High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Enantioresolution of Benzoyl Amino Acid,Dipeptides and Tripeptide on β-Cyclodextrin Bonded Stationary Phase Using Polar-Organic Acetonitrile as the Mobile Phase

The enantiomeric resolution of several dipeptides, amino acid (i.e., isoleucine) and tripeptide (i.e., Leu-Gly-Phe) with two stereogenic centers on β-cyclodextrin bonded chiral stationary phase (β-CD CSP) using polar-organic acetonitrile as the mobile phase is examined through pre-column chemical derivatization with a series of tagging reagents such as benzoyl chloride, benzenesulfonyl chloride and 1-naphthalenesulfonyl chloride. These tagging reagents are similar in structure; however, the enantioselectivity for the same analyte derivatized with these tagging reagents is quite different and found to be the best with benzoyl chloride. In the reversed-phase mode or on the γ-CD CSP under the same chromatographic conditions, the enantioresolution diminishes for all tagged enantiomers that were examined in this study. Dipeptides derivatized by benzoyl chloride appear to be better resolved than by dansyl chloride as reported previously. Interestingly, no enantioresolution for most derivatized amino acids with single stereogenic center was observed. Finally, enantioresolution can be enhanced by replacing the basic additive such as triethylamine with tripropylamine in the polar-organic mobile phase.     

Chiral separation of amino acids and peptides by capillary electrophoresis

Chiral separation of amino acids and peptides by capillary electrophoresis (CE) is reviewed regarding the separation principles of different approaches, advantages and limitations, chiral recognition mechanisms and applications. The direct approach details various chiral selectors with an emphasis on cyclodextrins and their derivatives, antibiotics and chiral surfactants as the chiral selectors. The indirect approach deals with various chiral reagents applied for diastereomer formation and types of separation media such as micelles and polymeric pseudo-stationary phases. Many derivatization reagents used for high sensitivity detection of amino acids and peptides are also discussed and their characteristics are summarized in tables. A large number of relevant examples is presented illustrating the current status of enantiomeric and diastereomeric separation of amino acids and peptides. Strategies to enhance the selectivity and optimize separation parameters by the application of experimental designs are described. The reversal of enantiomeric elution order and the effects of organic modifiers on the selectivity are illustrated in both direct and indirect methods. Some applications of chiral amino acid and peptide analysis, in particular, regarding the determination of trace enantiomeric impurities, are given. This review selects more than 200 articles published between 1988 and 1999.     

Enantiomeric separation of unusual secondary aromatic amino acids

Summary High-performance liquid chromatographic and gas chromatographic methods were developed for the separation of unusual secondary aromatic amino acids. Amino acids containing 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronorharmane-1-carboxylic acid and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-carboxy-2-carboline moieties were synthetized in racemic or chiral forms. The high-performance liquid chromatography was carried out either on a teicoplanin-containing chiral stationary phase or on an achiral C₁₈ column. In the latter case the diastereomers of the amino acids formed by precolumn derivatization with the chiral reagents 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl isothiocyanate or 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrophenyl-5-L-alanine amide were separated. The gas chromatographic analyses were based on separation on a Chirasil-L-Val column. Presented at: Balaton Symposium on High-Performance Separation Methods, Siófok, Hungary, September 3–5, 1997     

联二萘酚类磷酸吡哆醛模拟酶的合成与应用研究进展

模拟酶化合物的合成与应用研究具有重要的理论和实际意义。近年来研究的一些联二萘酚类磷酸吡哆醛模拟酶具有氨基酸构型转换的功能,并可用于手性氨基醇的对映选择性识别。本文简要介绍了该类化合物的合成方法,综述了近年来联二萘酚类磷酸吡哆醛模拟酶在手性氨基酸构型转换、手性氨基醇对映选择性识别以及萃取拆分等方面的应用。     

Capillary electrophoresis and column chromatography in biomedical chiral amino acid analysis

Free amino acids are typically quantified as the sum of their enantiomers, because in terrestrial organisms they mainly exist in the left-handed form. However, with increasing understanding of the biological significance of right-handed amino acids interest in enantioselective quantification of amino acids has steadily increased. Initially, electrophoretic and chromatographic methods using chiral (pseudo)-stationary phases or chiral eluents were applied to the separation of amino acid enantiomers. Later, derivatization of amino acids prior to chromatography with chiral reagents gained in popularity, because the diastereomers formed can be resolved on conventional reversed-phase columns. Novel multi-interaction chiral columns turned attention back to direct chiral chromatographic methods. Hyphenation to mass spectrometry has increasingly replaced optical detection because of superior selectivity, although this has not obviated the need for baseline resolution of amino acid enantiomers. Despite the progress made, enantioselective separation and quantification of amino acids remains an analytical challenge owing to frequently incomplete resolution of all naturally occurring enantiomers and insufficient sensitivity for the determination of the trace amounts of d-amino acids typically found in biological fluids and tissues. Chiral GC-MS analysis of heptafluorobutanol/pentafluoropropionanhydride amino acid derivatives on an Rt-gDEXsa column     

Comparison of enantiomer separation on two chiral stationary phases derived from (+)-18-crown-6-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid of the same chiral selector

Liquid chromatographic comparisons for enantiomer resolution of α-amino acids and chiral primary amino compounds were made using chiral stationary phases (CSPs) prepared by covalently bonding (+)-(18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid (18-C-6-TA) of the same chiral selector. The resolution of all α-amino acids on CSP 1 developed in our group was found to be better than that on CSP 2 reported by Machida et al. All α-amino acids examined in this study were well enantioseparated on CSP 1 (α=1.22–2.47), while four analytes were not resolved or all the other analytes were poorly resolved on CSP 2 than on CSP 1. However, in resolving the primary amino compounds without a carbonyl group, CSP 1 was comparable with CSP 2. Although (+)-18-C-6-TA of the same chiral selector was used to prepare CSP 1 and CSP 2, this study showed that different connecting methods for the CSPs might influence their ability to resolve the analytes depending on their structures related to the chiral recognition mechanism.     

The Resolution of Enantiomeric Ibuprofen on Chiral Stationary Phases Containing N-Arylcarbamoyl Derivatives of Phenylglycine

A series of fourteen anilide derivatives of ibuprofen were resolved on six chiral stationary phases (CSPs) derived from N-arylcarbamoyl derivatives of (S)-phenylglycine. Excellent chiral resolutions were achieved on these CSPs. The ionic-type CSPs showed better chiral recognition abilities than the corresponding covalent-type CSPs, and the CSP bearing two chiral centers has better performance than the CSPs bearing only one chiral center. The highest separation factor was achieved using the ionic-type CSP bearing two chiral centers for the resolution of the 3,5-dinitroanilide derivative of ibuprofen. This result is better than those reported in literature for the resolution of ibuprofen on the CSPs derived from amino acids, According to the chromatographic behaviors, the hydrogen bonding interaction, the π-π interactions provided by the phenyl groups in CSPs bearing one chiral center, and the phenylethylcarbamoyl moiety in CSPs bearing two chiral centers dominate the chiral recognition.     

Aryl Crown Ethers Based on d-Glucose Scaffold – Highly Selective Receptors of Amino Acid Ester Hydrochlorides

Amino acids are important biomolecules with a broad scope of applications in chemical and biological sciences. Their functions and properties depend on their absolute configuration. Therefore, methods for chiral recognition and separation of amino acids are highly sought after. For the purposes of diagnostic and medicinal applications chiral recognition of amino acids in water is particularly relevant. However synthetic receptors for enantioselective binding of amino acids in aqueous media are rare. Recently we reported a d -glucose-based crown ether for chiral recognition of amino acid esters in water. We achieved enantioselectivities towards amino acids with hydrophobic sidechains which were among the highest ever reported for a small molecule receptor. The binding affinities were however moderate. Herein we disclose analogs of that receptor, containing aryl functionalities in the crown ether fragment. The new receptors show considerably improved binding affinities for amino acid ester hydrochlorides in water, while retaining high enantio- or chemoselectivities.     

Chiral Space Formed by (+)‐(1S)‐1,1′‐Binaphthalene‐2,2′‐diyl Phosphate: Recognition of Aliphatic L‐α‐Amino Acids

(+)‐(1S)‐1,1′‐Binaphthalene‐2,2′‐diyl hydrogen phosphate (bnppa) is one of the useful optical selectors. To disclose the molecular mechanism by which bnppa recognizes aliphatic L ‐α‐amino acids and separates them by fractional crystallization, X‐ray analyses of bnppa and of its salts with L ‐alanine, L ‐valine, L ‐norvaline, and L ‐norleucine have been undertaken. All the amino acids adopt energetically favorable conformations in the crystal structures. The conformations and the packing patterns of bnppa in these crystal structures are very similar. The bnppa molecules are packed in a specific way to form hydrophobic and hydrophilic layers that are well separated. Between bnppa molecules, at the interface of these hydrophobic and hydrophilic layers, a space with chirality is formed. This space, designated as chiral space, recognizes the optically active amino acids. The packing of bnppa is mainly governed by intermolecular CH⋅⋅⋅π interactions between naphthalene moieties. The chiral space is responsible for the molecular recognition by bnppa allowing fractional crystallization of the L ‐α‐amino acids.     

Synthesis and Applications of Functionalized Magnetic Nanomaterials in Enantioseparation

Efficient enantioselective separation is a challenging task due to the identical physical and chemical properties of enantiomers. Functionalized magnetic nanomaterials modified with chiral ligands on their surface possess both magnetic property and chiral recognition ability, and have demonstrated great potential in chiral discrimination. This review summarizes the applications of magnetic nanomaterials modified with various chiral selectors (e.g., β-cyclodextrins, polymers, proteins, amino acids and cellulose) in enantioselective separation. After proper preparation and modification, these functionalized magnetic nanomaterials are effective for enantioseparation. Therefore, enantioseparations based on functionalized magnetic nanomaterials are convenient, economical and effective.     

LC Enantioseparation of 30-Component Diastereomeric Mixture of Amino Acids and Detection of d-Isomers Using New Reagents with Amines as Chiral Auxiliaries in Cyanuric Chloride

Two enantiomerically pure amines, viz., (R)-(+)-naphthylethyl amine and (S)-(+)-1-benzyl-3-aminopyrrolidine, were used as chiral auxiliaries for nucleophilic substitution of chlorine atoms in cyanuric chloride or its 6-butoxy derivative. The chiral derivatizing reagents so obtained were characterized and their chiral purity was ascertained. Diastereomers of 15 dl-proteinogenic amino acids were synthesized under microwave irradiation using these reagents. Separation of diastereomeric pairs along with separation of a mixture of 30 diastereomers in a single chromatographic run was carried out on a reversed-phase C₁₈ column. Mixtures of acetonitrile with aqueous trifluoroacetic acid were used as mobile phase. The detection was made at 230 nm using photo diode array detector. The separation behavior in terms of retention times and resolutions was compared on the basis of effect of chiral auxiliaries (i.e. amines) and achiral substituents (i.e. chlorine or butoxy group) in the chiral derivatizing reagents and the hydrophobic side chains of amino acids. The separation method was validated in terms of accuracy, precision, linearity, recovery, limit of detection and limit of quantitation. The method was successful for determination of d-amino acids in the absence of pure d-enantiomers and for separation of 19 diastereomers from a mixture of 30.     

Chiral HPLC of Amino Acids Using Chemically Modified Chitosan as the Stationary Phase

The chiral recognition ability of chitosan is enhanced by chemical modifications. For example, chitosans modified with phenylcarbamate or cyclodextrin were used as good stationary phases for the chiral HPLC separation of aromatic alcohols or amino acid derivatives2>, respectively. We report here the preparation of chitosans having an a -amino acid moiety in the glucosamine unit and their chiral recognition behavior toward a -amino acids under ligand-exchange chromatographic separation mode.     

Methodology for predicting the separation of proteins by hydrophobic interaction chromatography and its application to a cell extract

Ligand-exchange micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography was used for the chiral resolution of underivatized and dansyl amino acid enantiomers simultaneously. The separation was achieved by chiral copper(II)-L-valine complexes incorporated in micelles of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The enantioresolution was strongly affected by SDS and a concentration of 20 mM SDS was shown to be necessary for the separation. Other impacting factors were investigated including pH, the molar ratio of copper(II) to L-valine and the total concentration of complex. Using the proposed method, 11 different dansyl amino acids and two underivatized amino acids were separated successfully with a running electrolyte of 20 mM NH4OAc, 4 mM CuSO4, 8 mM L-valine and 20 mM SDS at pH 9.0 in less than 25 min. Experiments were also performed with other amino acid ligands in order to vary the stability and the sterical arrangement of the copper(II) complexes and the possible chiral recognition mechanism was also discussed briefly.     

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of amino acid enantiomers as methyl chloroformate derivatives: application to space analysis

This work describes a GC-MS method for enantioselective separation of amino acids. The method is based on a derivatization reaction which employs a mixture of alkyl chloroformate-alcohol-pyridine, as reagents to obtain the N(O,S)-alkyl alkoxy carbonyl esters of amino acids. Various reaction parameters are investigated and optimized to achieve a reproducible derivatization procedure suitable for separation of amino acid enantiomers on Chirasil-L-Val chiral stationary phase. In particular, the following topics are investigated for 20 proteinogenic amino acids: (i) the proper reagent and reaction conditions to obtain the highest derivative yield; (ii) the amino acid reactivity and the MS properties of the obtained derivatives; (iii) the linearity and sensitivity of the analytical method; (iv) the retention behavior of the derivatives and their enantiomeric separation on the Chirasil-L-Val chiral stationary phase. By combining the resolution power of the Chirasil-L-Val column and the high selectivity of the SIM MS detection mode, the described procedure enables the enantiomeric separation and quantification of 16 enantiomeric pairs of amino acids. The procedure is simple and fast and reproducible. It displays a wide linearity range at ppb detection limits for quantitative determinations: these properties make this derivatization method a suitable candidate for amino acid GC-MS analysis on board of the spacecrafts in space exploration missions of solar system body environments.     

Structure‐enantioselectivity relationships for the study of chiral recognition in peptide enantiomer separation on cinchona alkaloid‐based chiral stationary phases by HPLC: Influence of the N‐terminal protecting group

Eleven different N‐terminal protecting groups (acetyl, benzoyl, FMOC, etc.) were employed for the HPLC separation of oligoalanine peptide enantiomers containing up to six amino acids. Isocratic HPLC separations were performed using a hydro‐organic buffered mobile phase and 4 mm ID columns containing three different chiral anion exchange stationary phases based on cinchona alkaloid‐derived chiral selectors. For most peptides successful separations could be obtained with all protecting groups, although those comprising aromatic moieties were found to yield higher enantioselectivities than those with aliphatic residues, since they are capable of undergoing favourable π‐π interactions with the selector. Systematic investigations concerning the presence or absence of structural features of related protecting groups showed that the use of protecting groups that are optimally adjusted to the binding pocket of the chiral selector effects a significant gain in enantioselectivity. At the same time these studies provided new insights into the chiral recognition mechanism.     

Improvement of chiral stationary phases based on cinchona alkaloids bonded to crown ethers by chiral modification

To improve the chiral recognition capability of a cinchona alkaloid crown ether chiral stationary phase, the crown ether moiety was modified by the chiral group of (1S, 2S)‐2‐aminocyclohexyl phenylcarbamate. Both quinine and quinidine‐based stationary phases were evaluated by chiral acids, chiral primary amines and amino acids. The quinine/quinidine and crown ether provided ion‐exchange sites and complex interaction site for carboxyl group and primary amine group in amino acids, respectively, which were necessary for the chiral discrimination of amino acid enantiomers. The introduction of the chiral group greatly improved the chiral recognition for chiral primary amines. The structure of crown ether moiety was proved to play a dominant role in the chiral recognitions for chiral primary amines and amino acids.     

Liquid chromatographic resolution of proline and pipecolic acid derivatives on chiral stationary phases based on (+)‐(18‐crown‐6)‐2,3,11,12‐tetracarboxylic acid

Two liquid chromatographic chiral stationary phases based on (+)‐(18‐crown‐6)‐2,3,11,12‐tetracarboxylic acid were applied to the resolution of the amide derivatives of cyclic α‐amino acids including proline and pipecolic acid. Among the five amide derivatives of proline, aniline amide was resolved best on the first chiral stationary phase, which contains two N–H tethering amide groups, with the separation factor of 1.31 and the resolution of 2.60, and on the second chiral stationary phase, which contains two N–CH₃ tethering amide groups, with the separation factor of 1.57 and the resolution of 5.50. Among the five amide derivatives of pipecolic acid, 2‐naphthyl amide was resolved best on the first chiral stationary phase with the separation factor of 1.30 and the resolution of 1.75, but 1‐naphthylmethyl amide was resolved best on the second chiral stationary phase with the separation factor of 1.30 and the resolution of 2.26. In general, the second chiral stationary phase was found to be better than the first chiral stationary phase in the resolution of the amide derivatives of cyclic α‐amino acids. In this study, the second chiral stationary phase was first demonstrated to be useful for the resolution of secondary amino compounds.     

Reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatographic separation of diastereomers of β-amino alcohols and microwave assisted synthesis of Marfey's reagent,its chiral variants and diastereomers

Ten chiral derivatizing reagents (CDRs) were synthesized by replacing the l-Ala–NH₂ moiety in Marfey's reagent (MR) by seven l-amino acid amides and three l-amino acids employing microwave irradiation (MW) and were characterized. Ten racemic amino alcohols were derivatized with these CDRs under MW. The diastereomers were separated on a reversed-phase C₁₈ column using binary mixtures of acetonitrile with aqueous trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and triethylammonium phosphate buffer (TEAP). In general, amino acid variants of MR provided better separation of diastereomers in comparison to amino acid amide variants. The method was also found successful for the separation of 20 diastereomers from a mixture.     

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     

Structural scaffold of 18-crown-6 tetracarboxylic acid for optical resolution of chiral amino acid: X-ray crystal analyses and energy calculations of complexes of D- and L-isomers of tyrosine, isoleucine, methionine and phenylglycine

To clarify the structural scaffold of (+)-18-crown-6 tetracarboxylic acid ((+)-18C6H4) for the optical resolution of a chiral amino acid, the crystal structures of its equimolar complexes with L- and D-isomers of tyrosine (Tyr), isoleucine (Ile), methionine (Met) and phenylglycine (PheG) were analysed by X-ray diffraction methods. (+)-18C6H4 took very similar conformations for all complexes. Although the chemical structure of (+)-18C6H4 is C2-symmetric, it took a similar asymmetric ring conformation of radius ca. 6.0 A. In all complexes, the amino group of chiral amino acids was located near the center of the ring and formed three hydrogen bonds and five electrostatic interactions with eight oxygen atoms of the ether ring and carboxyl groups. Also, the Calpha atom of chiral amino acids participated in Calpha-H...O interaction with the oxygen atom of (+)-18C6H4. In contrast, the carboxyl group of chiral amino acids did not directly interact with (+)-18C6H4. These results indicate that the structural scaffold of (+)-18C6H4 for the optical resolution of chiral amino acids is mainly based on the mode of interaction of (+)-18C6H4 with the amino and Calpha-H groups of chiral amino acids. The differences in interaction pattern and binding energy between the L- and D-isomers of each amino acid are discussed in relation to the chiral recognition of (+)-18C6H4.