Chiral Separation Methods for Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Products

This book provides readers with an understanding of chiral separations, and offers a handy guide for selecting the best separation method, saving considerable time and cost in product development. It also discusses chiral separations in the biotechnological and pharmaceutical industries, as well as for agriculture and food applications. Specific topics covered include high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), capillary electrophoresis (CE), computational studies, and enantiomer selection. This is an essential text for analytical and separations scientists in the biotechnological, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and food industries, as well as students.

Satinder (SUT) Ahuja is a recognized expert in the field of chromatography and separations who has published numerous papers and more than a dozen books, including three on chiral separations. As president of Ahuja Consulting, he has advised major pharmaceutical companies in the United States, Europe, and India. He has also taught short courses for ACS and AAPS on chiral separations by chromatography. Recently, Dr. Ahuja Chaired a Symposium on Chiral Separations at the American Chemical Society meeting in Boston.