HPLC enantioseparation of amino acids and their protected derivatives used in peptide synthesis with pre-column chiral derivatization

Summary Indirect chiral separation methods based on enantiomeric derivatizations were developed in order to monitor optical purity of uncoded amino acids and a new series of amino acid derivatives. Marfey's reagent was used for derivatization of amino groups: whilst boxyl groups were derivatised with (1R, 2R)-or (1S, 2S)-2-amino-1(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol reagents were used, respectively. The separations of diastereomeric derivatives formed via derivatization were optimized in RP-HPLC and NP-HPLC systems. Presented at Balaton Symposium on High Performance Separation Methods, Siófok, Hungary, September 1–3, 1999     

Separation of Enantiomers of Non-Protein Amino Acids by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography on a Chiral Ligand-Exchange Column

The HPLC separation of enantiomers of underivatized non-protein amino acids was investigated by using a column packed with octadecylsilanized silica coated with N,S-dioctyl-D-penicillamine as a chiral ligand-exchange phase (Sumichiral OA-5000). Good enantiomeric separations were achieved with a variety of -amino acids carrying aliphatic or aromatic side chains, cyclic imino acids, and -amino acids, together with -methyl--amino acids, by optimizing the amount (0–20%, v/v) of 2-propanol as the organic component and the concentration (1–5 mM) of Cu²⁺ as the complexing metal ion in the aqueous-organic eluent.     

食品中芳香族氨基酸的分离分析技术研究进展北大核心CSCD

苯丙酮尿症等代谢病患者因基因缺陷无法正常代谢食物中的芳香族氨基酸(aromatic amino acids,AAA),常规饮食可能会造成永久性生理损伤,低AAA肽是其重要的蛋白质等同物来源。AAA分离分析技术对低AAA肽的制备和检测至关重要。该领域研究者探索了多种高效的吸附、分离材料,从复杂的蛋白质水解液中选择性吸附脱除AAA以制备符合特定氨基酸限量的低AAA肽类食品,或者建立对AAA特异性提取富集的分离分析策略。该文分析了AAA的结构特点与理化性质,总结了近年来基于活性炭、树脂等吸附材料脱除AAA的技术进展,并从样品前处理、手性分离和吸附-传感3个维度综述了二维纳米材料、分子印迹、环糊精、金属有机骨架等材料在AAA分离分析中的应用。通过探讨各类技术的优缺点,为AAA吸附脱除和分离分析技术的进步提供支撑。     

Enantiomeric separation by MEKC using dodecyl thioglycoside surfactants: Importance of an equatorially oriented hydroxy group at C‐2 position in separation of dansylated amino acids

To investigate the influence of stereogenic centers of sugar‐based surfactants for enantiomeric separation, four n‐dodecyl thioglycoside sulfates (CMC 1.5–3.6 mM) were chosen as micelle‐forming surfactants and five dansylated hydrophobic amino acids were used as test analytes. The analytes were mutually separated by these micelles exhibiting almost similar migration times independent of the used surfactant. Baseline separations of all enantiomers were achieved using both β‐D ‐glucose and β‐D ‐galactose derivates that have an equatorially oriented hydroxy group at C‐2 position. In contrast, the ability of enantioseparation was markedly decreased in the case of β‐D ‐mannose and 2‐deoxy‐β‐D ‐glucose derivatives. These results suggested that the structure of C‐2 position of the sugar unit, namely presence of an equatorially oriented hydroxy group, is highly important for the enantiomeric separation of the chosen hydrophobic dansylated amino acids.     

Direct determination of enantiomeric purity of FMOC amino acids with high performance liquid chromatography

Summary Analytical methods are described which allow a direct determination of enantiomeric purity of seventeen FMOC amino acids commonly used in peptide synthesis. The corresponding ester derivatives can be separated directly on cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (Chiralcel-OD). The methods are suitable for primary as well as secondary FMOC amino acids. The presence of a highly sensitive fluorescence moiety within the molecule, in combination with large separation factors (-values between 1.5–2.2) allowed for a general detection limit below 0.05%. In several cases the antipode has been determined in the ppm-range. An interesting result has been observed with respect to the elution order of the FMOC amino acid esters. The elution order of the Trp enantiomers is opposite to that obtained with the other amino acids. This is contrary to the generally held belief that elution order is identical within a homologous series of racemates when chromatographed under identical conditions on the same chiral stationary phase. In addition, the inversion of elution of the Pro enantiomers depending on the estertype indicates a competition of different separation mechanisms.     

Enantiomeric separation of halocarboxylic acids by capillary gas chromatography

The direct determination of the enantiomeric purity of halocarboxylic acids is described. The method used involves gas chromatographic separation of the corresponding tert-butylamides on deactivated glass or fused-silica capillaries coated with Chirasil-Val. Both the influence of the amide moiety on enantiomeric resolution and tailing, and the racemization during formation of the amide derivatives were studied.     

毛细管区带电泳法拆分手性药物环扁桃酯

近年来,随着不同种类的手性添加剂[1]在毛细管电泳(CZE)中的使用,毛细管电泳越来越显示出其强有力的手性拆分性能。具有特殊笼状结构并含有多个手性中心的环糊精及其衍生物是毛细电泳手性分离研究中最常采用的手性添加添[2-4]。本文合成了环糊精衍生物单3 O 苯基胺甲酰基 β CD[2]并以之作为手性选择剂分离了β CD及手性药物环扁桃酯。1　实验部分932 3 HVPS高压电源(山东省化工研究院),DD 2000型可调波长紫外检测器(中国科学院大连化学物理研究所),XWT型记录仪(上海大华仪表厂),pHS 25型酸度计(上海雷磁仪器厂),石英毛细管45cm…     

Enantiomeric separation of four methylenedioxylated amphetamines on β-cyclodextrin chiral stationary phases

Summary Native and derivatized β-cyclodextrins such as chiral stationary phases (CSP) were used for the simultaneous enantiomeric separation of four methylenedioxylated amphetamines (MDA, MDMA, MDEA and MBDB) by liquid chromatography. Fluorimetric detection was used in order to enhance sensitivity and selectivity. The mobile phase was, optimised by studying the influence of pH, triethylamine concentration, organic solvent type, column temperature and flow rate of the mobile phase. This method was validated by determining linearity, precision, accuracy, limits of detection and quantification, and was applied to the stereoselective analysis of illicit tablets (23 samples) and of human whole blood samples (spiked samples and two post-mortem cases). Whereas no significant deviation from a racemic ratio was observed in the tablets contents, the analysis of blood samples showed an enantioselective metabolism of MDMA.     

Chromatographic separation and enantiomeric resolution of flurbiprofen and its major metabolites

Summary The chromatographic separation and resolution of the enantiomers of flurbiprofen and its two major metabolites, 4′-hydroxyflurbiprofen and 3′-hydroxy-4′-methoxyflurbiprofen was investigated using four different approaches: reversed-phase HPLC after pre-column derivatization with (R)-1-(naphthen-1-yl)ethylamine; reversed-phase HPLC using hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin as a chiral mobile phase additive; chiral-phase HPLC using either an α₁-acid glycoprotein CSP (Chiral-AGP) or an amylose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) CSP (Chiralpak AD). Of all the approaches, only the direct method using the Chiralpak AD CSP demonstrated separation and enantiomeric resolution of all three analytes within an acceptable run time of 45 minutes. Enantiomeric resolution values of 1.67,3.67 and 3.44 were obtained for flurbiprofen, 4′-hydroxyflurbiprofen and 3′-hydroxy-4′-methoxyflurbiprofen respectively. Semi-preparative isolation of the individual enantiomers of both metabolites, followed by CD analysis, revealed that the elution order on the AD CSP wasR-beforeS-enantiomer for both metabolites and the same as that observed for flurbiprofen. The metabolite elution order was subsequently confirmed on the analysis of urine samples obtained from a healthy volunteer following oral administration of the individual drug enantiomers.     

Development of new isothiocyanate-based chiral derivatizing agent for amino acids

Summary (1S,2S)-1,3-Diacetoxy-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-propylisothiocyanate [(S,S)-DANI] has been developed as a new chiral derivatizing agent for resolution of compounds containing an amino group. The reagent is readily available in both enantiomeric forms. Its applicability was demonstrated by the resolution of representative α-amino acids. The diastereomeric thiourea derivatives produced were separated by reversed-phase (C₁₈) high-performance liquid chromatography, with mixtures of 0.1% aqueous trifluoroacetic acid (pH∼2) and methanol as eluents.     

High-performance ligand-exchange chromatography of amino acids on chiral stationary phases

Three chiral stationary phases, obtained by grafting silica gel with (-)-trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine, were studied for the resolution of α-amino acids by ligand-exchange chromatography. The packings were prepared by bonding the chiral ligand to silica gel via different hydrocarbon spacers. Separation of the optical isomers was accomplished by eluents containing a constant concentration of copper(II) acetate (0.05mM). The elution sequence of amino acids was found to be dependent on the grafting reaction selected to prepare the chiral packings.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic separation of unusual amino acid enantiomers derivatized with (1S,2S)-1,3-diacetoxy-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-propyl-isothiocyanate

Summary A new chiral derivatizing agent (CDA), (1S,2S)-1,3-diacetoxy-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-propylisothiocyanate, (S,S)-DANI, was applied to the separation of the enantiomers of unusual amino acids containing two chiral centers. Different β-methyl-α-amino acids (β-MePhe, β-MeTyr and β-MeTrp) and β-amino acids with cycloalkane skeletons (2-aminocyclopentanecarboxylic acid and 2-aminocyclohexanecarboxylic acid) were derivatized and the thiourea derivatives produced were separated by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The applicability of this new CDA in the separation of unusual amino acids is demonstrated. The four stereoisomers of the investigated amino acids (except β-MePhe) could be separated in one chromatographic run. Presented at Balaton Symposium on High Performance Separation Methods, Siófok, Hungary, September 1–3, 1999     

Separation of Enantiomers of N-Protected Non-Protein Amino Acid Esters by Chiral High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

The high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of enantiomers of N-protected non-protein amino acid esters was investigated by using a cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) chiral stationary phase column (Daicel Chiracel OD). The effect of the N-protecting groups and the ester groups on chiral discrimination was examined. The benzyloxycarbonyl (Z), 4-methoxybenzyloxycarbonyl, and 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl derivatives gave good enantiomeric separations, while the formyl and t-butoxycarbonyl groups marred them. Almost all the alkyl esters examined and the benzyl ester gave enantiomeric separations better than or of the same order as the methyl ester. The N-Z-protected methyl esters of a number of non-protein -amino acids were well resolved using hexane–2-propanol as a mobile phase. The resolution of -amino acid derivatives was inferior to that of the isomeric -amino acid derivatives.     

Determination of the enantiomeric composition of chiral carboxylic acids using chiral derivatization and HPLC

Summary The enantiomers of chiral carboxylic acids were separated as their diastereomeric amides with (1R,2R)-(−)-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-amino-1,3-propanediol (“levobase”) and with “dextrobase” (the enantiomer of levobase) by high-performance liquid chromatography using a conventional C-18 column and various solvent systems containing acetonitrile, methanol, water, and phosphoric acid.     

Reversal of the enantiomeric elution order of some aromatic amino acids using reversed-phase chromatographic supports coated with the teicoplanin chiral selector

In this paper, two chiral stationary phases were prepared by coating the surface of both C8 and C18 high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) supports with the teicoplanin chiral selector. The hydrophobic C11 acyl side chain, attached to the d-glucosamine group of teicoplanin, served as anchor moiety for the immobilization of the chiral selector on the apolar support material. The retention and enantioselectivity of these coated stationary phases were studied using some aromatic amino acids as probe solutes and an aqueous solution as mobile phase. It was found that the enantiomer elution order on the modified C8 and C18 stationary phases was reversed (l > d) relatively to that classically observed with a teicoplanin covalently immobilized on a silica support (d > l). Such a dynamic coating on the reversed-phase supports was found to be of interest since the apparent enantioselectivity was not significantly changed by the use during an extended period of time or following a long-term storage of the columns.     

Determination of free amino acids by precolumn derivatization with phenylisothiocyanate. Application to wine samples

Summary A method to determine free amino acids by pre-column derivatization with phenylisothiocyanate is discussed. The method has been applied to determine free amino acids in wine samples, and the results have been compared with those obtained by means of an automatic orthophthal-aldehyde-9-fluorenylmethyloroformate (OPA-FMOC) method.     

Development of a precolumn derivatization HPLC method with diode‐array detection for the determination of amino sugars in peat and soil humic acids

The work is focused on the development of a high‐performance liquid chromatography method with diode‐array detection for the separation and quantitation of the three most abundant amino sugars; d ‐glucosamine, d ‐galactosamine, and d ‐mannosamine. The high‐performance liquid chromatography separation was carried out by reversed‐phase chromatography on Chromolith Performance RP‐18e monolithic column after acid hydrolysis (5 M HCl) and precolumn derivatization of samples using diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate. Gradient elution and a mobile phase composed of ammonium formate buffer solution (10 mmol/L, pH 3.60) and methanol with flow rate of 1.0 mL/min were used. The monitoring wavelength was set at 280 nm. The limits of detection and quantitation for analytes ranged from 0.017 to 0.122 mg/L and from 0.057 to 0.407 mg/L, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied for the determination of amino sugars in samples of humic acids isolated from different soils and peat.     

Separation of the enantiomers of pyrethroic acids and their esters by high-performance liquid chromatography on a polysaccharide-derived chiral stationary phase

Summary The liquid-chromatographic separation of the enantiomers of pyrethroic acids and their esters has been investigated on a polysaccharide-derived chiral stationary phase (CSP), Chiralpak AS. Good separation of the enantiomers of underivatized pyrethroic acids was achieved on the column, and the enantiomers of pyrethroic acid methyl and ethyl ester derivatives were also resolved.