Determination of the enantiomeric purity of S-ropivacaine by capillary electrophoresis with methyl-beta-cyclodextrin as chiral selector using conventional and complete filling techniques.

Capillary electrophoresis (CE) methods based on the conventional and complete filling techniques for determination of the enantiomeric purity of S-ropivacaine are described. The complete filling technique is a separation method which can be used instead of the partial filling technique in order to reduce the total analysis time, when the chiral selector solution does not absorb UV light. In the complete filling technique the total length of the capillary is filled with the chiral selector solution, prior to application of the analyte. During the run both ends of the capillary are connected to the background electrolyte, i.e. without chiral agent. An interlaboratory study was performed to validate the method. The limit of detection and quantification for R-ropivacaine were found to be about 0.6 and 1.6 microg/ml, respectively, corresponding to 0. 1 and 0.25% enantiomeric purity of S-ropivacaine. Good performances were demonstrated for the repeatability and linearity. The consumption of the chiral selector was about 160 times lower with the complete filling technique compared with the conventional CE technique.

Enantioseparation of local anaesthetic drugs by capillary zone electrophoresis with cyclodextrins as chiral selectors using a partial filling technique.

The enantiomers of prilocaine were successfully resolved with alpha-cyclodextrin, and those of mepivacaine and bupivacaine, with methyl-beta-cyclodextrin as chiral selectors, by means of capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) employing a partial filling technique. By this separation mode, a discontinous separation zone is formed in the capillary. Prior to application of the actual drug substance, the capillary is partially filled with the separation solution. During the enantioseparation both ends of the capillary are dipped into the running buffer solution, i.e., without chiral selector. The consumption of chiral selector is thus very low, less than a microliter per run. The repeatibility of the electrophoretic mobility of the enantiomers was better than 1.2% relative standard deviation (RSD). The effect of the length of the separation zone on the resolution of the enantiomers was studied. The application time of the chiral selector, instead of the selector concentration, was varied in order to improve and regulate the enantioresolution and reduce consumption of the chiral selector as much as possible. It was found that the enantioseparations were directly affected by the length of the separation zone, and there was a minimal plug length where complete enantioresolution was achieved.

Cytochrome P-455 nm complex formation in the metabolism of phenylalkylamines. IX. A comparative study with enantiomeric 2-nitroso-1-phenylpropane in microsomes and a reconstituted cytochrome P-450 system from rat liver.

Formation of cytochrome P-455 nm complexes was investigated with enantiomeric 2-nitroso-1-phenylpropane--the C-nitroso analogue of amphetamine--and optically active N-hydroxyamphetamine, in the presence of NADPH. For comparative reasons, three different drug-metabolizing enzyme systems were used, namely microsomes from control and phenobarbital-treated rats, and a reconstituted system containing the main phenobarbital-induced form of cytochrome P-450 from rat liver. In microsomes obtained from phenobarbital-treated rats, pronounced differences in the kinetics of complex formation were observed between the enantiomeric C-nitroso compounds, but not between the isomers of N-hydroxyamphetamine. In the reconstituted enzyme system the S-nitroso compound formed the P-455 nm chromophore at the highest initial rate, while the R analogue was devoid of complexing activity. The rates of complex formation from the N-hydroxylamine enantiomers were high and equal.

Cytochrome P-455 nm complex formation in the metabolism of phenylalkylamines. 8. Stereoselectivity in metabolic intermediary complex formation with a series of chiral 2-substituted 1-phenyl-2-aminoethanes.

The formation of cytochrome P-450 metabolic intermediary (MI) complexes from the enantiomers of four 2-alkyl-substituted 1-phenyl-2-aminoethanes was investigated during reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) dependent metabolism in liver microsomes from phenobarbital-pretreated rats. The 2-alkyl substituents were methyl (amphetamine), ethyl, n-propyl, and n-butyl groups. The chiral amines were prepared from the corresponding alkyl benzyl ketones by asymmetric hydrogenolytic transamination. Circular dichroism analysis showed that all the amines possessed the S-(+) and R-(-) configuration. The maximal velocity (Vmax(obsd) ) of complex formation increased with increasing size of the alkyl group, and for each series of enantiomers a good correlation was obtained between log Vmax(obsd) and the logarithm of the octanol/buffer partition coefficient of the substrates. With increasing lipophilicity, the S-(+) enantiomers became more active than the R-(-) isomers in generating the complex. The rates of complex formation for the faster S-(+) enantiomers coincided with those of the previously investigated racemates, indicating that the R-(-) enantiomers do not act as competitive enzyme inhibitors in the rat liver preparations. In agreement with two previous studies, the results from the present investigation establish a stereoselectivity in cytochrome P-450 MI complex formation by 1-phenyl-2-aminoethanes. However, detection of such differences are dependent on the intrinsic activity of the compound.

Cytochrome P-455 nm complex formation in the metabolism of phenylalkylamines. VII. Enzyme interactions with synthetic 2-nitroso-1-phenylalkanes.

Cytochrome P-455 nm complex formation in rat liver microsomes was investigated with 2-nitroso-1-phenylpropane, the nitroso compound related to amphetamine, and six homologues comprising different alpha-alkyl substituents. The C-nitroso compounds were synthesized and obtained as trans nitroso dimers, the only form in which they are available in pure solid state. Their physical and chemical properties were investigated and their decomposition in ethanol solutions was correlated with the complexing efficacies of these solutions. Dissociation of the nitroso dimers to monomers constitutes an equilibrium which is displaced in favour of the dimer but with the monomers ultimately undergoing tautomerization to oximes. Based on these kinetics a mathematical model was produced, which by computer simulations gave simultaneously the dimer (Mo2), monomer (Mo) and oxime (Ox) concentrations of the substrate solutions used in the complex formation studies. The results show that the formation of cytochrome P-455 nm complexes is directly related to the numerically predicted concentrations of the nitroso monomers, but is very slow or absent when the dimer or oxime concentrations are at their highest. Substrate solutions derived from nitroso dimers with larger alpha-alkyl substituents (3-4 carbons) were devoid of complexing activities because of low solubility and very slow chemical kinetics.

Effects of alpha-carbon substituents on the N-demethylation of N-methyl-2-phenethylamines by rat liver microsomes.

The effects of methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, and benzyl substituents at the alpha-carbon of N-methyl-2-phenethylamine on the kinetics of its N-demethylation in liver microsomes from both control and phenobarbital pretreated rats were studied. In control microsomes, the kinetic studies indicated that more than one enzyme was active for N-demethylation of N-methyl-alpha-methylphenethylamine (methamphetamine) while the other N-methyl-2-phenethylamines appeared to be demethylated by a single enzyme. In microsomes from phenobarbital pretreated animals, there appeared to be more than one enzyme system which was active for N-demethylation of all compounds except N-methyl-alpha-benzylphenethylamine. One of these had a much higher affinity for alpha-ethyl, isopropyl, and isobutyl N-methylphenethylamines while another exhibited affinities for substrates similar to the constitutive enzyme in control microsomes. A correlation was observed between the octanol-buffer or heptane-buffer distribution ratios of the compounds and the negative logarithm of the Michaelis constant (pKm) for the enzyme in control microsomes and for each of the enzyme systems in microsomes from phenobarbital-pretreated animals. Therefore, it is indicated that the concentration of a substrate at the active site of these microsomal enzymes is a function of its lipid solubility.

Cytochrome P-455-nm complex formation in the metabolism of phenylalkylamines. VI. Structure--activity relationships in metabolic intermediary complex formation with a series of alpha-substituted 2-phenylethylamines and corresponding N-hydroxylamines.

The formation of cytochrome P-450 metabolic intermediary (MI) complexes from a homologous series of alpha-substituted 2-phenylethylamines and corresponding N-hydroxylamines was investigated during NADPH-dependent metabolism in liver microsomes from phenobarbital-pretreated rats. The alpha-alkyl substituent consisted of branched and unbranched alkyl chains ranging from 0-4 carbons and the benzyl group. All the compounds but 2-phenylethylamine generated the complex and double-reciprocal plots of the highest observed rate of complex formation vs. substrate concentration gave linear relations over a defined substrate range. The Vmax(obs) values for complex formation by the amines increased markedly with increasing size of the alkyl group and a good correlation was obtained between log Vmax(obs) and the logarithm of the octanol/buffer partition coefficient of the substrates. With the N-hydroxy compounds, complex formation was a much less selective phenomenon and without exception the rates were quite high with Vmax(obs) values as much as 100 times greater than those of the amines. The disappearance of substrate amines was independent of structure and at an initial substrate concentration of 100 microM about a 50% decrease was noted during a 20-min period in all cases. The results substantiate the previous notion that N-oxidation is a prerequisite for MI-complex formation from primary amines. The results also suggest that C- and N-oxidation have different rate-limiting steps and the microsomal enzymes catalyzing the N-oxidation seem to be deeply submerged in the lipid matrix, as amines with a low distribution are inactive or poor substrates for generating the cytochrome P-450 ligand. Also, it is evident that the MI complex formation does not impair the overall metabolism of the amines.