Binding of chlorpheniramine enantiomers to human plasma proteins.

The in vitro binding of RS-chlorpheniramine to human proteins was studied by equilibrium dialysis. The binding to total plasma proteins and to individual albumin and alpha-glycoprotein acid is stereoselective. (+)S-chlorpheniramine is more extensively bound than its antipode to total plasma proteins (38% vs. 23%), to albumin (20% vs. 15%) and to alpha-glycoprotein acid (23% vs. 5%).