title: Enantioseparation of phenothiazines in cyclodextrin-modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography.
abstract: In this study, enantioseparations of five phenothiazines in cyclodextrin (CD)-modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) were investigated using a citrate buffer containing tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTAB) as a cationic surfactant at low pH. Beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) and hydroxylpropyl-beta-CD (HP-beta-CD) were selected as chiral selectors. The results indicate that the separation window is greatly enlarged by beta-CD concentration and that the separability and selectivity of phenothiazines are remarkably influenced by the concentrations of both beta-CD and TTAB, as well as buffer pH. The interaction of thioridazine with beta-CDs is considerably reduced in the presence of TTAB micelles due to competitive complexation of thioridazine with TTAB micelles, which is pH-dependent. As a result, effective enantioseparation of thioridazine is simultaneously achievable with that of trimeprazine and promethazine or ethopropazine in MEKC with addition of either beta-CD or HP-beta-CD, respectively, to a micellar citrate buffer containing TTAB at pH 3.5. Better enantioresolution of thioridazine in MEKC than in capillary zone electrophoresis can be obtained.
mesh_terms: D020374:Chromatography, Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D003505:Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D010640:Phenothiazines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D003505:Cyclodextrins; D010640:Phenothiazines