Simultaneous enantiomeric analysis of pharmacologically active compounds in environmental samples by chiral LC–MS/MS with a macrocyclic antibiotic stationary phase

This paper presents a multi‐residue method for direct enantioselective separation of chiral pharmacologically active compounds in environmental matrices. The method is based on chiral liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry detection. Simultaneous chiral discrimination was achieved with a macrocyclic glycopeptide‐based column with antibiotic teicoplanin as a chiral selector working under reverse phase mode. For the first time, enantioresolution was reported for metabolites of ibuprofen: carboxyibuprofen and 2‐hydroxyibuprofen with this chiral stationary phase. Moreover, enantiomers of chloramphenicol, ibuprofen, ifosfamide, indoprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen and praziquantel were also resolved. The overall performance of the method was satisfactory in terms of linearity, precision, accuracy and limits of detection. The method was successfully applied for monitoring of pharmacologically active compounds at enantiomeric level in influent and effluent wastewater and in river water. In addition, the chiral recognition and analytical performance of the teicoplanin‐based column was critically compared with that of the α₁‐acid glycoprotein chiral stationary phase. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Chiral discrimination studies of (+)-(18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid by high-performance liquid chromatography and NMR spectroscopy

Chiral discrimination studies using (+)-(18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid (18-C-6-TA) as a chiral selector were performed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and NMR spectroscopy. The enantiomers of alanine (Ala) or alanine methyl ester (Ala-ME) were well separated on the chiral stationary phases (CSPs) derived from (+)-18-C-6-TA by HPLC. The chiral selector, (+)-18-C-6-TA, used in the CSP was also applied for the chiral discrimination of the Ala and Ala-ME enantiomers, and it discriminated these enantiomers successfully by NMR spectroscopy. The chemical shift differences (Delta Delta delta) of the alpha-proton of these enantiomers in the presence of an equimolecular solution of 18-C-6-TA were observed to be 0.10 ppm for Ala in methanol-d4 containing 10 mM H2SO4 and 0.11 ppm for Ala-ME in methanol-d4. The observed NMR results agreed with the chromatographic data on the (+)-18-C-6-TA-derived CSP by HPLC in terms of both the elution order and solvents effects.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic investigation of the enantioselectivity and mechanism of chiral recognition of new cholic acid-based stationary phases

Summary To elucidate the mechanism of chiral recognition of cholic acid-based stationary phases, four new cholic acid derivatives, with differently substituted carbamate or three acetoxy groups, were bonded to a hydrosilyl-modified silica gel. Their capacity to discriminate between enantiomers was evaluated in normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The results were compared with those from equivalent separations on trihydroxy- and 3α-phenylcarbamate-substituted cholic acid-based bonded phases. The influence of mobile phase composition of the separation of the enantiomers of amino alcohols was shown. Different mechanisms of chiral discrimination are discussed, highlighting the influence of the nature of the carbamate on enantioselectivity.     

卵类粘蛋白柱手性拆分酮基布洛芬

 在卵类粘蛋白柱上 ,考察了酮洛芬对映体在 3种流动相体系下的保留行为 ,建立了同时分离酮洛芬及其甲酯两对对映体的较佳色谱条件。方法可用于酶法立体选择性水解或酯化过程中生成的 4种化合物的同时测定     

Preparation and chiral separation of a novel immobilized cellulose-based chiral stationary phase in high-performance liquid chromatography

The chiral selector 6-azido-2, 3-di(p-chlorophenylcarbamoylated) cellulose was synthesized and further chemically immobilized onto 5-μm amino functionalized spherical porous silica gel. It was used as chiral stationary phase in high-performance liquid chromatography. Thirty racemates were successfully separated into enantiomers in either normal phase mode or reversed-phase mode. Good reproducibility and stability of the chiral stationary phase have been demonstrated.     

反相液相色谱法分离2-(4-羟基苯氧基)丙酸酯对映体

合成了三-(4-甲基苯甲酸)纤维素酯(MCTB)手性固定相，用反相高效液相色谱法在该手性固定相上对2-(4-羟基苯氧基)丙酸酯对映体进行拆分．实验结果表明，在三-(4-甲基苯甲酸)纤维素酯手性固定相上，以甲醇与水的体积分数为75：25做流动相能较好的拆分2-(4-羟基苯氧基)丙酸甲酯、乙酯和丁酯对映体，其分离因子分别为1．38、1．49、0．98；同时还发现2-(4-羟基苯氧基)丙酸酯中酯基团的大小对其对映体的分离也有明显的影响，其中以乙酯的拆分效果最佳。     

Ketoprofen enantioseparation with a Cinchona alkaloid based stationary phase: Enantiorecognition mechanism and release studies

With the present contribution, we demonstrate that the baseline separation of ketoprofen enantiomers can be successfully achieved (α = 1.09; R_S = 1.60) in the reversed‐phase mode of elution with a commercially available anion‐exchange‐based chiral stationary phase, incorporating the quinine 2,6‐diisopropylphenyl carbamate derivative as the enantioresolving unit. Focused modification of the eluent composition indicated a stereoselective role of hydrophobic and π–π interactions between the selector and selectand units, besides the prime ionic intermolecular interaction. The mechanistic hypotheses based on the chromatographic data were confirmed by in silico molecular dynamic simulations, which allowed us to establish the network of selector–selectand interactions underlying the stereorecognition process at a molecular level. The validated method was successfully used to evaluate the drug content and release profile of ketoprofen‐loaded polymeric film, showing drug homogeneous distribution into the film and no preferential interactions between the polymer and one of the enantiomers, with the racemate released at each time point.     

海藻糖、龙胆二糖、蜜二糖键合硅胶手性固定相的制备和性能

合成了海藻糖、龙胆二糖、蜜二糖三种二糖类键合硅胶高效液相色谱手性固定相,采用湿法装柱制备了色谱柱．在高效液相色谱正相条件下,该类固定相对醇类、胺类、氨基酸类对映异构体以及一些手性药物表现出了一定的拆分效果．特别是海藻糖固定相在所拆分的9种手性化合物中,有6种手性化合物能得到较好的分离,表现出较好的手性分离性能．并且手性固定相之间具有较好的互补性．     

Thin layer chromatographic resolution of some 2-arylpropionic acid enantiomers using L-(-)-serine,L-(-)-threonine and a mixture of L-(-)-serine and L-(-)-threonine-impregnated silica gel as stationary phases

Impregnated silica TLC plates with L-(-)-serine and L-(-)-threonine and a mixture of L-(-)-serine and L-(-)-threonine (1:1) as chiral selectors were prepared to use as chiral stationary phases (CSPs) in thin layer chromatography. The resolution of the enantiomers of 2-arylpropionic drugs, including ibuprofen, ibuproxam, ketoprofen, pranoprofen, benoxaprofen, flurbiprofen and tiaprofenic acid was investigated on these CSPs. A mobile phase system of acetonitrile-methanol-water (16:4:0.5, v/v/v) was used. The spots were detected with iodine vapours and the detection limits were found to range between 0.25 and 0.5 micro g/mL for all racemic compounds investigated. The effect of temperature, pH and concentration of the impregnating chiral selectors on resolution has been studied.     

Simultaneous chiral analyses of multiple analytes: case studies, implications and method development considerations

The field of chiral separations had a modest beginning some two decades ago. However, due to rapid technological advancement coupled with simultaneous availability of innovative chiral stationary phases and novel chiral derivatization agents, the field of chiral separations has now totally outpaced many other separation fields. Keeping pace with rapid changes in the field of chiral separations, investigators continue to add stereoselective pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, pharmacologic and toxicological data of new and/or marketed racemic compounds to the literature. Examination of the evolution of chiral separations suggests that in the beginning many investigators attempted to separate and quantify a single pair of enantiomers, adopting either direct (separation made on a chiral stationary phase) or indirect (separation made following precolumn conversion of enantiomers to corresponding diastereomers) approaches. However, more recent trends in chiral separations suggest that investigators are attempting to separate and quantify multiple pairs of enantiomers with available technologies. Added to this, some interesting trends have been observed in many of the recently reported chiral applications, including preferences regarding internal standard selection, mobile phase contents and composition, sorting out issues with mass spectrometric detection, determination of elution order, analytical manipulations of metabolite(s) without reference standards and addressing some specificity-related issues. This review mainly focuses on chiral separations involving multiple chiral analytes and attempts to justify the need for such chiral separations involving multiple analytes. In this context, several cases studies are described on the utility and applicability of such chiral separations under discrete headings to provide an account to the readership on the implications of such tasks. The topics of case studies covered in this review include: (a) therapy markers--differentiation from drug abuse and/or applicability in forensics; (b) role in pharmacogenetic/polymorphic evaluation; (c) monitoring and understanding the role of parent and active metabolite(s) in clinical and preclinical investigations; (d) exploration on the pharmacokinetic utility of an active chiral metabolite vis-a-vis the racemic parent moiety; (e) understanding the chirality play in delineating peculiar toxic effects; (f) exploration of chiral inversion phenomenon, and understanding the role of stereoselective metabolism. For the further benefit of readership, some select examples (n = 19) of the separation of multiple chiral analytes with appropriate information on chromatography, detection system, validation parameters and applicable conclusion are also provided. Finally, the review covers some useful considerations for method development involving multiple chiral analytes.     

Enantiomers separation by capillary electrochromatography using polysaccharide‐based stationary phases

The separation of chiral compounds is an interesting and important topic of research because these compounds are involved in some biological processes, fundamentally in human health. Among the various application fields where enantiomers are remarkable, drug analysis has to be considered. Most of the drugs contain enantiomers and very often one of the two isomers could be pharmacologically more active or even dangerous. Therefore, the separation of these compounds is very important. Among the different analytical techniques usually employed, capillary electrochromatography has demonstrated great capability in enantiomers resolution. The great potential of this electromigration technique stands mainly in its high efficiency due to the use of an electrosmotic flow (flat flow profile) and on the high selectivity because of the use of a stationary phase. Chiral separation can be obtained utilizing several chiral stationary phases including a polysaccharide derivative. The aim of this review paper is to summarize the main features of capillary electrochromatography and polysaccharide derivatives of chiral stationary phase. It also report examples of practical applications utilizing this approach.     

Cyclocholates as Chiral Selectors for Capillary Gas Chromatography – Effect of Temperature Conditioning on the Chromatographic Behavior of the Stationary Phase

The suitability of cyclocholates as chiral selectors in gas chromatography has been evaluated. We present the synthesis and characterization of two cyclocholates, viz. 3α,7α-diacetoxycyclo[3]cholate and 3α,7α-diacetoxycylo[4]cholate. Mixtures of these new selectors with polysiloxanes were tested as chiral stationary phases in capillary gas chromatography. Several enantiomer separations of common racemates were achieved with the 3α,7α-diacetoxycyclo[3]cholate at 10% in OV-1701 (w/w). It was shown that column efficiency was strongly dependent on temperature and that enantioselectivity was very sensitive to column conditioning. This chromatographic behavior suggested that cyclocholates were only dispersed in polysiloxane. Thus, it was assumed that chiral discrimination occurred via enantioselective adsorption interactions of enantiomers at the surface of the solid chiral selector dispersed in the polysiloxane matrix OV-1701.     

Stereoselective high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of ketoprofen, ibuprofen and fenoprofen in plasma using a chiral alpha 1-acid glycoprotein column

The effect of mobile phase composition, pH and temperature on the chiral resolution and retention of some 2-arylpropionic acids using the chiral alpha 1-acid glycoprotein column EnantioPac is described. Furthermore, a direct stereoselective high-performance liquid chromatographic assay to determine the enantiomers of ketoprofen, ibuprofen and fenoprofen in plasma is presented. Detection was at 260, 220 and 220 nm for ketoprofen, ibuprofen and fenoprofen, respectively. The limit of detection was 0.1 micrograms/ml for the enantiomers of ketoprofen and ibuprofen, and 0.25 micrograms/ml for the enantiomers of fenoprofen. The method was demonstrated to be applicable for stereoselective pharmacokinetic studies of ketoprofen, ibuprofen and fenoprofen after administration under clinical conditions.     

Allosteric and competitive displacement of drugs from human serum albumin by octanoic acid, as revealed by high-performance liquid affinity chromatography, on a human serum albumin-based stationary phase.

A chiral stationary phase for high-performance liquid chromatography, based upon immobilized human serum albumin (HSA), was used to investigate the effect of octanoic acid on the simultaneous binding of a series of drugs to albumin. Octanoic acid was found to bind with high affinity to a primary binding site, which in turn induced an allosteric change in the region of drug binding Site II, resulting in the displacement of compounds binding there. Approximately 80% of the binding of suprofen and ketoprofen to HSA was accounted for by binding at Site II. Octanoic acid was found to also bind to a secondary site on HSA, with much lower affinity. This secondary site appeared to be the warfarin-azapropazone binding area (drug binding Site I), as both warfarin and phenylbutazone were displaced in a competitive manner by high levels of octanoic acid. The enantioselective binding to HSA exhibited by warfarin, suprofen and ketoprofen was found to be due to differential binding of the enantiomers at Site I; the primary binding site for suprofen and ketoprofen was not enantioselective.     

Optimization of the reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of the enantimers of a cationic chiral drug (tolperisone) on a heptakis(6-azido-6-deoxy) perphenylcarbamated β-cyclodextrin column

Summary Heptakis(6-azido-6-deoxy) perphenylcarbamated β-cyclodextrin has been synthesized and chemically immobilized on silica gel for use as a chiral stationary phase (PC-CSP) for analytical separation of the enantiomers of chiral drugs. Separation of the enantiomers of tolperisone was studied by high-performance liquid chromatography under reversed-phase conditions. The chromatographic conditions were optimized by varying mobile phase pH, composition, ionic strength, and velocity; 40:60 methanol-1% triethylammonium acetate (TEAA) buffer, pH 5.5, was found to be the most suitable for this separation.     

Application of Native and Hydroxypropyl-Substituted β-Cyclodextrin Bonded Silica Gel as Stationary Phases for High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Two chiral stationary phases for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) have been synthesized by grafting native and 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin onto silica gel by a previously described method. They were tested under reversed-phase conditions. These two materials enable separation of the enantiomers of a variety of drugs (benzodiazepine anxiolytics, arylpropionic acids, anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant agents) and herbicides (aryloxyphenoxypropionic esters). Both chiral stationary phases enabled good chiral recognition in reversed-phase mode. The effects of the nature and composition of the mobile phase, of compound structure (mechanisms of chiral discrimination), and of flow-rate were studied.     

Separation of the enantiomers of tebuconazole and its potential impurities by high-performance liquid chromatography with a cellulose derivative-based chiral stationary phase

Summary The high-performance liquid chromatographic resolution of the enantiomers of tebuconazole, a new anti-fungal agent with one chiral center, and the enantiomers of some impurities in technical tebuconazole, has been studied on a chiral stationary phase prepared by coating aminopropylated silica gel with celluloseris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate). The effects of solute structure and the amount of the organic mobile-phase modifier, 2-propanol, on retention and resolution were studied. Under optimum conditions excellent enantiomer separations were achieved for tebuconazole and its impurities. As far as we are aware this is the only liquid chromatographic system enabling discrimination of the enantiomers of all of the racemates discussed in this paper.     

Chiral Separation of Organic Phosphonate Compounds on Polysaccharide-Based Chiral Stationary Phases

Four polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases have been used to separate the enantiomers of fourteen O,O-dialkyl-1-benzyloxycarbonyl-aminoarylmethyl phosphonates. These polysaccharide-based chiral stationary phases are Chiralpak AD, Chiralpak AS, Chiralcel OG and Chiralcel OJ. The data obtained indicate that the chiral separation ability for these organophosphonate compounds are in the order Chiralpak AD > Chiralcel OG > Chiralcel OJ > Chiralpak AS. With Chiralpak AD, all of the studied compounds could be easily baseline separated. Those two polysaccharides possess different chiral discrimination mechanism due to of the difference of the conformational structures of amylose and cellulose. The chiral discrimination of derivatized amylose chiral stationary phases were based on the stereogenic fit of the analytes in the helical structures of amylose and the transient diastereomeric complex formation between the analyte and the amylose CSP through π–π interaction H-bond interactions and induced dipole interactions exerted by the substituents on the analyte molecules. The chiral discrimination, in case of derivatized cellulose chiral stationary phase is based on the stereogenic fit of the analytes in the grooves of cellulose followed by interactions mentioned above between the analytes and the cellulose CSP.     

分子模型及其在手性识别机理研究上的应用

介绍了近十几年来在色谱手性识别机理研究中的分子模型。在这些模型中,采用量子力学、分子力学和分子动力学等方法计算了手性选择试剂与对映体之间的相互作用,并借助X射线晶体学、核磁共振技术和计算机模拟等技术建立了各种分子模型,研究在手性化合物分离过程中的手性识别机理。     

Applications of Cellulose-Based Chiral Stationary Phases in the Resolution of Some Beta-Adrenoceptor Antagonists

Abstract

Cellulose tris (3,5-dimethylphenyl carbamate) known as Chiralcel OD chiral stationary phase (CSP) is one of the most commonly used cellulosic CSPs which have been successfully used for separation, enantiomeric purity determination and analysis of several drug racemates including β-adrenoceptor antagonists.

Resolution of timolol, penbutolol, celiprolol and carazolol enantiomers are achieved using this CSP. A possible chiral recognition mechanism(s) for these β-adrenergic blockers and this chiral stationary phase is presented.