Background:
Chiral purity is a critical quality attribute of pharmaceutical materials as chiral compounds may have different pharmacological and toxicological properties with their enantiomer (or diastereomers for molecules with multiple chiral centers).
Getting high quality drugs to the market quickly is essential for the survival of pharmaceutical companies and in drug research and
development. It is important note that about 40% of all man-made synthetic drugs are chiral, 60% of all pharmaceuticals are chiral
and 45% chiral drugs are sold as racemate. So, the objective of the current review is to discuss various chromatographic techniques
used for the separation of chiral compounds.
Methods:
Various bibliographic databases of previously published peer-reviewed research papers were explored and systematic data
has been culminated in terms of various chromatographic techniques used for chiral compounds’ separation. A comparison of different techniques as well as their advantages are also discussed.
Results:
A comprehensive review of 130 papers including both, research and review articles, was carried out to make the article readily understandable. The analytical techniques have been discussed in detail. Apart from chromatographic techniques, other techniques
such as circular dichroism, nuclear magnetic resonance, UV-visible spectroscopy using cyclodextrin derivatives have also been highlighted with proper citation of references.
Conclusion:
The pharmaceutical industries need analytical methods to conclude enantiomeric concentration and obtain a drug with
single stereo configuration. The sensitive techniques such as HPLC, GCMS and LCMS etc. are used for identification and quantification of limited quantities of single enantiomers, specifically in drug discovery and development.
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