毛细管微乳液电动色谱的原理及应用

综述了近年来毛细管微乳液电动色谱(MEEKC)的研究进展。对MEEKC的分离原理进行了阐述;对微乳液的组成和其他影响MEEKC分离的因素进行了总结;对MEEKC在各个领域的应用作以分类评述;并将MEEKC和胶束电动毛细管色谱(MEKC)予以比较。     

毛细管微乳电动色谱应用的研究进展

近年来毛细管微乳电动色谱(MEEKC)研究的范围不断扩大,其分离分析的化合物类型也不断增多。该文综述了2002年以来MEEKC应用的研究进展,指出了目前MEEKC研究中存在的一些问题,对今后的研究发展方向进行了展望。     

微乳电动毛细管色谱分离山酮类化合物的影响因素

在优化微乳系统(如pH、缓冲液浓度、表面活性剂、助乳剂、油相及添加剂)的基础上,对影响微乳电动毛细管色谱(MEEKC)分离山酮类化合物的因素进行了系统研究。以正辛醇-水分配系数(疏水常数log P)、色谱峰对称因子和理论塔板数作为参数,研究了分离条件的改变对MEEKC分离性能的影响。结果表明,色谱条件的改变对疏水性山酮和亲水性山酮分离选择性的影响存在着显著差异,当微乳体系为50 mmol/L硼酸缓冲液(pH 9.5)、10%(体积分数)正丁醇、80 mmol/L正庚烷、120 mmol/L十二烷基硫酸钠和     

蛋白质的微乳液毛细管电动色谱分离研究

考察了用微乳液毛细管电动色谱(MEEKC)分离蛋白质时微乳液组成等不同因素对分离的影响,并与胶束电动色谱进行对比,探讨了其分离机理,为蛋白质的分离鉴定提供了一种有力的工具.     

微乳液毛细管电动色谱应用进展

微乳液毛细管电动色谱（MEEKC）是在胶束电动色谱基础上发展起来的一种电动色谱新技术。近几年来,MEEKC在各个领域的应用又有了长足的进步,尤其是在维生素、药物、天然产物、手性分离、生物分子、环境分析,以及药物疏水性评价上呈现出强势的发展,本文针对这些领域的MEEKC方法进行了评述。     

微乳液电动色谱测定油-水分配系数的改进方法研究

通过考察微乳液电动色谱(MEEKC)中化合物浓度和高电场对其迁移行为的影响, 探讨了化合物分配于微乳后改变微乳内相性质的原因, 以及电泳高电场致使微乳液性质变化的机理. 在此基础上建立了一种测定化合物油-水分配系数的改进型MEEKC方法. 将此改进方法应用于烷基苯化合物之油-水分配系数的测定, 其测定值与文献参考值平均相差0.07个对数单位, 准确度较现行MEEKC方法有了明显提高.     

微乳液毛细管电动色谱研究

本文研究了两组混合样的微乳液毛细管电动色谱(MEEKC)分离, 较系统地研究了微乳液的内相, 助表面活性剂及其浓度对电动分离的迁移时间、柱效及时间窗的影响, 并与胶束毛细管电动色谱(MEKC)分离进行了比较, 选用由80mmol/L正辛烷-120mmol/L十二烷基硫酸钠-900mmol/L正丁醇-10mmol/L硼砂组成的微乳液, 样品组分电动色谱迁移时间的RSD<0.8%, 峰面积RSD<3.0%.     

酞酸酯的场增强样品进样-微乳液毛细管电动色谱分析

建立了场增强样品进样–微乳液毛细管电动色谱(microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography,MEEKC)分析6种酞酸酯的方法,对影响富集过程的因素进行了考察。最佳富集条件为:以压力进样先进一段水柱(5.52 kPa×500s),在富集电压为-15 kV下,样品以电动方式进样富集,样品基质为30mmol/L胆酸钠+30.0 mmol/L硼砂(pH 8.5)。与常规MEEKC方法相比,场增强样品进样在线富集技术使6种酞酸酯的检测灵敏度提高了1.6～1000倍,检测限(S/N=3)为1～500 ng/mL。所建立的方法用于食品塑料袋中酞酸酯的测定,加标回收率为92.5%～112.2%。     

微乳电动毛细管色谱在掌叶大黄指纹图谱上的应用

采用微乳电动毛细管色谱法(MEEKC)建立不同来源掌叶大黄的指纹图谱,为其质量控制提供依据。使用未涂层石英毛细管柱(75μm×65 cm,有效长度55 cm),采用的缓冲液为w(SDS)∶w(正丁醇)∶w(正辛烷)∶w(10 mmol/L硼砂溶液)=3.3∶6.6∶0.8∶89.3并通过添加10%的乙腈组成的O/W型微乳体系,分离电压18 kV,检测波长280 nm。结果通过聚类分析和相似度分析处理,14个掌叶大黄样品初步分为三类:道地药材,市售一般品和次品。本方法可用于掌叶大黄质量评价的有效手段,为MEEKC在中药指纹图谱研究中开辟了新的应用途径。     

微乳毛细管电动色谱快速分析脂溶性维生素

建立了一种新的微乳体系,成功地应用于微乳毛细管电动色谱(MEEKC)快速分析脂溶性维生素VA、VD3和VE.本微乳液的组成为:1.2%(m/m)十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)-21%(V/V)正丁醇-18%(V/V )乙腈-0.8%(m/m)正己烷-20 mmol/L H3BO3-Na2B4O7缓冲液( pH 8.4 ).该微乳体系中,助表面活性剂正丁醇和有机溶剂乙腈对脂溶性维生素的分离起到了重要的作用.当分离电压为25 kV,柱温为25 ℃时,VA、VD3和VE在13 min内达到基线分离.3种脂溶性维生素的迁移时间和峰面积的RSD(n= 5)<2.5%和4.5%;VA、VD3和VE分别在20～1000、5～1000和5～1000 mg/L范围内与峰面积呈线性关系;检出限(S/N=3)分别为12、 0.72和0.29 mg/L.本体系应用于市售VE胶囊的测定,结果与标示值相符.     

A comparative study of microemulsion electrokinetic capillary chromatography and micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography for the analysis of UV-absorbing compounds in human urine

Separations of human urine by microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography (MEEKC) and micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MEKC) with respect to resolution, migration times and efficiencies were optimized and compared. The optimised MEEKC and MEKC methods were simple and fast, both of which are excellent characteristics for the complex separations required in clinical and biomedical studies. However, resolution in MEKC was significantly greater than in MEEKC although migration times were 30% faster for the optimised MEEKC method. In addition, a faster analysis method (short-end injection) specifically for routine screening purposes was also investigated. With both MEEKC and MEKC modes, this provided short separations (less than 4 min for urine) with no major compromise in resolution. In conclusion, we found that MEEKC offered no real advantage over MEKC for urine analysis.     

Microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography for separation and analysis of curcuminoids in turmeric samples

Microemulsion EKC (MEEKC) was developed for quantitative analysis of curcuminoids, such as curcumin (C), demethoxycurcumin (D), and bis-demethoxycurcumin (B). MEEKC separation of curcuminoids was optimized, and a change in resolution was explained using a modified equation for resolution in MEEKC without electroosmosis. The suitable MEEKC conditions for separation of curcuminoids were obtained to be the microemulsion buffer containing 50 mM phosphate buffer at pH 2.5, 1.1% v/v n-octane as oil droplets, 180 mM SDS as surfactant, 890 mM 1-butanol as cosurfactant, and 25% v/v 2-propanol as organic cosolvent; applied voltage of -15 kV; and separation temperature 25 degrees C. Achieved baseline resolution of C:D and D:B was obtained with R(s) -2.4 and analysis time within 18 min. In addition, high accuracy and precision of the method were obtained. This MEEKC method was used for quantitative determination of individual curcuminoids in medicinal turmeric capsules and powdered turmeric used as coloring additive in food, with simple sample preparation such as solvent extraction, dilution, and filtration, and without cleaning up by SPE.     

Comparison of microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography and solvent modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography on rapid separation of heroin, amphetamine and their basic impurities

Microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography (MEEKC) and solvent modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) were investigated with the goal of the rapid separation of complex heroin and amphetamine samples. The rapid simultaneous separation of 17 species of heroin, amphetamine and their basic impurities and adulterants was performed within about 10 min using MEEKC for the first time, whereas solvent modified MEKCs were unable to resolve all the components. The comparisons between MEEKC and solvent modified MEKC proved internal lipophilic organic phase in microemulsions played an important role in improving the separation performance with respect to efficiency. However, the role of internal lipophilic organic phase in MEEKC was disgusted at high concentrations of cosurfactant, and the separations of MEEKC and 1-butanol modified MEKC became similar at high concentrations of 1-butanol. The evaluation of reproducibility, linearity and detection limit of optimized MEEKC method provided good results for all the analytes investigated, thus allowing its application to real controlled drug preparation analysis.     

A comparative study of micellar and microemulsion EKC for the analysis of benzoylurea insecticides and their analogs

An investigation of the basic factors which govern the microemulsion EKC (MEEKC) and MEKC for the separation of four benzoylurea (BU) insecticides and their four analogs was carried out. In MEEKC, the separation of eight BU compounds was optimized by changing the microemulsion composition, such as concentration of SDS, octane, n-butanol, and isopropanol percentages, as well as capillary temperature. Separation optimization was also carried out for MEKC, showing that ACN and a high level of another additive gamma-CD were needed to achieve effective separation of these analytes. Although separation with baseline resolution was achieved by either MEEKC or MEKC methods, the separation selectivity resulting from the proposed MEEKC method was completely different from that of MEKC. In addition, analytical time in MEEKC was longer than that in MEKC, but in view of theoretical plate numbers, detection limits, and reproducibility, both methods were effective for the analysis of BU insecticides and their analogs.     

Comparison of oil-in-water and water-in-oil microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography as methods for the analysis of eight phenolic acids and five diterpenoids

Oil-in-water (O/W) and water-in-oil (W/O) MEEKC were compared for their abilities to separate and detect eight phenolic acids and five diterpenoids in Radix et Rhizoma Salviae Miltiorrhizae (RRSM). The effects of oil type and concentration, organic modifier, SDS, and buffer concentration on separation were examined in order to optimize the two methods. Oil contents and organic modifier were found to markedly influence the separation selectivity for both O/W and W/O systems. SDS concentration rarely affected separation resolution for O/W MEEKC, and separation of eight phenolic acids and five diterpenoids could be improved by changing the buffer concentration for W/O MEEKC. A highly efficient O/W MEEKC separation method, where the 13 compounds were separated with baseline resolution, was achieved by using a microemulsion solution of pH 8.0 containing 0.6% cyclohexane, 3.0% SDS, 6.0% 1-butanol, and 3.0% ACN. The W/O MEEKC was unable to resolve all the components. In addition, the analytic time in O/W MEEKC was shorter than that in W/O MEEKC. Finally, the developed O/W MEEKC method was successfully applied to determine analytic compounds in RRSM samples.     

Comparison of microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography and micellar electrokinetic chromatography methods for the analysis of phenolic compounds

In this study, microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography (MEEKC) and micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) were compared for their abilities to separate and detect thirteen phenolic compounds (syringic acid, p-coumaric acid, vanillic acid, caffeic acid, gallic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, (+)-catechin, (-)-epigallocatechin, (-)-epicatechin gallate, (-)-epigallocatechin gallate, (-)-epicatechin, and (-)-gallocatechin), and two other ingredients (caffeine and theophylline) in teas and grapes. Separation of phenolic compounds was improved by changing the SDS concentration for MEEKC, but the SDS concentration rarely affected the resolution for MEKC. Organic modifier (acetonitrile or methanol) was found to markedly influence the resolution and selectivity for both MEEKC and MEKC systems. In addition, a higher voltage and a higher column temperature improved the separation efficiency without any noticeable reduction in resolution for MEEKC whereas they caused a poor resolution for the MEKC system. Although separations with baseline resolution were achieved by the optimized MEEKC and MEKC methods, the separation selectivity resulting from the proposed MEEKC method was completely different from that of MEKC.     

Recent applications of microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography

Compared to MEKC, the presence of a water-immiscible oil phase in the microemulsion droplets of microemulsion EKC (MEEKC) gives rise to some special properties, such as enhanced solubilization capacity and enlarged migration window, which could allow for the improved separation of various hydrophobic and hydrophilic compounds, with reduced sample pretreatment steps, unique selectivities and/or higher efficiencies. Typically, stable and optically clear oil-in-water microemulsions containing a surfactant (SDS), oil (octane or heptane), and cosurfactant (1-butanol) in phosphate buffer are employed as separation media in conventional MEEKC. However, in recent years, the applicability of reverse MEEKC (water-in-oil microemulsions) has also been demonstrated, such as for the enhanced separation of highly hydrophobic substances. Also, during the past few years, the development and application of MEEKC for the separation of chiral molecules has been expanded, based on the use of enantioselective microemulsions that contained a chiral surfactant or chiral alcohol. On the other hand, the application of MEEKC for the characterization of the lipophilicity of chemical substances remains an active and important area of research, such as the use of multiplex MEEKC for the high-throughput determination of partition coefficients (log P values) of pharmaceutical compounds. In this review, recent applications of MEEKC (covering the period from 2003 to 2005) are reported. Emphases are placed on the discussion of MEEKC in the separation of chiral molecules and highly hydrophobic substances, as well as in the determination of partition coefficients, followed by a survey of recent applications of MEEKC in the analysis of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and health-care products, biological and environmental compounds, plant materials, and foods.     

Determination of avermectins in commercial formulations using microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography

Microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography (MEEKC) was developed for quantitative analysis of avermectins, such as abamectin, doramectin and ivermectin, in commercial formulations, using the microemulsion buffer containing a 50 mM phosphate buffer at pH 2.5, 1.1% (v/v) n-octane as oil droplets, 180 mM sodium dodecylsulphate as surfactant, 890 mM 1-butanol as co-surfactant and 30% (v/v) ethanol as organic co-solvent. High accuracy and precision of the method were obtained. The contents of avermectins in commercial formulations determined by MEEKC were found to be insignificantly different with those determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Therefore, MEEKC can be used an alternative method to HPLC for quantitative determination of avermectins.     

Analyses of tobacco alkaloids by cation-selective exhaustive injection sweeping microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography

In this study, an on-line concentration method which coupled cation-selective exhaustive injection (CSEI) sweeping technology with microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography (MEEKC) was used to detect and analyze several tobacco alkaloids (nornicotine, anabasine, anatabine, nicotine, myosmine and cotinine) that are commonly found in various tobacco products. First, the effects of microemulsion compositions (oil, cosurfactant and solution pH) were examined in order to optimize the alkaloid separations in conventional MEEKC. The pH value and the injection length of basic plug were found to be the predominant influences on the alkaloid stacking. This optimal CSEI sweeping MEEKC method provided approximately 180- to 540-fold increase in detection sensitivity in terms of peak height without any loss in separation efficiency when compared to normal MEEKC separation. Furthermore, this proposed CSEI sweeping MEEKC method was applied successfully for the detection of the minor alkaloids nornicotine, anabasine and anatabine in tobacco products.