High-speed analyses using rapid resolution liquid chromatography on 1.8-microm porous particles

The potential of high-speed analyses by rapid resolution liquid chromatography (RRLC) and RRLC/MS on 1.8-microm porous particles packed into short columns operated at high flow-rate was investigated and compared with the performance of 5-microm porous particles packed into conventional columns. Using similar chemistries, the ease of conversion from conventional HPLC to an RRLC method was demonstrated. In order to display the practicality of RRLC separations, the analysis of pesticides in crops and catechins in Japanese green tea was selected. Using the Japanese Food Hygiene Law method, which employs a conventional 5-microm RP column (250 mm x 4.6 mm) for quantification of pesticides in crops, the analysis time was 25 min under isocratic conditions. Using the RRLC method on the short (50 mm x 4.6 mm) column packed with 1.8-microm porous particles, the same separation could be performed in 0.8 min with the RRLC/MS method without a loss in resolution. At the highest flow rate, compared to the conventional method, the time could be reduced by a factor of 31. In gradient elution, the fastest separation of catechins in Japanese green tea was achieved by RRLC on 50-mm x 4.6-mm id or 50-mm x 2.1-mm id RRLC columns packed with 1.8-microm particles. The analysis time at 5 mL/min was less than 1 min. Compared to the conventional HPLC method on a 150-mm column packed with 5-microm particles, time was reduced by a factor of 15. The effect of other experimental parameters such as the column temperature, acquisition rate of the detector and the influence of cell volume on chromatographic performance was also investigated. After the optimization, the analysis precision under the fastest RRLC conditions was examined. RSDs of retention time and peak area were 0.2% and 0.47%, respectively.     

Short communication performance of octadecylsilylated monolithic silica capillary columns of 530 microm inner diameter in HPLC

Monolithic silica capillary columns were successfully prepared in a fused silica capillary of 530 microm inner diameter and evaluated in HPLC after octadecylsilylation (ODS). Their efficiency and permeability were compared with those of columns pakked with 5-microm and 3-microm ODS-silica particles. The monolithic silica columns having different domain sizes (combined size of through-pore and skeleton) showed 2.5-4.0-times higher permeability (K= 5.2-8.4 x 10(-14) m2) than capillary columns packed with 3-mm particles, while giving similar column efficiency. The monolithic silica capillary columns gave a plate height of about 11-13 microm, or 11 200-13 400 theoretical plates/150 mm column length, in 80% methanol at a linear mobile phase velocity of 1.0 mm/s. The monolithic column having a smaller domain size showed higher column efficiency and higher pressure drop, although the monolithic column with a larger domain size showed better overall column performance, or smaller separation impedance (E value). The larger-diameter (530 microm id) monolithic silica capillary column afforded a good peak shape in gradient elution of proteins at a flow rate of up to 100 microL/min and an injection volume of up to 10 microL.     

A glass microfluidic chip for continuous blood cell sorting by a magnetic gradient without labeling

This paper presents a microfluidic chip for highly efficient separation of red blood cells (RBCs) from whole blood on the basis of their native magnetic properties. The glass chip was fabricated by photolithography and thermal bonding. It consisted of one inlet and three outlets, and a nickel wire of 69-microm diameter was positioned in the center of a separation channel with 149-microm top width and 73-microm depth by two parallel ridges (about 10 microm high). The two ridges were formed simultaneously during the wet etching of the channels. The nickel wire for generating the magnetic gradient inside the separation channel was introduced from the side of the chip through a guide channel. The external magnetic field was applied by a permanent magnet of 0.3 T placed by the side of the chip and parallel to the main separation channel. The RBCs were separated continuously from the 1:40 (v/v) diluted blood sample at a flow rate in the range 0.12-0.92 microL/min (9-74 mm/min) with the chip, and up to 93.7% of the RBCs were collected in the middle outlet under a flow rate of 0.23 microL/min. The cell sedimentation was alleviated by adjusting the specific density of the supporting media with bovine serum albumin. Quantum dot labeling was introduced for visual fluorescence tracking of the separation process. The uneven distribution phenomenon of the blood cells around the nickel wire was reported and discussed.     

Development and validation of a stability-indicating high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for ketoprofen topical penetrating gel

An isocratic RP-HPLC procedure has been developed and validated for the quantitative determination of ketoprofen in a topical gel. The HPLC procedure consist of a YMC ODS-AQ, 5-microm particle size analytical column (150 mm x 4.6 mm); Alltech Econosphere C18, 5-microm particle size guard column; detection at 233 nm; 1 ml/min flow rate; 20-microl injection volume. The mobile phase consisted of pH 3.5 phosphate buffer-water-acetonitrile (8:43:49, v/v). Sample preparation was a simple extraction of ketoprofen with mobile phase. The above conditions resolved and eluted ketoprofen, excipients, and potential degradants within 35 min, with ketoprofen eluting at about 6.5 min. The procedure was validated with respect to specificity, accuracy, precision, and linearity. The accuracy of the procedure, determined by spike recovery measurements, was 100.1-100.5%. The intra- and inter-day precisions were demonstrated by the relative standard deviations (RSD) of 0.3-0.6% and 0.5%, respectively. The intermediate precision was determined by comparing the results obtained with four independently prepared samples by two chemists using two columns on different days. The results indicate no significant difference (P = 0.17). The procedure showed linearity over the concentration range 4 x 10(-5) to 1 x 10(-1) mg/ml.     

Analysis of guanidine in high salt and protein matrices by cation-exchange chromatography and UV detection

A simple and sensitive HPLC method for quantitative determination of guanidine in high salt and protein matrices was developed. The HPLC system consisted of an Agilent 1100 pump with an online degasser, a UV detector, an autosampler, and Dionex CS 14 cation-exchange guard (4 mm x 50 mm) and analytical (4 mm x 250 mm) columns. The mobile phase was 3.75 mM methanesulfonic acid (MSA) with a flow rate of 1 mL/min. The other analysis parameters were: 50 microL injection volume, 195 nm UV detection, and 21 min runtime. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for guanidine HCl was determined to be 0.25 mg/L and the standard curve ranged from 0.25 mg/L to 10 mg/L. Sample preparation was required for the samples containing high protein concentrations. Proteins were removed by centrifuging a sample in a 30 K NanoSep centrifugal filter at 15,300 x g for 20 min. The method could determine guanidine accurately in sample matrices containing up to 200 mM sodium ion or up to 50 mM potassium ion. The method can be used for clearance testing of guanidine in biopharmaceutical products.     

Comparison of sub-2-microm particle columns for fast metabolite ID

The use of sub-2-microm particle columns for fast high throughput metabolite ID applications was investigated. Three LC-MS methods based on different sub-2-microm particle size columns using the same analytical 3 min gradient were developed (Methods A, B, and C). Method A was comprised of a 1.8 microm particle column coupled to an MS, methods B and C utilized a 1.7 microm particle column (BEH 50 x 2.1 mm2 id) and 1.8 microm particle column coupled to a Q-TOF MS. The precision and the separation efficiency of the methods was compared with repeated standard injections (N=10) of reference compounds verapamil (VP), propranolol, and fluoxetine. Separation efficiency and MS/MS spectral quality were also evaluated for separation and detection of VP and its two major metabolites norverapamil (NVP) and O-demethylverapamil (ODMVP) in human-liver microsomal incubates. Results show that 1.8 microm particle columns show similar performance for separation of VP and its major metabolites and comparable spectral quality in MS(E) mode of the Q-TOF instrument compared to 1.7 microm particle columns. Additionally, the study also confirmed that sub-2-microm particle size columns can be operated with standard analytical HPLC but that performance is maximized by integrating column in UPLC method with reduced void volumes. All the methods are suitable for the determination of major metabolites for compounds with high metabolic turnover. The high throughput metabolite profile analysis using 384-well plate format of up to 48 compounds in incubates of human-liver microsomes was discussed.     

高效液相色谱法测定水产品中残留的吡喹酮

建立了一种灵敏度高、操作简单的定量分析水产品中残留的微量吡喹酮的高效液相色谱方法。样品经乙酸乙酯提取、极性硅胶柱净化后进行高效液相色谱分析,以乙腈-水(体积比为50∶50)为流动相,流速为0.9 mL/min,ZORBAX C18色谱柱分离,紫外检测波长为214 nm。在此条件下吡喹酮在0.02～20 mg/L范围内呈线性关系,相关系数为0.99998;吡喹酮的加标回收率在85%以上,检出限为10 μg/kg。     

高效液相色谱法分析环境样品中的苯基胂化合物

二苯氯胂和二苯氰胂是刺激性毒剂,在环境中易于降解,其产物苯胂酸、苯胂氧、二苯胂酸、氧联双二苯胂和三苯胂比较稳定,对环境危害大。建立了同时测定这5种含胂产物的反相高效液相色谱方法,选择了最佳色谱条件,提供了各组分的紫外光谱图。5种化合物的线性范围分别为8~30,5~40,20~4000,120~8000,1~60 mg/L,检测限分别为0.1,0.1,0.2,10,0.1 mg/L。对实际环境样品进行了分析,结果较好。     

Solid-phase microextraction and headspace solid-phase microextraction for the determination of high molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water and soil samples

The feasibility of direct-immersion (DI) solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and headspace (HS) SPME for the determination of high-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (4- to 6-ring PAHs) in water and soil samples is studied. Three SPME fibers--100- and 30-microm polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and 85-microm polyacrylate (PA) fibers-are compared for the effective extraction of PAHs. Parameters affecting the sorption of PAHs into the fiber such as sampling time, sampling volume, and temperature are also evaluated. The extracted amounts of high-ring PAHs decrease with the decreasing of film thickness, and the 100-microm PDMS has the highest extraction efficiency than 85-microm PA and 30-microm PDMS fibers. Also, the extraction efficiency decreases with the increasing molecular weights of PAHs. Of the 10 high-ring PAHs, only fluoranthene and pyrene can reach equilibrium within 120 min at 25 degrees C for DI-SPME in a water sample. Increasing the temperature to 60 degrees C can increase the sensitivity of PAHs and shorten the equilibrium time. A 0.7- to 25-fold increase in peak area is obtained for DI-SPME when the working temperature is increased to 60 degrees C. For HS-SPME, the extraction efficiency of PAHs decrease when the headspace volume of the sampling system increases. All high-ring PAHs can be detected in a water sample by increasing the temperature to 80 degrees C. However, only 4- and 5-ring PAHs can be quantitated in a CRM soil sample when HS-SPME is used. The addition of a surfactant with high hydrophilic property can effectively enhance the sensitivity of high-ring PAHs. HS-SPME as well as DI-SPME with 100-microm PDMS or 85-microm PA fibers are shown to be suitable methods for analyzing high-ring PAHs in a water sample; however, this technique can only apply in a soil sample for PAHs having up to 5 rings.     

Monolithic silica columns with various skeleton sizes and through-pore sizes for capillary liquid chromatography

Reduction of through-pore size and skeleton size of a monolithic silica column was attempted to provide high separation efficiency in a short time. Monolithic silica columns were prepared to have various sizes of skeletons (approximately 1-2 microm) and through-pores (approximately 2-8 microm) in a fused-silica capillary (50-200 microm I.D.). The columns were evaluated in HPLC after derivatization to C18 phase. It was possible to prepare monolithic silica structures in capillaries of up to 200 microm I.D. from a mixture of tetramethoxysilane and methyltrimethoxysilane. As expected, a monolithic silica column with smaller domain size showed higher column efficiency and higher pressure drop. High external porosity (> 80%) and large through-pores resulted in high permeability (K = 8 x 10(-14) -1.3 x 10(-12) m2) that was 2-30 times higher than that of a column packed with 5-mirom silica particles. The monolithic silica columns prepared in capillaries produced a plate height of about 8-12 microm with an 80% aqueous acetonitrile mobile phase at a linear velocity of 1 mm/s. Separation impedance, E, was found to be as low as 100 under optimum conditions, a value about an order of magnitude lower than reported for conventional columns packed with 5-microm particles. Although a column with smaller domain size generally resulted in higher separation impedance and the lower total performance, the monolithic silica columns showed performance beyond the limit of conventional particle-packed columns under pressure-driven conditions.     

Validation of a high-performance liquid chromatography method for the determination of pancuronium in Pavulon injections

A new high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed for the quality control of pancuronium bromide and its degradation products. The HPLC method used a 5-microm Supelcogel ODP-50 (150x4 cm) column with acetonitrile-CH3OH-water-F3CCOOH (20.5:74.9:0.1, v/v) as the mobile phase (pH value 2.0 adjusted with trifluoroacetic acid) at a flow-rate 0.8 ml/min and UV detection at 210 nm. The Beer's law plots were found to be linear over the concentration range 0.4-1.2 mg/ml of pancuronium bromide and 0.04-0.08 mg/ml of desacetyl degradation products (R2=0.9995). The RSD of the peak areas was 1.09% and the recovery was 102.43%. The RSD value shows good precision, acceptable accuracy and reproducibility of the new method for the determination of pancuronium bromide in presence of its desacetyl degradation products. The method is rapid and sensitive enough to be used for Pavulon injection analysis.     

高效液相色谱-质谱法分析菊芋叶中的绿原酸类化合物

建立了菊芋叶中绿原酸类化合物的高效液相色谱-紫外检测-质谱(HPLC-UV-MS)定性分析方法。液相色谱条件:Inertsil ODS-3色谱柱(250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm);甲醇和水(含1%乙酸)梯度洗脱,流量1.0 mL/min;柱温35 ℃;检测波长327 nm。质谱条件:Thermo公司TSQ三级四极杆质谱仪;电喷雾电离(ESI)接口;负离子检出模式。采用该方法得到了菊芋叶提取物的紫外检测的色谱图、负离子监测的总离子流图以及相应色谱峰的紫外光谱图和一级、二级质谱图,对其进行解析,鉴别出菊芋叶中的7个绿原酸类成分。该方法简便、快速、灵敏度高,可以很好地对菊芋叶中的绿原酸类化合物进行定性分析。     

Nano-SIMS analysis of Mg, Sr, Ba and U in natural calcium carbonate.

Concentrations of minor (Mg and Sr) and trace (Ba and U) elements in four natural calcium carbonate samples were first analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) after chemical dissolution and calibrated against a standard dolomite. Their homogeneities were checked by in situ laser ablation (LA) ICP-MS with 10-20 spots. The carbonate samples were measured by using a high lateral resolution secondary ion mass spectrometer (Nano-SIMS NS50). A approximately 4 nA O- primary beam was used to sputter a 5-6-microm diameter crater on the sample surface, and secondary positive ions were extracted for mass analysis using an accelerating voltage of 8 kV and a Mattauch-Herzog geometry. A multi-collector system was adjusted to detect 26Mg+, 43Ca+, 88Sr+, 138Ba+, 238U16O+ and 238U16O2+ ions at the same time. A resolving power of 2500-5000 at 10% peak height was attained by an entrance slit set at 40 microm, and each exit slit at 50 microm with adequate flat-topped peaks. The observed 26Mg/43Ca, 88Sr/43Ca, 138Ba/43Ca and 238U16O2/43Ca ratios agreed well with those measured by LA-ICP-MS. Foraminifera shells were analyzed at 5-6 microm scale by Nano-SIMS. There was a large variation of the Mg/Ca ratios, up to +/- 38%, even in a single fragment of the shell, suggesting that although the ratios provide a useful paleoceanographic proxy at bulk scale, they may reflect a more complex pattern at < 10 microm scale.     

反相高效液相法测定穿心莲药材及其制剂中的穿心莲内酯和脱水穿心莲内酯

 发展了穿心莲药材及其中成药中两种主要成分穿心莲内酯和脱水穿心莲内酯的反相高效液相测定方法。采用甲醇振荡提取法进行样品前处理 ,在以乙腈 水为流动相作梯度洗脱、ODS柱、检测波长为 2 2 5nm的条件下 ,穿心莲内酯和脱水穿心莲内酯在 1 5min内可达到基线分离。两种内酯在 1 0mg/L～ 1 0 0mg/L时其浓度与峰面积成良好的线性关系 ,加标回收率为 96 %～ 1 0 4 %。     

高效液相色谱-荧光检测法测定血浆中总同型半胱氨酸

 建立了测定血浆中总同型半胱氨酸的柱前衍生、高效液相色谱-荧光检测的分析方法。以Br omobimane作荧光剂,对巯基进行衍生。同型半胱氨酸的最低检测浓度为0.5 μmol/L,线性 浓度范围是2.5～80.0 μmol/L,回收率为94.0%～112.0%,批内、批间相对标准偏差都小于5. 6%。 关键词：     

Determination of rotenone in river water utilizing packed capillary column switching liquid chromatography with UV and time-of-flight mass spectrometric detection

Fast and sensitive packed capillary column switching liquid chromatography methodology has been developed for the determination of the pesticide rotenone in river water. Sample volumes of up to 1 ml are loaded onto a 23 x 0.25 mm, 5 microm Kromasil C18 packed capillary precolumn using a noneluting solvent composition of water-acetonitrile (99:1, v/v) at flow-rates up to 100 microl/min prior to solute backflushing onto a 200 x 0.32 mm, 3.5 microm Kromasil C18 packed capillary analytical column using a mobile phase of water-acetonitrile (30:70, v/v) at a flow-rate of 5 microl/min. The method was evaluated using river water samples spiked with rotenone in the concentration range 0.5-50 ng/ml using UV detection. The within-assay precision was between 5.0 and 7.7% relative standard deviation (RSD, n = 6) and the between assay precision was between 7.5 and 8.9% RSD (n = 6). The method was linear within the investigated mass range displaying a calibration curve correlation factor of 0.997. The mass limit of detection was 10 pg corresponding to a concentration limit of detection of 10 pg/ml, using time-of-flight mass spectrometry.     

Determination of benzo[a]pyrene tetrols by column-switching capillary liquid chromatography with fluorescence and micro-electrospray ionization mass spectrometric detection

The present work displays capillary liquid chromatographic column switching methodology tailored for determination of benzo[a]pyrene tetrol isomers in biological matrices using on-line fluorescence and micro-electrospray ionization mass spectrometric detection. A well-established off-line crude solid phase extraction procedure was used in order to make the method compatible with several biological matrices. The solid phase extraction eluates were evaporated to dryness, redissolved in 1.0 ml methanol:water (10:90, v/v), loaded onto a 0.32 mm I.D. x 40 mm 5 microm Kromasil C(18) pre-column for analyte enrichment and back-flushed elution onto a 0.30 mm I.D. x 150 mm 3.5 microm Kromasil C(18) analytical column. The samples were loaded with a flow rate of 50 microl min(-1) and the tetrols were separated at a flow rate of 4 microl min(-1) with an acetonitrile:10 mM ammonium acetate gradient from 10 to 90%. A sample loading flow rate up to 50 microl min(-1) was allowed. The fluorescence excitation and emission were set to 342 and 385 nm, respectively, while mass spectrometric detection of the benzo[a]pyrene tetrols was obtained by monitoring their [M - H](-) molecular ions at m/z 319. The method was validated over the concentration range 0.1-50 ng ml(-1) benzo[a]pyrene tetrols in a cell culture medium with 100 microl injection volume, fluorescence detection and the first eluting tetrol isomer as model compound, resulting in a correlation coefficient of 0.993. The within-assay (n= 6) and between-assay (n= 6) precisions were determined to 2.6-8.6% and 3.8-9.6%, respectively, and the recoveries were determined to 97.9-102.4% within the investigated concentration range. The mass limit of detection (by fluorescence) was 3 pg for all the tetrol isomers, corresponding to a concentration limit of detection of 30 pg ml(-1) cell culture medium. The corresponding mass spectrometric mass limits of detection were 4-10 pg, corresponding to concentration limits of detection of 40-100 pg ml(-1) cell culture medium.     

Development and Validation of a Stability-Indicating UPLC Method for the Determination of Hexoprenaline in Injectable Dosage Form Using AQbD Principles

A novel and efficient stability-indicating, reverse phase ultra-performance liquid chromatographic (UPLC^®) analytical method was developed and validated for the determination of hexoprenaline in an injectable dosage form. The development of the method was performed using analytical quality by design (AQbD) principles, which are aligned with the future requirements from the regulatory agencies using AQbD principles. The method was developed by assessing the impact of ion pairing, the chromatographic column, pH and gradient elution. The development was achieved with a Waters Acquity HSS T3 (50 × 2.1 mm i.d., 1.8 µm) column at ambient temperature, using sodium dihydrogen phosphate 5 mM + octane-1-sulphonic acid sodium salt 10 mM buffer pH 3.0 (Solution A) and acetonitrile (Solution B) as mobile phases in gradient elution (t = 0 min, 5% B; t = 1 min, 5% B; t = 5 min, 50% B; t = 7 min, 5% B; t = 10 min, 5% B) at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min and UV detection of 280 nm. The linearity was proven for hexoprenaline over a concentration range of 3.50–6.50 µg/mL (R² = 0.9998). Forced degradation studies were performed by subjecting the samples to hydrolytic (acid and base), oxidative, and thermal stress conditions. Standard solution stability was also performed. The proposed validated method was successfully used for the quantitative analysis of bulk, stability and injectable dosage form samples of the desired drug product. Using the AQbD principles, it is possible to generate methodologies with enhanced knowledge, which can eventually lead to a reduced regulatory risk, high quality data and lower operational costs.     

高效液相色谱法测定吲哚美辛控释胶囊的血药浓度和生物利用度

采用ＯＤＳ柱,甲醇－稀磷酸溶液（７６２４）为流动相,２６０ｎｍ为检测波长,建立了测定血浆中吲哚美辛浓度的高效液相色谱法,并测定了吲哚美辛控释胶囊炎痛康的血药浓度。结果表明,血浆中吲哚美辛浓度在０．１２５～５．０ｍｇ／Ｌ范围内线性关系良好（ｒ＝０．９９９６）,检测限６２．５μｇ／Ｌ（Ｓ／Ｎ＝３１）,平均回收率为１００．４％,日内和日间ＲＳＤ均小于５％。１１位受试者单剂量口服炎痛康后的相对生物利用度为１０２．３８％。     

Development and validation of a fast RP-HPLC method for determination of methotrexate entrapment efficiency in polymeric nanocapsules

A rapid and effective isocratic chromatographic procedure is successfully developed to determinate methotrexate (MTX) entrapment efficiency (EE) in polymeric nanocapsules using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The method employed a RP-C(18) Shimadzu Shim-pack CLC-ODS (150 mm x 4.6 mm, 5 microm) column with mobile phase constituted by a mixture of water-acetonitrile-tetrahydrofuran (65:30:5 v/v/v; pH 3.0) at a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min. The eluate is monitored with a UV detector set at 313 nm. The parameters used in the validation process are: linearity, specificity, precision, accuracy, and limit of quantitation (LOQ). The linearity is evaluated by a calibration curve in the concentration range of 10-50 microg/mL and presented a correlation coefficient of 0.9998. The polymers (PLA or PLA-PEG), oil, and surfactants used in the nanocapsule formulation did not interfere with analysis and the recovery was quantitative. The intra and inter-day assay relative standard deviation were less than 0.72%. Results are satisfactory, and the method proved to be adequate for the determination of methotrexate in nanocapsules formulations.