Micellar bile salt mobile phases for the liquid chromatographic separation of routine compounds and optical, geometrical, and structural isomers

Aqueous solutions of bile salts, i.e. sodium cholate (NaC), sodium deoxycholate (NaDC), and sodium taurocholate (NaTC), are characterized and evaluated as reversed-phase liquid chromatographic (RPLC) mobile phases. The separation of the ASTM-recommended RPLC test mix in addition to more than 50 other compounds on a C18 column demonstrates the viability of these bile salts as HPLC mobile phases. The Armstrong-Nome theory was applied and found to adequately describe the partitioning behavior of solutes eluted with these bile salts at low surfactant concentrations. The effect of alcohol additives on chromatographic retention and efficiency was also assessed. Not only are the bile salt molecules rigid and chiral, but they form helical micellar aggregates as well. Consequently, many isomeric compounds can be easily resolved with this mobile phase additive. The base-line resolution of some binaphthyl-type enantiomers with a standard C18 column and the bile salt micellar mobile phases is also demonstrated. In addition, these bile salt mobile phases may be preferable to conventional hydroorganic mobile phase systems for the separation of many classes of routine compounds. A brief prospectus on the future utilization of bile salts in liquid chromatography is presented.     

Bile Salts in Chiral Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography: 2000–2020

Bile salts are naturally occurring chiral surfactants that are able to solubilize hydrophobic compounds. Because of this ability, bile salts were exploited as chiral selectors added to the background solution (BGS) in the chiral micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) of various small molecules. In this review, we aimed to examine the developments in research on chiral MEKC using bile salts as chiral selectors over the past 20 years. The review begins with a discussion of the aggregation of bile salts in chiral recognition and separation, followed by the use of single bile salts and bile salts with other chiral selectors (i.e., cyclodextrins, proteins and single-stranded DNA aptamers). Advanced techniques such as partial-filling MEKC, stacking and single-drop microextraction were considered. Potential applications to real samples, including enantiomeric impurity analysis, were also discussed.     

Enantioseparation of palonosetron hydrochloride by micellar electrokinetic chromatography with sodium cholate as chiral selector

The enantioseparation of four stereoisomers of palonosetron hydrochloride by micellar electrokinetic chromatography using sodium cholate as chiral surfactant was described. Sodium cholate was shown to be effective in separating palonosetron hydrochloride stereoisomers. For method optimization, several parameters such as sodium cholate concentration, buffer pH and concentration, the types and concentration of organic modifiers and applied voltage, on the enantioseparation were evaluated and the optimum conditions were obtained as follows: 30 mM borate buffer (pH 9.40) containing 70 mM sodium cholate and 20% (v/v) methanol with an applied voltage of 20 kV. Under these conditions, baseline separation of palonosetron hydrochloride stereoisomers was achieved within 18 min.     

Separation and determination of the ingredients of a cold medicine by micellar electrokinetic chromatography with bile salts

The separation of fourteen active ingredients used in a cold medicine was investigated by micellar electrokinetic chromatography (EKC) employing bile salts. Basic drugs were also successfully separated by micellar EKC using bile salts with high theoretical plate numbers (2.0 x 10(5)-3.5 x 10(5)) within a relatively short time (ca. 20 min). The separation of these solutes by micellar EKC was not successful using sodium dodecyl sulphate. The effects of micellar concentration, pH and organic modifier content on migration times and selectivity were investigated. This technique was also applied to the determination of several active ingredients combined in commercial preparations by an internal standard method.     

Equilibrium binding model of bile salt-mediated chiral micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography.

Optimum concentration of bile salts in chiral separations depends on both the aggregation properties of the surfactant and the stability of the analyte-micelle complexes. An equilibrium model is proposed in which these two effects are treated separately. First the aggregation constants should be determined under the experimental conditions of the chiral MEKC analysis. With these data, the equilibrium concentrations of bile salt aggregates can be calculated at any total surfactant concentration. Using the Offord equation to approximate the mobilities of the enantiomer-bile salt complexes, a model function has been derived to fit the experimental mobilities. The method yields the binding constants of the enantiomers to each aggregate present. Those species are assumed to be important in the chiral recognition process, which have significantly different stability constants for the enantiomers. The method is demonstrated by the chiral separation of R- and S-1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diyl hydrogen phosphate with sodium taurodeoxycholate. Based on the calculated binding constants, tetrameric aggregates are assumed to be the discriminating species, while no significant difference in enantiomer binding to dimers was found.     

Use of poly(sodium oleyl-L-leucylvalinate) surfactant for the separation of chiral compounds in micellar electrokinetic chromatography

A chiral amino acid-based monomeric and polymeric surfactant, sodium oleyl-L-leucylvalinate) (L-SOLV) and poly(sodium oleyl-L-leucylvalinate) (poly-L-SOLV) were synthesized and used for chiral separations in micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC). Poly-L-SOLV was used successfully in the separation of various enantiomers of neutral, acidic, and basic analytes such as 1,1'-bi-2-napthol, 1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diamine, benzoin, hydrobenzoin, benzoin methylether, warfarin, and coumachlor obtaining well-resolved peaks but with only partial separation of temazepam. In addition, the atropisomer 1,1'-binaphthyl-2, 2'-dihydrogen phosphate was chosen to study the applicability of the polymeric surfactant over a wide range of parameters such as concentration, temperature, voltage, and pH. The most striking characteristic of this new surfactant is its high hydrophobicity. It is favorable to interactions with hydrophobic chiral analytes, and thus may provide better chiral recognition for the compounds.     

Separation of bisphenol A and three alkylphenols by micellar electrokinetic chromatography

Analytical conditions of pH, surfactants, and additives were investigated for the simultaneous separation of bisphenol A and alkylphenols by micellar electrokinetic chromatography. Reproducibility of migration time was improved at higher pH (pH 8.0). When five surfactants having linear alkyl chains or four bile salts were used, the separation of hydrophobic phenols and 4-nonylphenol isomers was not achieved. In order to improve the separation, the use of additives with sodium dodecyl sulfate solution was investigated. The separation of hydrophobic phenols was improved by the addition of organic solvents, however, isomers were not separated. Their separation was achieved by the addition of beta- or gamma-cyclodextrin.     

Separation of phthalates by cyclodextrin modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography: Quantitation in perfumes

A new CE method has been developed for the simultaneous separation of a group of parent phthalates. Due to the neutral character of these compounds, the addition of several bile salts as surfactants (sodium cholate (SC), sodium deoxycholate (SDC), sodium taurodeoxycholate (STDC), sodium taurocholate (STC)) to the separation buffer was explored showing the high potential of SDC as pseudostationary phase. However, the resolution of all the phthalates was not achieved when employing only this bile salt as additive, being necessary the addition of neutral cyclodextrins (CD) and organic modifiers to the separation media. The optimized cyclodextrin modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography (CD-MEKC) method consisted of the employ of a background electrolyte (BGE) containing 25 mM β-CD-100 mM SDC in a 100 mM borate buffer (pH 8.5) with a 10% (v/v) of acetonitrile, employing a voltage of 30 kV and a temperature of 25 °C. This separation medium enabled the total resolution of eight compounds and the partial resolution of two of the analytes, di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP) and diethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP) (Rs ~ 0.8), in only 12 min. The analytical characteristics of the developed method were studied showing their suitability for the determination of these compounds in commercial perfumes. In all the analyzed perfumes the most common phthalate was diethyl phthalate (DEP) that appeared in ten of the fifteen analyzed products. Also dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diallyl phthalate (DAP), dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCP), and di-n-pentyl phthalate (DNPP) were found in some of the analyzed samples.     

A comparative study of the enantiomeric separation of labeled amino acids with cyclodextrins and mixed micelles in capillary electrophoresis

Enantiomeric separations of fluorescently labeled amino acids are studied by capillary electrophoresis (CE) under a novel variety of experimental conditions. Three different labels are evaluated using two different additives: cyclodextrins (beta- and gamma-) and a dual surfactant system of sodium dodecyl sulfate and sodium taurodeoxycholate. Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate is the best label to use in this cyclodextrin-based system, and dansyl chloride is the best label to use in this dual surfactant system. Possible limitations for separation of the enantiomers using the mixed micelle system include the fact that there is little interaction of the solute with the surfactants, the negative charge of the solute is limiting the separation window of the system, and the amount of the chiral phase available for partitioning is limited. The separations using cyclodextrins as a chiral selector show that the label affects migration order of the enantiomers, and the cyclodextrins are very effective in separating numerous enantiomers. Overall, cyclodextrins are the better buffer additive for CE use, and the dual surfactant systems, including sodium taurodeoxycholate, offer future promise.     

Micellar aggregates and hydrogels from phosphonobile salts

The aggregation properties of novel bile acid analogs-phosphonobile salts (PBS)-have been studied. The critical micellar concentration of 23 and 24-phosphonobile salts were measured using fluorescence and 31P NMR methods. All the ten synthesized phosphonobile salts formed gels at different pH ranges in water. The pH range at which individual PBSs could gelate water was narrow and influenced by the number and conformation of hydroxyl groups. A reversible thermochromic system has been developed (with 23-phosphonodeoxycholate at pH 3.3), which changes color upon gelation. The investigation of the first hydrogels derived from trihydroxy bile acid analogs 1 and 6 was made using fluorescence, 31P NMR, X-ray crystallography, circular dichroism and SEM. The present studies reveal that the gel network consists of a chiral, fibrous structure possessing hydrophobic interiors.     

Spectroscopic studies on the interaction between acridine orange and bile salts

The structure of sodium deoxycholate (NaDC) micellar aggregates has been previously reported to be helical, and two helical models have been proposed for the micellar aggregates of sodium taurodeoxycholate (NaTDC). Here we report NMR and UV-VIS studies on the interaction between acridine orange (AO) and NaDC or NaTDC aqueous micellar solutions. AO is known to aggregate in aqueous solutions. The addition of NaDC or NaTDC causes the breaking of the AO aggregates, although the binding geometry of the two bile salts with AO seems to be slightly different. The cationic dye interacts mainly with the C₁₈ and C,9 methyl groups of the bile salt molecules. This result agrees with one of the two NaTDC helical models and with some of its possible aggregates, and confirms again the helical structure attributed to the NaDC micellar aggregates within the limits of the experimental conditions tested by us.Devoted to Professor Giovannai Battista Marini Bettolo Marconi on the occasion of his 75th birthday.     

Nonaqueous media for separation of nonionic organic compounds by capillary electrophoresis

For the separation of neutral compounds by micellar electrokinetic chromatography, separations are usually carried out in predominantly aqueous solution in order to preserve the charged micelle necessary for the separation. We now show that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds can be separated efficiently by capillary electrophoresis in pure methanol or in aqueous-organic mixtures containing a high percentage of methanol. Sodium tetradecyl sulfate was the preferred surfactant. The effects of pH, solvent composition, surfactant structure, and surfactant concentration on the separations were studied. Reproducible migration times and linear calibration plots were obtained.     

Binding Study of the [Ru(NH3)5pz]2+ Complex to Bile Anion Aggregates through Kinetic Measurements

The electron transfer reaction between [Ru(NH₃)₅pz]²⁺ and [Co(C₂O₄)₃]^3? was studied in the presence of monomers and aggregates of bile salts (sodium deoxycholate, sodium taurodeoxycholate, and sodium glycocholate) at 298.2 ± 0.1 K. The results show a decreasing rate constant with the successive addition of bile salts. To rationalize the trends of the reaction rate on the [bile salts], two models were used. One of them takes into account the aggregation feature by considering a stepwise self‐association between monomers, whereas the other assumes the formation of a critical micellar concentration. Binding constants between [Ru(NH₃)₅pz]²⁺ species and deoxycholate or taurodeoxycholate aggregates were higher than that for glycocholate aggregates. These results are consistent with the way in which the monomers are added to form the bile anion aggregates.     

Determination of the aggregation constants of bile salts by capillary electrophoresis

Summary Capillary electrophoresis has been investigated as a novel experimental method for determination of the aggregation constants of surfactants. The tendency of sodium cholate and sodium taurodeoxycholate to associate was studied in phosphate buffers of pH 8.0 and pH 7.0, respectively. Stepwise aggregation equilibria of bile salt monomers has been described in terms of massbalance equations. The Offord equation was used to model the electrophoretic mobility of the bile salt associates, and the experimental mobility values could be fitted to the model. Interestingly, only even-membered aggregates-dimers and tetramers-besides the monomers were proposed from the results of the curve-fitting for both bile salts. The aggregation constants calculated were (in molar units): cholate logK _A2=1.37, logK _A4=4.98 taurodeoxycholate logK _A2=1.68, logK _A4=6.46. From these values, more pronounced aggregation of taurodeoxycholate starting at lower concentrations has been deduced, supporting the back-to-back association model of bile salts.     

Bile salt-phospholipid aggregation at submicellar concentrations

The aggregation behavior of the bile salts taurodeoxycholate (NaTDC) and sodium cholate (NaC), are followed at concentrations below critical micelle concentrations (CMCs) using the environment sensitive, fluorescent-labeled phospholipid, 2-(6-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino)hexanoyl-1-hexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (NBD-C₆-HPC). A buffer solution containing NBD-C₆-HPC is titrated with increasing NaC or NaTDC and the fluorescence changes followed. Both bile salts induced fluorescence changes below their critical micelle concentration indicating the presence of a bile salt–phospholipid aggregate. A critical control experiment using 6-(N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino) hexanoic acid (NBD-X) shows that the bile salts are interacting with the longer, C16 hydrocarbon tail, not the NBD probe. The fluorescence curves were fitted to the Hill equation as a model for cooperative aggregation. The cooperativity model provides a minimum estimate for the number of bile salts to give maximal fluorescence. This number was calculated for NaC and NaTDC to have a minimum value of 2. A small aggregation number supports the existence of primary micellar aggregates at submicellar concentrations for bile salt–phospholipid aqueous solutions.     

SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF MICELLAR DISSOCIATION CONCENTRATION AND CRITICAL MICELLAR CONCENTRATION OF BILE SALTS BY pH MEASUREMENTS

This paper demonstrates a method of using a pH meter to determine the micellar dissociation concentration (mdc) and the. critical micellar concentration (cmc) of eight bile salt samples: sodium cholate (NaC), sodium deoxycholate (NaDC), sodium glycocholate (NaGC), sodium glycodeoxycholate (NaGDC), sodium glyco-chenodeoxycholate (NaGCDC), sodium taurocholate (NaTC), sodium taurodeoxycholate (NaTDC) and sodium taurochenodeoxycholate (NaTCDC). The experiments were performed by diluting the bile salt solutions with freshly distilled water and following the pH changes with a hydrogen ion electrode at 25°C. One break appears in most of the pH-concentration plots of the bile salt solutions, signifying mdc. However, two breaks appear for NaC and NaDC samples, signifying mdc and cmc. The mdc and cmc values are in good agreement with values determined by surface tension and turbidity methods and with data reported in the literature. The method described in this paper is quick, simple and requiring no sample purification. It is the only method which can be used to determine mdc and cmc simultaneously.     

A Simple Method for Determining the Critical Micellar Concentration of a Surfactant

This paper will present a simple method for critical micellar concentration (cmc) determination based on light scattering using a turbidimeter. The method does not require the optical clarification of the surfactant solution. The surfactant solutions were prepared from distilled water after boiling. Distinct cmc values were observed for polyoxyethylene mono n-dodecylether, sodium taurodeoxycholate and sodium dodecyl sulfate. The cmc values obtained using the turbidity method were compared with cmc values obtained by the surface tension method and with data given in the literature. Values obtained by our simple method have comparable accuracy with data obtained from more elaborate experiments.     

Synthesis and application of dehydroabietylisothiocyante as a new chiral derivatizing agent for the enantiomeric separation of chiral compounds by capillary electrophoretic

A new chiral derivatizing reagent, dehydroabietylisothiocyante (DHAIC), was synthesized and used for the enantiomeric separation of chiral compounds in capillary electrophoresis (CE). The synthetic route to obtain DHAIC is described. The separation conditions for the chiral separation of several chiral compounds, such as protein amino acids and chiral drug DOPA were optimized. Best results for the chiral separation of DHAIC derivatized amino acids and DOPA were obtained in a running buffer consisted of 50 mM borate (pH 9.5), 5 mM sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and 20% acetonitrile for amino acids and 60 mM Na₂HPO₄ (pH 8.0), 17 mM SDS and 25% acetonitrile for DOPA. Under the conditions studied, chiral separation of five amino acids including Ser, Val, Ala, Thr, Cys and a chiral drug DOPA as their diastereomeric DHAIC derivatives has been achieved by micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC).     

咖啡因及其9种类似物的胶束电动毛细管分析研究

 以十二烷基硫酸钠 (SDS)胶束为准固定相 ,考察了咖啡因及其 9种类似物在胶束电动毛细管 (MECC)分离模式下的分离行为。研究了运行缓冲液的 pH值、磷酸盐浓度、SDS浓度、甲醇体积分数、分离电压、分离温度等因素对这 10种化合物的迁移时间和分离效果的影响。结果发现 ,这些因素对上述 10种化合物的分离有显著的影响 ,尤以pH值为最。它不仅影响化合物的迁移时间和分离效率 ,还改变其出峰顺序 ,这与碱性条件下化合物仲胺基上氢的电离有关。优化后的分离条件 :运行缓冲液为 2 0mmol/L磷酸盐 2 0mmol/LSDS(pH 11 0 ) ,分离电压为2 5kV。     

Separation and determination of haloperidol, parabens and some of their degradation products by micellar electrokinetic chromatography

A micellar solution containing phosphate buffer, anionic surfactant, and water-miscible organic solvent was employed as a migration solution for the separation and the quantification of eleven analytes by micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC): the analytes examined were haloperidol, methylparaben, ethylparaben, n-propylparaben, iso-propylparaben, n-butylparaben, iso-butylparaben, sec-butylparaben, 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-hydroxypiperidine, 4-fluorobenzoic acid and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid. In order to provide good separation between micelle and haloperidol, which showed strongest interaction with the micelle among the analytes, surfactant concentrations and organic modifier percentages were studied with phosphate buffer at pH 7.0. All the analytes were successfully resolved when 10 mM sodium dodecylsulfate and 15% ethanol were contained in the migration solution; the time window was very wide in the range from 14.8 to 65.5 min. Optimized applied voltage at 30 kV and capillary temperature at 45 degrees C enable analyze all compounds in less than 17 min with the best resolution, the shorter migration time window, the highest precision and lowest detection limit.