Enantiomeric separations of chiral drugs with an anionic chiral resolving agent, sulfobutyl ether beta-cyclodextrin( SBE-beta-CD) with average substitute degree 3.8, employed as chiral additive by capillary electrophoresis were achieved. The effects of pH of background electrolyte, the concentration of sulfobutyl ether-beta-cyclodextrin on chiral separation were investigated. The enantiomeric separation of six basic and two acidic chiral drugs was accomplished. Sulfobutyl ether-beta-cyclodextrin was proved to be a good chiral selector having itself electrophoretic mobility.