title: Capillary zone electrophoresis of cationic and anionic drugs in methanol.
abstract: The actual mobilities and dissociation constants of acidic and basic pharmaceuticals were determined in methanol. Actual mobilities were derived from the dependence of the effective mobilities of the analytes on the pH of the methanolic background electrolyte solution (pH(MeOH)). The pKa values of the pharmaceuticals in methanol (pK(a,MeOH)) were calculated by non-linear curve fitting to the measured mobility values. It was found that the shift in pKa value (when compounds were transferred from water to methanol) increased with the acidity of the analyte. The average pKa shift for compounds exhibiting acidic properties in water was ca. 5.5 units, and the shift for basic compounds about 2 units. As was shown for a mixture of beta-blockers, the calculated actual mobilities and pKa values can be utilised in the optimisation of pH conditions for separation. The practical value of the method was illustrated by the analysis of urine samples.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 55, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Heli
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sirén
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuldvee
authors.forename: Tiina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karla
authors.forename: Tiina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ekström
authors.forename: Marja-Liisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Riekkola
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000652:urine; D000838:Anions; D002412:Cations; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000838:Anions; D002412:Cations; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D000432:Methanol