyroxine enantiomers by ligand-exchange CE with UV absorbance and ICP-MS detection

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 10 2009
    Jianzhen Kang
    Abstract A simple CE method has been developed for the separation and determination of thyroxine (T4) enantiomers in pharmaceutical formulations. The method was based on ligand-exchange mechanism using a Cu(II)/L -proline complex as chiral selector. The effects of different parameters affecting separation such as chiral selector concentration, organic additive, buffer pH and temperature were investigated. A baseline separation of the two enantiomers was obtained at a Cu(II)/L -proline ratio of 1:8 in a borate buffer (15,mmol/L, pH 9.6) containing 10%,v/v acetonitrile. Under the optimized conditions, precision linearity range and detection limits of the developed enantioselective CE method were evaluated and compared using two different detection systems: conventional UV detection at 226,nm and iodine (127I)specific detection ("chiral speciation") with ICP-MS. Both methodologies show adequate analytical performance characteristics with detection limits around 0.30,,g/mL for each enantiomer of T4. Finally, a levothroid pharmaceutical formulation sample was successfully analyzed using both developed methods CE-UV and CE-ICP-MS. [source]


    Helical- and ahelical-dependent chiral recognition mechanisms in capillary electrophoresis using amylose as the selector

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 8 2009
    Weili Wei
    Abstract The present study discovered that helical structures of amylose were not always responsible for its chiral recognition abilities in CE. Several enantiomers with different structures were selected as models. Based on ultraviolet,visible spectroscopy and 13C NMR measurements, it was found that helical structures were gradually destroyed by temperature elevation and almost entirely transformed to extended ahelical structures above 60°C. Then, CE and 1H NMR chiral recognitions were investigated at different temperatures; chiral selectivity of the enantiomers varied in two different ways. Summarily, helical structures were necessary only for chiral separations of the enantiomers with small (<0.78,nm) and flexible molecular structures. However, for the gauche enantiomers (>0.78,nm) with high steric hindrances over their chiral centers, ahelical structures alone can realize chiral recognitions. By using iodine as a helix including competitor, it was further proved that helical structures functioned through the inclusive complexations only in the chiral separations of small enantiomers and had no effect for the others. The underlying mechanisms of the functions of helical and ahelical structures in molecular level were discussed as well. [source]


    Improved simultaneous enantioseparation of ,-agonists in CE using ,-CD and ionic liquids

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 6 2009
    Lu Huang
    Abstract In this study, approaches to improve chiral resolutions in simultaneous enantioseparation of ,-agonists by CE via a CD inclusion complexation modified with ionic liquids (ILs) are described. Different types of ILs, including tetraalkylammonium-based ILs, alkylimidazolium-based ILs and alkylpyridinium-based ILs, were examined and compared for controlling the EOF in order to improve resolutions of ,-agonists enantiomers. In this regard, tetraalkylammonium-based ILs were more effective because they could be used at much higher concentrations than other types of ILs. N -octylpyridinium hexafluorophosphate gave poor resolutions of ,-agonists enantiomers. In addition, when different ILs were mixed to use, they would present particular properties of their own. Moreover, the presence of ILs was essential in the chiral separations of (±) salbutamol, (±) cimaterol and (±) formoterol, which were reportedly not enantioseparated by using the buffer electrolytes containing only ,-CD as a chiral selector. [source]


    Fast derivatization of the non-protein amino acid ornithine with FITC using an ultrasound probe prior to enantiomeric determination in food supplements by EKC

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 6 2009
    Elena Domínguez-Vega
    Abstract An EKC method for the determination of ornithine (Orn) enantiomers has been developed after a fast pre-capillary derivatization with FITC. The derivatization step was needed to provide a chemical moiety to the Orn molecule, enabling a sensitive UV detection and the interaction with the CDs used as chiral selectors. To accelerate the derivatization reaction, an ultrasound probe was used. For the development of the chiral method, the influence of different experimental conditions (type and concentration of the chiral selector, temperature, and separation voltage) was investigated. Due to the anionic nature of the analyte (FITC-Orn), five neutral CDs were employed as chiral selectors. The native ,-CD showed the highest chiral separation power, observing that a low concentration of this CD (1,mM), using a working temperature of 25°C and a separation voltage of 20,kV, enabled to obtain the highest enantioresolution for Orn and its separation from other amino acids usually present in food supplements. After optimizing the method for the preconditioning of the capillary, the analytical characteristics of the chiral method were established. Linearity, LOD and LOQ, precision, and accuracy were evaluated previously to the determination of Orn enantiomers contained in ten commercial food supplements. No interferences from other amino acids present in these samples were observed. [source]


    Chiral separation of dansyl amino acids by ligand exchange capillary electrochromatography in a low molecular weight organogel,

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 18 2008
    Shaul Mizrahi
    Abstract Chiral electroseparation is demonstrated, for the first time, by a low molecular weight organogel filled capillary. Five pairs of dansylated amino acids were separated by copper ligand exchange on a trans -(1S,2S)-1,2-bis-(dodecylamido) cyclohexane (1) gel in methanol. Low molecular weight organogels are emerging materials that form stable, fibrillar, thermoreversible and thixotropic gels without covalent bonding of their monomeric building blocks. The dependence of chiral resolution and complex formation stability on the pH*, the ratio between copper and the D -valine selector, as well as other parameters were investigated revealing trends that were unparalleled in previously reports on copper ligand exchange of dansylated amino acids. These observations were explained in view of a simple stacking model of (1) and the difference in axial ligation of the amide carbonyl backbone of the gel to the dansyl D - or L -amino acid:D -valine:copper ternary complexes. [source]


    Chiral separation of the plant lignan matairesinol by capillary electrophoresis,

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 17 2008
    Ulrike Müller
    Abstract Lignans are dimeric phenylpropanoid compounds in plants that enjoy increasing medicinal interest because of their phytoestrogen activity. Lignans are chiral compounds and for most natural occurring lignans, chirality is not known. Separation of racemic matairesinol by CE in a non-coated silica capillary with carboxymethyl-,-cyclodextrin as chiral selector in phosphate buffer was successful. Electrolyte and selector concentrations and pH were systematically optimized in order to obtain baseline separation and short analysis times. Matairesinol from safflower fruit was determined as (,)-enantiomer. Quantitation results for matairesinol with the optimized method after calibration with authentic lignan were very similar to those by HPLC. The limit of detection is 2,,g/mL sample by DAD detection. [source]


    Determination of flurbiprofen enantiomers in plasma using a single-isomer amino cyclodextrin derivative in nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis,

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 17 2008
    Anne Rousseau
    Abstract A nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE) assay was developed for the separation and determination of flurbiprofen enantiomers in plasma samples using 6-monodeoxy-6-mono(3-hydroxy)propylamino-,-cyclodextrin as chiral selector. The nonaqueous background electrolyte was made up of 40,mM ammonium acetate in methanol (MeOH), and flufenamic acid was employed as internal standard. Solid-phase extraction was used for sample cleanup prior to the NACE separation. The NACE method reproducibility was optimized by evaluating different capillary washing sequences between runs. After having tested various conditions, trifluoroacetic acid (1,M) in MeOH was finally selected. Concerning the solid-phase extraction procedure, good and reproducible analyte recoveries were obtained using MeOH for protein denaturation and a polymeric phase combining hydrophobic interactions with anion exchange properties (Oasis® MAX) was selected as extraction sorbent. The method selectivity was not only demonstrated toward a blank plasma sample but also toward other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The method was then successfully validated with respect to response function, trueness, precision, accuracy, linearity and limit of quantification. [source]


    Simultaneous enantioseparation and sensitivity enhancement of basic drugs using large-volume sample stacking

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 19 2007
    Nerissa L. Deñola
    Abstract Simultaneous enantioseparation with sensitive detection of four basic drugs, namely methoxamine, metaproterenol, terbutaline and carvedilol, using a 20-,m ID capillary with native ,-CD as the chiral selector was demonstrated by the large-volume sample stacking method. The procedure included conventional sample loading either hydrodynamically or electrokinetically at longer injection times without polarity switching and EOF manipulation. In comparison to conventional injections, depending on the analyte, about several hundred- and a thousand-fold sensitivity enhancement was achieved with the hydrodynamic and the electrokinetic injections, respectively. The simple method developed was applied to the analysis of racemic analytes in serum samples and better recovery was achieved using hydrodynamic injection than electrokinetic injection. [source]


    Evaluation of enantioselective binding of antihistamines to human serum albumin by ACE

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 15 2007
    María Amparo Martínez-Gómez
    Abstract The drug binding to plasma and tissue proteins is a fundamental factor in determining the overall pharmacological activity of a drug. HSA, together with ,1 -acid glycoprotein, are the most important plasma proteins, which act as drug carriers, with implications on the pharmacokinetic of drugs. Among plasma proteins, HSA possesses the highest enantioselectivity. In this paper, a new methodology for the study of enantiodifferentiation of chiral drugs with HSA is developed and applied to evaluate the possible enantioselective binding of four antihistamines: brompheniramine, chlorpheniramine, hydroxyzine and orphenadrine to HSA. This study includes the determination of affinity constants of drug enantiomers to HSA and the evaluation of the binding sites of antihistamines on the HSA molecule. The developed methodology includes the ultrafiltration of samples containing HSA and racemic antihistaminic drugs and the analysis of the free or bound drug fraction using the affinity EKC-partial filling technique and HSA as chiral selector. The results shown in this paper represent the first evidence of the enantioselective binding of antihistamines to HSA, the major plasmatic protein. [source]


    Enantioselective analysis of pheniramine in urine by charged CD-mediated CZE provided with a fiber-based DAD and an on-line sample pretreatment by capillary ITP

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 15 2007
    Jozef Marák
    Abstract Application potentialities of CZE on-line coupled with capillary ITP and DAD to the identification and determination of trace concentration levels (,g/L) of pheniramine (PHM) enantiomers and their metabolites present in complex ionic matrices of biological origin (urine) are shown. An enhanced (enantio)selectivity of the CZE separation system obtained by the addition of carboxyethyl-,-CD (CE-,-CD) to the carrier electrolyte provided CZE conditions for a reliable identification of similar/identical DAD spectra of structurally related compounds (PHM enantiomers and their metabolites) in clinical urine samples differing in qualitative and quantitative composition of sample matrix constituents. A high sample loadability (a 30,,L sample injection volume), partial sample clean-up (removing macroconstituents from the sample), and preconcentration of the analytes in ITP stage resulted in the decrease of concentration LOD for PHM enantiomers in urine to 5.2 and 6.8,,g/L (2.2×10,8 and 2.8×10,8,mol/L), without using any sample pretreatment technique. The background correction and smoothing procedure applied to the raw DAD spectra provided analytically relevant DAD spectra of PHM enantiomers and their metabolites also when they were present in urine sample (30,,L injection volumes of ten-times diluted urine sample) at a 9×10,8,mol/L concentration. DAD spectra of PHM enantiomers present in urine samples matched their reference spectra with reasonable certainties. DAD spectra of PHM metabolites were compared with the reference spectra of PHM enantiomers and a good match was found which indicates the similarities in the structures of enantiomers and their metabolites detected in the urine samples. This fact allows performing the quantitative analyses of PHM metabolites in the urine samples by applying the calibration parameters of PHM enantiomers also for PHM metabolites and the results show the possibilities of using the ITP,CZE,DAD combination for the direct analysis of PHM enantiomers and/or their metabolites in urine without any sample pretreatment. ITP,CZE,DAD method with oppositely charged selector is suggested to use in clinical research as it provides favorable performance parameters including sensitivity, linearity, precision, recovery, and robustness with minimal demands on sample preparation. [source]


    Enantioselective analysis of ketamine and its metabolites in equine plasma and urine by CE with multiple isomer sulfated ,-CD

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 15 2007
    Regula Theurillat
    Abstract CE with multiple isomer sulfated ,-CD as the chiral selector was assessed for the simultaneous analysis of the enantiomers of ketamine and metabolites in extracts of equine plasma and urine. Different lots of the commercial chiral selector provided significant changes in enantiomeric ketamine separability, a fact that can be related to the manufacturing variability. A mixture of two lots was found to provide high-resolution separations and interference-free detection of the enantiomers of ketamine, norketamine, dehydronorketamine, and an incompletely identified hydroxylated metabolite of norketamine in liquid/liquid extracts of the two body fluids. Ketamine, norketamine, and dehydronorketamine could be unambiguously identified via HPLC fractionation of urinary extracts and using LC-MS and LC-MS/MS with 1,mmu mass discrimination. The CE assay was used to characterize the stereoselectivity of the compounds' enantiomers in the samples of five ponies anesthetized with isoflurane in oxygen and treated with intravenous continuous infusion of racemic ketamine. The concentrations of the ketamine enantiomers in plasma are equal, whereas the urinary amount of R -ketamine is larger than that of S -ketamine. Plasma and urine contain higher S - than R -norketamine levels and the mean S -/R -enantiomer ratios of dehydronorketamine in plasma and urine are lower than unity and similar. [source]


    Electrokinetic partial filling technique as a powerful tool for enantiomeric separation of DL -lactic acid by CE with contactless conductivity detection

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 11 2007
    zslav Maier Dr.
    Abstract A modified partial filling method for chiral separation of DL -lactic acid as the model chiral compound with vancomycin chloride as the chiral selector was developed by CE with contactless conductivity detection. Electrokinetic partial filling technique (EK-PFT) was used as an alternative method to the conventional hydrodynamic partial filling method. EK-PFT, in contrast to the hydrodynamic partial filling technique, allowed the removal of the chloride counterions from the chiral selector which otherwise led to poor sensitivity in conductivity detection. The baseline separation of DL -lactic acid as the model analyte was achieved in 5,min in a polyacrylamide-coated capillary. The best resolution was achieved by electrokinetic partial filling of vancomycin cations from the injection solution containing 5,mmol/L oxalate L -histidinium at pH,4.5 with 10,mmol/L vancomycin chloride. Computer simulation was used to explain the observed phenomena in the boundary between the inject vial and the capillary during the EK-PFT of vancomycin cations. [source]


    Effect of alkali metal hydroxides on the enantioseparation of amines using di- O -isopropylidene-keto- L -gulonic acid as the selector in NACE (vol. 27, issue 22, pp.

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 24 2006
    4469-4479)
    No abstract is available for this article. [source]


    Effect of alkali metal hydroxides on the enantioseparation of amines using di- O -isopropylidene-keto- L -gulonic acid as the selector in NACE

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 22 2006
    Ylva Hedeland Dr.
    Abstract The present work demonstrates the importance of the ionic composition in the BGE for enantioseparation. (,)-2,3:4,6-di- O -Isopropylidene-2-keto- L -gulonic acid ((,)-DIKGA) has been used as the chiral selector in methanolic and ethanolic BGEs. The influence of added alkali metal hydroxides on the EOF and the chiral separation of amines (atenolol, isoprenaline, pindolol and propranolol) have been studied. The ion-pair formation constants in ethanol were determined by precision conductometry for the enantiomers of pindolol with (,)-DIKGA, for Li+, Na+ and Cs+ with (,)-DIKGA, and also for the corresponding alkali metal hydroxides. The effective mobilities and the enantiomeric mobility differences were affected by the type of alkali metal hydroxide (LiOH, NaOH, KOH, RbOH or CsOH) added to the BGE. The effective mobility and mobility difference were increased with decrease in solvated radius of the alkali metal cation. These differences could partly be correlated to the ion-pair formation constants of the alkali metal cations with the chiral selector, affecting the equilibrium concentration of the free selector. The electroosmosis was also affected by the alkali metal hydroxide added to the BGE. The cathodic electroosmosis decreased with decreasing solvated radius of the alkali metal cation added to the BGE. Interestingly, the cathodic EOF was even reversed, i.e. became anodic in the ethanolic BGEs containing KOH, RbOH or CsOH and the methanolic ones with RbOH and CsOH. [source]


    ,-Cyclodextrin as novel chiral probe for enantiomeric separation by electromigration methods

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 21 2006
    Dorothee Wistuba
    Abstract Native ,-CD has been employed as chiral selector in CE and MEKC. To investigate the potential of the enantiodiscriminating properties of ,-CD, negatively charged 5-dimethylamino-1-naphthalene-sulfonyl (dansyl)-, 2,4-dinitrophenyl (DNP)- and FMOC-derivatives of several amino acids, 1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diylhydrogenphosphate, flavanones and three positively charged drugs have been selected as testing samples. Enantioresolution factors up to 4.82 have been observed. The results were compared with those achieved by the conventional running buffer additives ,-, ,- and ,-CDs. For several examples a steady increase of enantioresolution with increasing degree of oligomerization has been detected. [source]


    Optimization of capillary electrophoretic enantioseparation for basic drugs with native ,-CD as a chiral selector

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 12 2006
    Nerissa L. Deñola
    Abstract This study presents the advantages of the 20,µm inner diameter (id) capillary for the enantioseparation of ten basic drugs with native ,-CD as the chiral selector. The apparent binding constants of each enantiomeric pair were determined to calculate the optimum ,-CD concentration ([,-CD]opt) and the optimization was subsequently carried out. Comparison of the 20,µm id with 50,µm id were made in terms of the results obtained in the optimization and detection limits. Applying the optimum conditions for each compound, reproducible results (RSD from 0,3; n>5) were obtained for the 20,µm id capillary. Although the sensitivity is lower in the 20,µm id capillary, the LOD determined using this capillary is still found to be acceptable for the ten basic drugs studied. Enhanced resolution and faster analysis times were the main advantages observed with the use of this capillary in enantioseparation. [source]


    On-line sample preconcentration with chemical derivatization of bacterial biomarkers by capillary electrophoresis: A dual strategy for integrating sample pretreatment with chemical analysis

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 21 2005
    Adam S. Ptolemy
    Abstract Simple, selective yet sensitive methods to quantify low-abundance bacterial biomarkers derived from complex samples are required in clinical, biological, and environmental applications. In this report, a new strategy to integrate sample pretreatment with chemical analysis is investigated using on-line preconcentration with chemical derivatization by CE and UV detection. Single-step enantioselective analysis of muramic acid (MA) and diaminopimelic acid (DAP) was achieved by CE via sample enrichment by dynamic pH junction with ortho -phthalaldehyde/N -acetyl- L -cysteine labeling directly in-capillary. The optimized method resulted in up to a 100-fold enhancement in concentration sensitivity compared to conventional off-line derivatization procedures. The method was also applied toward the detection of micromolar levels of MA and DAP excreted in the extracellular medium of Escherichia coli bacterial cell cultures. On-line preconcentration with chemical derivatization by CE represents a unique approach for conducting rapid, sensitive, and high-throughput analyses of other classes of amino acid and amino sugar metabolites with reduced sample handling, where the capillary functions simultaneously as a concentrator, microreactor, and chiral selector. [source]


    Enantioseparation in capillary electrophoresis using 2- O -(2-hydroxybutyl)-,-CD as a chiral selector

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 20 2005
    Xiuli Lin
    Abstract The resolving ability of 2- O -(2-hydroxybutyl)-,-CD (HB-,-CD) with different degrees of substitution (DS,=,2.9 and 4.0) as a chiral selector in CZE is reported in this work. Fourteen chiral drugs belonging to different classes of compounds of pharmaceutical interest such as ,-agonists, antifungal agents, ageneric agents, etc., were resolved. The effects of the DS of HB-,-CD on separations were also investigated. The chiral resolution (Rs) was strongly influenced by the concentrations of the CD derivative, the BGE, and the pH of the BGE. Under the conditions of 50,mmol/L Tris-phosphate buffer at pH,2.5 containing 5,mmol/L HB-,-CD, all 14 analytes were separated. The very low concentration necessary to obtain separation was particularly impressive. The DS had a significant effect on the resolution of the chiral drugs and the ionic strength of the separation media; hence, the use of a well-characterized CD derivative is crucial. [source]


    Chiral capillary electrophoresis applied to the determination of phenylglycidol enantiomers obtained from cinnamyl alcohol by asymmetric epoxidation using new titanium(IV) alkoxide compounds as catalysts

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 16 2004
    Sonia Morante-Zarcero
    Abstract A capillary electrophoresis method for the simultaneous determination of phenylglycidol enantiomers in the presence of an excess of cinnamyl alcohol was developed. The effects of the nature, pH and concentration of the buffer, the nature and concentration of chiral selector, the addition of methanol or acetonitrile, and the capillary temperature on the chiral resolution of phenylglycidol enantiomers were studied. Separations were achieved using 20 mM succinylated ,-cyclodextrin dissolved in a 10 mM borate buffer (pH 10.0). Chiral resolution for the phenylglycidol enantiomers in the optimized electrophoretic conditions was higher than 2.0 with an analysis time less than 7 min. The method developed was validated in terms of selectivity, linearity, precision (instrumental repeatability, method repeatability, intermediate precision), the limits of detection and quantitation, and accuracy. Limits of detection of 6.5 mg/L and 8.3 mg/L for (2S,3S)-(,)-3-phenylglycidol ((S,S)-PG) and (2R,3R)-(+)-3-phenylglycidol ((R,R)-PG), respectively, were obtained. The method was applied to study the asymmetric epoxidation of cinnamyl alcohol with titanium(IV) alkoxide compounds as catalysts in order to evaluate their catalytic activity and stereoselectivity of the epoxidation processes. [source]


    Determination of protein-ligand affinity constants from direct migration time in capillary electrophoresis

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 12 2004
    Mikael Nilsson
    Abstract A simple method to calculate dissociation constants for protein-ligand interactions by partial-filling capillary electrophoresis is demonstrated. The method uses raw migration time data for the ligand and needs only additional information about capillary inner radius and the absolute amount of protein loaded. A theoretical study supported by experimental data also demonstrates that the retention of analyte in affinity capillary electrophoresis (ACE) using the partial-filling technique depends linearly on the absolute amount of selector added but is independent of both selector zone length and selector mobility. Factors such as field strength and electroosmotic flow are also cancelled out if they are kept constant. The theory is confirmed and the usefulness of the method is demonstrated by enantioseparations using ,-acid glycoprotein (AGP) and cellulase (Cel 7A) as chiral selectors. [source]


    Polymeric alkenoxy amino acid surfactants: II.,Chiral separations of ,-blockers with multiple stereogenic centers

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 6 2004
    Syed A. A. Rizvi
    Abstract Two amino acid-based (leucine and isoleucine) alkenoxy micelle polymers were employed in this study for the separation of multichiral center-bearing ,-blockers, nadolol and labetalol. These polymers include polysodium N -undecenoxy carbonyl- L -leucinate (poly- L -SUCL) and polysodium N -undecenoxy carbonyl- L -isoleucinate (poly- L -SUCIL). Detailed synthesis and characterization were reported in our previous paper [26]. It was found that poly- L -SUCIL gives better chiral separation than poly- L -SUCL for both nadolol and labetalol isomers. The use of 50,100 mM poly- L -SUCIL as a single chiral selector provided separation of four and three isomers of labetalol and nadolol, respectively. Further optimization in separation of both enantiomeric pairs of nadolol and labetalol was achieved by evaluation of type and concentration of organic solvents, capillary temperature as well type and concentration of cyclodextrins. A synergistic approach, using a combination of poly- L -SUCIL and sulfated ,-CD (S-,-CD) was evaluated and it showed dramatic separation for enantiomeric pairs of nadolol. On the other hand for labetalol enantiomers, separation was slightly decreased or remain unaffected using the dual chiral selector system. Finally, simultaneous separation of both nadolol and labetalol enantiomers was achieved in a single run using 25 mM poly- L -SUCIL and 5% w/v of S-,-CD in less then 35 min highlighting the importance of high-throughput chiral analysis. [source]


    Role of the charge in continuous beds in the chiral separation of hydroxy acids by ligand-exchange capillary electrochromatography

    ELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 17 2003
    Oliver Lecnik
    Abstract This paper deals with the chiral separation of hydroxy acids using diallyl-dimethylammonium chloride as a positive charge-providing agent in the continuous bed. The chiral continuous bed was prepared by in situ copolymerization of monomers, including an L -4-hydroxyproline derivative as a chiral selector. This phase was applied to the chiral separation of hydroxy monocarboxylic acids and hydroxy dicarboxylic acids, respectively. The influence of both the selector concentration and the charge-providing agent on retention and separation was investigated. [source]