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Vallamkonda B, Sethi S, Satti P, Das DK, Yadav S, Vashistha VK. Enantiomeric Analysis of Chiral Drugs Using Mass Spectrometric Methods: A Comprehensive Review. Chirality 2024; 36:e23705. [PMID: 39105272 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
Abstract
Chirality plays a crucial role in the drug development process, influencing fundamental chemical and biochemical processes and significantly affecting our daily lives. This review provides a comprehensive examination of mass spectrometric (MS) methods for the enantiomeric analysis of chiral drugs. It thoroughly investigates MS-hyphenated techniques, emphasizing their critical role in achieving enantioselective analysis. Furthermore, it delves into the intricate chiral recognition mechanisms inherent in MS, elucidating the fundamental principles that govern successful chiral separations. By critically assessing the obstacles and potential benefits associated with each MS-based method, this review offers valuable insights for researchers navigating the complexities of chiral analysis. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches are explored, presenting a comparative analysis of their strengths and limitations. This review is aimed at significantly enhancing the understanding of chiral MS methods, serving as a crucial resource for researchers and practitioners engaged in enantioselective studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bhaskar Vallamkonda
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, VIGNAN'S Foundation for Science, Technology & Research, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, GD Goenka University, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Swami Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Barrientos RC, Singh AN, Ukaegbu O, Hemida M, Wang H, Haidar Ahmad I, Hu H, Dunn ZD, Appiah-Amponsah E, Regalado EL. Two-Dimensional SEC-SEC-UV-MALS-dRI Workflow for Streamlined Analysis and Characterization of Biopharmaceuticals. Anal Chem 2024; 96:4960-4968. [PMID: 38436624 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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The emergence of complex biological modalities in the biopharmaceutical industry entails a significant expansion of the current analytical toolbox to address the need to deploy meaningful and reliable assays at an unprecedented pace. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) is an industry standard technique for protein separation and analysis. Some constraints of traditional SEC stem from its restricted ability to resolve complex mixtures and notoriously long run times while also requiring multiple offline separation conditions on different pore size columns to cover a wider molecular size distribution. Two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC) is becoming an important tool not only to increase peak capacity but also to tune selectivity in a single online method. Herein, an online 2D-LC framework in which both dimensions utilize SEC columns with different pore sizes is introduced with a goal to increase throughput for biomolecule separation and characterization. In addition to improving the separation of closely related species, this online 2D SEC-SEC approach also facilitated the rapid analysis of protein-based mixtures of a wide molecular size range in a single online experimental run bypassing time-consuming deployment of different offline SEC methods. By coupling the second dimension with multiangle light scattering (MALS) and differential refractive index (dRI) detectors, absolute molecular weights of the separated species were obtained without the use of calibration curves. As illustrated in this report for protein mixtures and vaccine processes, this workflow can be used in scenarios where rapid development and deployment of SEC assays are warranted, enabling bioprocess monitoring, purity assessment, and characterization.
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- Rodell C Barrientos
- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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Jaag S, Valadbeigi Y, Causon T, Gross H, Lämmerhofer M. Three-Minute Enantioselective Amino Acid Analysis by Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Drift Tube Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry Using a Chiral Core-Shell Tandem Column Approach. Anal Chem 2024; 96:2666-2675. [PMID: 38297457 PMCID: PMC10867800 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Fast liquid chromatography (LC) amino acid enantiomer separation of 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate (AQC) derivatives using a chiral core-shell particle tandem column with weak anion exchange and zwitterionic-type quinine carbamate selectors in less than 3 min was achieved. Enantiomers of all AQC-derivatized proteinogenic amino acids and some isomeric ones (24 in total plus achiral glycine) were baseline separated (Rs > 1.5 except for glutamic acid with Rs = 1.3), while peaks of distinct amino acids and structural isomers (constitutional isomers and diastereomers of leucine and threonine) of the same configuration overlapped to various degrees. For this reason, drift tube ion mobility-mass spectrometry was added (i.e., LC-IM-MS) as an additional selectivity filter without extending run time. The IM separation dimension in combination with high-resolution demultiplexing enabled confirmation of threonine isomers (threonine, allo-threonine, homoserine), while leucine, isoleucine, and allo-isoleucine have almost identical collisional cross-section (DTCCSN2) values and added no selectivity to the partial LC separation. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that IM separation of threonine isomers was possible due to conformational stabilization by hydrogen bond formation between the hydroxyl side chain and the urea group. Generally, the CCSN2 of protonated ions increased uniformly with addition of the AQC label, while outliers could be explained by consideration of intramolecular interactions and additional structural analysis. Preliminary validation of the enantioselective LC-IM-MS method for quantitative analysis showed compliance of accuracy and precision with common limits in bioanalytical methods, and applicability to a natural lipopeptide and a therapeutic synthetic peptide could be demonstrated.
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- Simon
Jonas Jaag
- Pharmaceutical
(Bio-)Analysis, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Imam Khomeini
International University, Nowrouzian, 3414896818 Qazvin, Iran
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- University
of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Department of Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Muthgasse 18, 1190 Vienna, Austria
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- Pharmaceutical
Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical
(Bio-)Analysis, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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Li F, Karongo R, Mavridou D, Horak J, Sievers-Engler A, Lämmerhofer M. Automated sample preparation with 6-Aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate and iodoacetamide derivatization reagents for enantioselective liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry amino acid analysis. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1708:464349. [PMID: 37696129 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Enantioselective amino acid analysis is gaining increasing importance in pharmaceutical, biomedical and food sciences. While there are many methods available for enantiomer separation of amino acids, the simultaneous analysis of all chiral proteinogenic amino acids by a single method with one column and a single condition is still challenging. Herein, we report an enantioselective high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS) assay using Chiralpak QN-AX as chiral column. With 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydrosysuccinimidyl carbamate (AQC) as derivatization reagent, efficient enantioselective separation of D- and L-amino acids using HPLC has become possible. Thiol-containing amino acids like Cys are alkylated prior to AQC-labelling. A protocol for automated sample preparation including both derivatization step and calibrator preparation is presented. For compensating matrix effects, u-13C15N-labelled internal standards (IS) were employed. The method was validated and applied to the enantioselective analysis of amino acids in a bacterial fermentation broth.
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- Feiyang Li
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; Invite GmbH, Formulation Technology, 42096 Wuppertal, Germany; Bayer AG, Research & Development, Pharmaceuticals, Analytical Development API, 42096 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Medical Center, Lindwurmstraße 4, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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Gong X, Chen W, Zhang K, Li T, Song Q. Serially coupled column liquid chromatography: An alternative separation tool. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1706:464278. [PMID: 37572536 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/14/2023]
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Despite the rapid development of liquid chromatography (LC) in recent decades, it remains a challenge to achieve the desired chromatographic separation of complex matrices using a single column. Multi-column LC techniques, particularly serially coupled column LC (SCC-LC), have emerged as a promising solution to overcome this challenge. While more attention has been focused on heart-cutting or comprehensive two-dimensional LC, reviews specifically focusing on SCC-LC, which offers advantages in terms of precision and facile instrumentation, are scarce. Here, our concerns are devoted to the progress summary regarding the instrumentation and applications of SCC-LC. Emphasis is placed on column selection aiming to enlarge peak capacity, selectivity, or both through the optimization of combination types (e.g. RPLC-RPLC, -RPLC-HILIC, and achiral-chiral LC), connection devices (e.g. zero dead volume connector, tubing, and T-type connector), elution program (i.e. isocratic or gradient) and detectors (e.g. mass spectrometer, ultraviolet detector, and fluorescence detector). The application of SCC-LC in pharmaceutical, biological, environmental, and food fields is also reviewed, and future perspectives and potential directions for SCC-LC are discussed. We envision that the review can give meaningful information to analytical scientists when facing heavy chromatographic separation tasks for complicated matrices.
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- Xingcheng Gong
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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Karongo R, Horak J, Lämmerhofer M. Comprehensive reversed-phase×chiral two-dimensional liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole-time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry with post-first dimension flow splitting for untargeted enantioselective amino acid analysis. J Sep Sci 2023; 46:e2300351. [PMID: 37464972 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202300351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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This work describes a comprehensive achiral × chiral two-dimensional liquid chromatography separation for enantioselective amino acid analysis coupled to electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry detection using data-independent acquisition. Flow splitting after the first and second dimension separation was utilized for volumetric flow reduction and for enabling a multi-detector approach (with ultraviolet, fluorescence, charged aerosol, and MS detection), respectively. Derivatization with 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxysuccinimidyl carbamate provided a chromophore, a fluorophore, and an efficient mass tag for efficient ionization in positive electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry. Chiral columns often have limitations in terms of their chemoselectivity, which may be a problem when complex sample mixtures with structurally related compounds need to be separated. It can be alleviated by a reversed-phase×chiral two-dimensional-liquid chromatography setup, in which the first dimension provides the chemoselectivity and a chiral tandem column constituted of quinine-carbamate derived weak anion-exchanger and zwitterionic ion-exchanger in the second dimension separation of D- and L-amino acid enantiomers. The method was used to control the stereointegrity of the therapeutic peptide octreotide. After hydrolysis, all amino acid constituents were detected with the correct configuration and composition. Some options for flow splitting and integration of destructive detectors in the first dimension separation are outlined.
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- Ryan Karongo
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Division of Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Medical Center, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical (Bio-)Analysis, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Rahmani T, Ampe A, Lynen F. Temperature Responsive × Fast Chiral Comprehensive Liquid Chromatography: a New 2D-LC Platform for Resolving Mixtures of Chiral Isomers. Anal Chem 2023. [PMID: 37262425 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Chiral resolution of solutes occurring in mixtures of unrelated species is of relevance in life sciences and in pharmaceutical analysis. While this is conceptually achievable by comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography (LC × LC), few approaches exist whereby the second dimension comprises the chiral separation. The latter is preferable in combination with a conventional reversed phase type of separation in the first dimension as it offers an extension of a conventional achiral analysis. The implementation of such rapid chiral analyses in the second dimension was, thus far, limited by the challenging transfer of the first dimension mobile phase to the second dimension while still achieving chiral separation. In this study, the combination of temperature-responsive and reversed-phase chiral liquid chromatography is assessed in terms of enantioselective separation of a broad range of pharmaceutical compounds. Applying temperature-responsive liquid chromatography (TRLC) in the first dimension allows for analyses to be performed under purely aqueous conditions, which then allows for complete and more generic refocusing of (organic) solutes prior to the second dimension. This offers an enhanced ability to employ fast and broad compositional gradients over the chiral dimension, which broadens the applicability of the technique. In the proposed platform, seven chiral columns (superficially porous and fully porous columns (comprising both polysaccharide and macrocyclic antibiotic phases)) and four mobile phase gradients were screened on a pharmaceutical test mixture. The platform was shown to be able to offer the necessary resolving power for the molecules at hand and offers a new approach for chiral screening of mixtures of unrelated compounds.
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- Turaj Rahmani
- Separation Science Group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Separation Science Group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Separation Science Group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Du J, Xie F, Liu C, Ji B, Wei W, Wang M, Xia Z. Chiral zinc oxide functionalized quartz crystal microbalance sensor for enantioselective recognition of amino acids. Talanta 2023; 259:124496. [PMID: 37031543 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Chiral transition metal oxides with tunable structures and multiple physicochemical features have been increasingly applied for chiral sensing and detection. In this work, chiral zinc oxide (ZnO) was first applied as selector to construct quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensor for enantioselective recognition of amino acids. The chiral ZnO was prepared by a methionine-induced self-assembly strategy and its high topological chirality was confirmed by several techniques such as circular dichroism spectrum. The chiral discrimination factors were calculated by frequency shifts in response to aspartic acid, phenylalanine, lysine and arginine on L-ZnO surface, achieving 1.89 ± 0.04, 1.76 ± 0.11, 1.66 ± 0.07 and 1.54 ± 0.09, respectively. Notably, L-enantiomers preferred stronger absorptions on L-ZnO surface as compared to D-forms. It was further found that this sensor was appropriate for quantitative analysis and enantiomer excess analysis and adsorption kinetics study. Furthermore, molecular docking revealed the recognition mechanism, where chiral distinction was caused by the different steric interactions between enantiomers and chiral ZnO. This method enjoyed merits of high enantioselectivity, simple preparation and low cost, offering newly chiral sensing method for other molecules.
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- Jiayin Du
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710004, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China.
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