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Enantioselective analytical methods in chiral drug metabolism

Yan-Jun Hong, Ling-Bo Gao, Su Zeng*   

  1. Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Drug Metabolism, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
  • Received:2008-04-17 Revised:2008-08-10 Online:2008-09-15 Published:2008-09-15
  • Contact: Su Zeng*

Abstract:

The chiral nature of biological systems enables their stereoselective interaction with chiral compounds. It has been well documented that the enantiomers of a chiral drug may show differences in drug disposition especially in metabolic behavior. As a result, it is of vital importance to separate the enantiomers of a chiral drug in metabolic studies. This paper discusses enantioselective methods (include high-performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, capillary electrophoresis and high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry) that applied in chiral drug metabolism, using most recent examples where possible.

Key words: Enantioselective analytical methods, Enantioselective analytical methods, Chiral drug, Chiral drug, Drug metabolism, Drug metabolism, ,

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