Application of capillary electrophoresis in the analysis of novel synthetic dideoxynucleoside analogues with potential anti-HIV activity

The aim of this study was the development of a capillary electrophoretic me thod for the analysis of a series of novel synthetic dideoxynucleoside anal ogues with potential anti-HIV activity. These analogues consist of a tetrah ydrofuranyl or a tetrahydropyranyl ring as the pseudosugar part and bear a hydroxyethyl side-chain and a nucleobase of the pyrimidine leg thymine or u racil) or the purine (adenine) type with cis or trans configuration. Analys is of these derivatives was performed by capillary zone electrophoresis usi ng 25 mM phosphate pH 3.00 and 4.00 as operating buffers for pyrimidine and purine analogues, respectively, and detection of separated species at 254 nm. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.