Abstract
A methyl β-cyclodextrin with a degree of substitution of 1.8 proved to be an effective chiral selector, among other cyclodextrins tested, for the separation of warfarin enantiomers by capillary electrophoresis. The operating conditions were optimized with respect to electrolyte composition (buffer pH, ionic strength, cyclodextrin concentration, methanol content) and applied voltage. The influence of a high ionic strength on the resolution was clearly shown. A baseline separation can be obtained in less than 15 min with an efficiency of ca. 250 000 theoretical plates. These conditions were applied to the determination of warfarin enantiomers in the plasma of patients under warfarin therapy. The limit of detection for the whole procedure (dichloromethane extraction followed by evaporation to dryness and capillary electrophoresis) was of the order of 0.2 mg/l (6.5 · 10 −7 M) of each enantiomer.
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