Novel instrument for automated pKa determination by internal standard capillary electrophoresis

The internal standard capillary electrophoresis method (IS-CE) has been implemented in a novel sequential injection−capillary electrophoresis instrument for the high-throughput determination of acidity constants (pKa) regardless of aqueous solubility, number of pKa values, or structure. This instrum...

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Autores: Cabot Canyelles, Joan Marc, Fuguet i Jordà, Elisabet, Rosés Pascual, Martí, Smejkal, Petr, Breadmore, Michael C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/162211
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/162211
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electroforesi capil·lar
Capillary electrophoresis
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Sumario:The internal standard capillary electrophoresis method (IS-CE) has been implemented in a novel sequential injection−capillary electrophoresis instrument for the high-throughput determination of acidity constants (pKa) regardless of aqueous solubility, number of pKa values, or structure. This instrument comprises a buffer creation system that automatically mixes within a few seconds four reagents for in situ creation of the separation electrolyte with a pH range of 2−13, ionic strength of 10−100 mM and organic solvent content from 0% to 40%. Combined with 1.2 kV/cm and a short effective length (15 cm to the UV detector) fast 20 s electrophoretic separations can be obtained. The low standard deviation of the replicates and the low variation compared to reference values show that this system can accurately determine acidity constants of drugs by IS-CE. A single pKa can be determined in 2 min and a set of 20 measurements in half an hour, allowing rapid, simple, and flexible determination of pKa values of pharmaceutical targets.