Preparative and analytical separation of the zopiclone enantiomers and determination of their affinity to the benzodiazepine receptor binding site.

Abstract:

:We report the preparative separation of rac-zopiclone using malic acid as the resolving agent. Furthermore, two different methods for the analytical determination of zopiclone enantiomers by HPLC on chiral stationary phases are described. The benzodiazepine receptor binding of the isolated enantiomers was investigated. Half-maximal inhibitory concentrations of (+)- and (-)-zopiclone were 21 or 1,130 nmol/liter, respectively, indicating a more than 50 times higher affinity of the (+)-enantiomer toward the receptor.

journal_name

Chirality

journal_title

Chirality

authors

Blaschke G,Hempel G,Müller WE

doi

10.1002/chir.530050605

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1993-01-01 00:00:00

pages

419-21

issue

6

eissn

0899-0042

issn

1520-636X

journal_volume

5

pub_type

杂志文章