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J.Health Sci., 52(5), 489-494, 2006

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Chiral Capillary Electrophoresis of Agrochemicals in Real Samples

Shuji Kodama,*, a Yukio Saito,a Satoshi Chinaka,b Atsushi Yamamoto,c and Kazuichi Hayakawad

aToyama Institute of Health, 17-1 Nakataikoyama, Imizu, Toyama 939-0363, Japan, bForensic Science Laboratory, Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters, 1-1 Kuratsuki, Kanazawa 920-8553, Japan, cDepartment of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, Matsumoto-cho 1200, Kasugai-shi, Aichi 487-8501, Japan, and dGraduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan

Many agrochemicals have one or more chiral centers and are used as racemic mixtures. Monitoring the stereoselective degradation and/or transformation of agrochemical enantiomers is an important target in environmental chemistry. For chiral analysis, capillary electrophoresis has advantages over other chromatographic methods, in resolution, cost performance and simplicity. This review summarizes chiral separation techniques of real samples of agrochemicals using capillary electrophoresis.