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Enantioselective Study on the Biodegradation of Verapamil and Cytalopram by Chiral Capillary Electrophoresis

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卷 8, 期 3, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.3390/separations8030029

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biodegradation; enantioselectivity; chiral capillary electrophoresis

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  1. Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO)
  2. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (MINECO/FEDER, UE) [CTQ2015-70904-R]

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The study aimed to investigate the enantioselectivity in the biodegradation of two common chiral drugs, citalopram and verapamil, using HS-gamma-CD as a chiral selector in Capillary Electrophoresis. The results suggest that citalopram could be potentially persistent while verapamil is presumed to be a non-persistent compound, and no evidence of enantioselectivity was observed in any of the biodegradation processes.
Many of the currently available drugs are chiral compounds that are marketed as racemates or, to a lesser extent, in the form of one of the enantiomers since a pair of enantiomers may have different toxicological and ecotoxicological properties compared to each other. The evaluation of enantioselectivity in biodegradation processes is essential for environmental risk assessment. The objective of this research is to study the enantioselectivity in the biodegradation of two common chiral drugs, citalopram and verapamil, using highly sulphated-gamma-cyclodextrin (HS-gamma-CD) as chiral selector in Capillary Electrophoresis. Biodegradation experiments were performed in batch mode using a minimal salt medium inoculated with an activated sludge and supplemented with the corresponding enantiomeric mixture. The cultures were incubated at 20 degrees C for 28 days. Abiotic degradation of verapamil and citalopram enantiomers was also assessed. The concentration of the enantiomers of verapamil and citalopram were monitored using 0.7% and 0.1% m/v HS-gamma-CD solutions as chiral selector, respectively. Separations were carried out using the complete filling technique. The results of biodegradability tests indicate that citalopram could be considered potentially persistent while verapamil is presumed to be a non-persistent compound. No evidence of enantioselectivity was observed in any of the biodegradation processes.

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