Enantiomeric resolution and modeling of DL-alanine-DL-tryptophan dipeptide on amylose stationary phase.

The enantiomeric resolution of DL-alanine-DL-tryptophan dipeptide is described on amylose stationary phase. The eluent used was CH3 OH─CH3 COONH4 (10mM)─CH3 CN (50: 40, 10) at 0.8-mL/min flow, 230-nm detection, 25-minute run time, and 25°C ± 1°C temperature. The chiral phase was amylose [AmyCoat RP (15 cm × 0.46 cm × 5 micron)]. The magnitudes of the retention factors (k) were 2.71, 3.52, 5.11, and 7.75. The magnitudes of separation factor (α) were 1.19, 1.57, and 1.51 while the resolution factors (Rs) were 3.25, 14.84, and 15.76. The limits of detection and quantitation were of 2.5 to 5.4 and 12.8 to 27.5 μg/mL. The enantiomeric resolution is controlled by hydrogen, hydrophobic, π-π, steric, etc interactions. The elution order of the enantiomer was supported by the modeling data. The described method is fast, reproducible, precise, and selective, which can be used successfully for evaluating the enantiomers of the reported dipeptide.