Polysodium N-undecanoyl-L-leucylvalinate: a versatile chiral selector for micellar electrokinetic chromatography

Anal Chem. 2003 Feb 1;75(3):379-87. doi: 10.1021/ac020386r.

Abstract

Dipeptide micelle polymers are a new class of polymeric surfactants of which the polysodium undecanoyl-L-leucylvalinate (poly-L-SULV) was found to be a broadly applicable chiral selector for micellar electrokinetic chromatography. This negatively charged dipeptide micelle polymer is a high molecular weight compound with large countercurrent mobility, zero critical micelle concentration, low aggregation number, and high solubility in water or water-organic solvents. In an extensive chiral screening program, enantioseparation of 75 racemic compounds was tested with poly-L-SULV as chiral pseudostationary phase in neutral pH and basic pH background electrolytes. A total of 58 out of 75 racemic compounds could be resolved after choosing an appropriate concentration of poly-L-SULV. Although anionic chiral analytes are difficult to resolve using poly-L-SULV, the percent success rate for chiral resolution of cationic (77%) and neutral (85%) racemates was very high. Aspects regarding electrostatic, steric, hydrophobic, and hydrogen-bonding interactions of this dipeptide micelle polymer with various classes of chiral analytes are discussed.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary / methods*
  • Dipeptides / chemistry*
  • Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / isolation & purification*
  • Micelles
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Dipeptides
  • Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
  • Micelles