Enantioselective chromatography is yet well documented as a powerful
technique for the enantioselective resolution of racemates. Such potency has been
empowered by advances in chiral stationary phases (CSPs). Many polysaccharide
derivatives has been utilized as CSP in enantioselective chromatography and several
reviews have been prepared focusing on the commercially available CSPs. In this
review, we shed some light on the use of non-commercial polysaccharides namely
chitosan, glycogen, chitin, pectin and amylopectin and their derivatives as chiral selectors
in enantioselective chromatography and alternative polysaccharides derivatives
exhibiting better analytical ability than para-substituted derivatives of polysaccharides.
Keywords: Chiral Selectors, HPLC, Polysaccharides.
