Enantiomeric separation of D- and L-serine using high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection following pre-column diastereomer derivatization.
Enantiomeric separation of D- and L-serine on an octadecylsilica column was investigated using (2R)-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-6-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)chroman-2-carboxylate (R-NPCA), which was developed for a pre-column derivatization reagent for electrochemical detection. In addition, (2S)-2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-6-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yloxy)chroman-2-carboxylate (S-NPCA) was newly synthesized from (S)-(-)-6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (S-alpha-CA), and the enantiomeric separation of D- and L-serine using S-NPCA was also examined. The enantiomeric separation of D,L-serine was achieved using the R- or S-NPCA as a chiral derivatization reagent, and the elution orders of the enantiomers were reversed between R- and S-NPCA. The elution orders of D- and L-serine unexpectedly reversed between the phosphate buffer at pH 4.0 and pH 2.2, both of which were used in the mobile phase. Separation factors obtained using R- and S-NPCA were similar-1.09 and 1.07, respectively. The detection limit was approximately 940 fmol on the column (signal-to-noise ratio 3) when the applied voltage was +650 mV.
Yamashita
Kazuhide
K
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan.
Fukushima
Takeshi
T
Sasaki
Tsukasa
T
Arai
Kotaro
K
Toyo'oka
Toshimasa
T
D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012694:Serine / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D002264:Carboxylic Acids; C026679:octadecylsilica; D012694:Serine; D012822:Silicon Dioxide