First synthesis of enantio-uracil dinucleotide, comparison of physicochemical properties of their enantiomers, and separation by chiral column chromatography

Enantio-uracil dinucleotide 5, which consists of two l-uridylic acids and one pyrophosphate, was synthesized for the first time in our laboratory. Benzolyated l-uridine was prepared by a stereoselective glycosylation of silylated uracil with l-1-O-acetyl-2,3,5-tri-O-benzoylribose (l-ABR 7). After deprotection, l-uridine 9 was converted to P¹,P⁴-di(l-uridine 5′-) tetraphosphate tetrasodium salt (l-UP₄U 5) by treatment of l-UMP morpholidate 10c with triethylammonium pyrophosphate (TEA-PPi 11b). Spectral data of synthesized l-UP₄U 5 are given in the references. All spectral data were identical with those of UP₄U 3 except the specific rotation, which showed a positive value compared to UP₄U 3 having a negative value. Furthermore, the separation by chiral column chromatography was investigated.     

Simultaneous determination of theophylline,tolbutamide, mephenytoin,debrisoquin, and dapsone in human plasma using high‐speed gradient liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry on a silica‐based monolithic column

Theophylline, tolbutamide, mephenytoin, debrisoquin, and dapsone are marker substrates for CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4, respectively. A silica‐based monolithic column (Chromolith SpeedROD RP‐18e, 50×4.6 mm) was used to separate these five marker substrates of cytochrome P450 within only 84 s. Linear gradient elution was from acetonitrile‐water‐formic acid (10 : 90 : 1, v/v/v) to acetonitrile‐water‐formic acid (90 : 10 : 1, v/v/v) in 1.4 min. The flow rate was 2.5 mL/min. The retention time was 0.52 min for theophylline, 0.67 min for debrisoquin, 0.78 min for dapsone, 0.96 min for mephenytoin, and 1.13 min for tolbutamide. Detection was by tandem mass spectrometry using a PE Sciex API 3000 mass spectrometer with a Turbo‐Ionspray source in positive mode. A simple protein precipitation method was used. This method was validated over the concentration range of 5–2000 ng/mL based on the sample volume of 0.1 mL.     

An improved method for determination of light hydrocarbons in stabilized crude oil

Summary This paper reports a quick, and simple method for quantitative determination of C₂ to C₆ hydrocarbons in stabilized crude oil without using a back flush system. A mixture of crude oil and internal standard is injected into a GC equipped with a 6 meter length of fused silica capillary as a guard column. The light hydrocarbons are separated individually up to the last peak of the hexane group with the heavier components trapped in the guard column. The total analysis time for each sample is 15 minutes. The base line is table for up to 15 consecutive analyses. The guard column and the injector port are then reconditioned by simply heating them for one hour at 300 °C.     

弛豫理论对离子交换毛细管电色谱中峰压缩现象的研究

 在毛细管电色谱中,由于溶质在输运过程中所具有的电性质,常会产生一些特殊的现象。这些现象,如离子交换毛细管电色谱中产生超高柱效峰的现象,已经不能用一般的色谱理论加以解释。基于弛豫理论所建立的基本模型,在考虑溶质在两相中皆有可能发生正、反向迁移的情况下,得到了流出曲线一阶原点矩和二阶中心矩的理论表达式,并通过对溶质在两相中电扩散速率与电泳速率、电渗流速率关系的分析结果证实:溶质在固定相表面的电扩散行为可以使其保留变弱,出峰加快;而这种电扩散导致的超常柱效峰的出现具有不稳定性,只有在多方面因素综合影响匹配的情况下才可能出现。     

亲水作用色谱法测定表阿霉素及其杂质

建立了一种以亲水作用色谱分离测定表阿霉素的新方法。采用硅胶色谱柱及高极性有机溶剂水相缓冲溶液流动相。对流动相的pH、缓冲溶液的浓度及流速进行了优化,确定了以乙腈甲酸钠缓冲溶液(pH2.9)(90∶10,V/V)作为流动相的最佳条件。对优化的分离条件进行系统适应性实验,结果表明表阿霉素与有关杂质之间的分离度和拖尾因子均达到药典要求。该法具有良好的线性(相关系数0.9971～0.9991)和重复性(峰面积RSD<1.0%),方法简便实用,用于实际样品分析,结果满意。     

Determination of selected neurotransmitter metabolites using monolithic column chromatography coupled with chemiluminescence detection

The oxidation of selected clinically important neurotransmitter metabolites with acidic potassium permanganate in the presence of polyphosphates evokes chemiluminescence of sufficient intensity to enable the sensitive determination of these species. Limits of detection for 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid (5-HIAA), vanilmandelic acid (VMA; α,4-dihydroxy-3-methoxybenzeneacetic acid), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylglycol (MHPG), homovanillic acid (HVA, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetic acid) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) were between 5 × 10⁻⁹ and 4 × 10⁻⁸ M, using flow-injection analysis methodology. In addition, we demonstrate the rapid determination of homovanillic acid and 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid in human urine - without the need for extraction procedures - using monolithic column chromatography with chemiluminescence detection.     

A study of the behaviour of some new column materials in the chromatographic analysis of Cinchona alkaloids

Summary A major problem in the HPLC analysis of alkaloids is the poor peak shape and consequently low resolution, due to the interactions of the basic alkaloids with the residual acidic silanol groups of most reversed phase materials. The performance of new packing materials specially designed for the separation of basic compounds has been studied using mobile phases without the special additives commonly applied in the analysis of alkaloids. Strongly basic Cinchona alkaloids were used as test compounds. Retention characteristics and selectivities of each material were studied, after mobile phase optimisation for the column. The influence of the major factors (nature and content of the organic modifier, pH value, salt concentration) affecting resolution was studied. The mobile phases were chosen so that they could be used in thermospray LC-MS. The addition of salts to the mobile phase improves separation but in general the modification of the mobile phase gave little change in selectivity. The performance of silicabased C₁₈ material proved superior to the polymer materials tested.     

Improved method for the determination of sulfur components in natural gas

Determination of trace concentrations of sulfur components in natural gas is a true analytical challenge. Only analytical procedures based on gas chromatography can meet the sensitivity and accuracy requirements dictated by environmental regulation institutions and modern chemical industry. In the present contribution the sample pretreatment and chromatographic separation steps have been evaluated and optimized based on the use of a flamebased sulfur chemiluminescence detector (SCD) for target compound detection. The proposed instrument consists of a programmed temperature vaporizing (PTV) injector employing a liner packed with Chromosorb 104, a 4 μm thick film apolar column and a flame-based SCD. Using a 13 mL sample loop the detection limit achievable with the new method is 3 μg S/m³. The precision of replicate measure. ments is generally in the range of 5–15% relative standard deviation. Lower detection limits can be achieved by preconcentrating larger sample volumes, e.g. 100 mL.     

In-situ deactivation of packed columns for SFC

Residual adsorptive activity of reversed phase (RP) column packings used in supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) can be significantly reduced by a dynamic in-situ silanization with diphenyltetramethyldisilazane (DPTMDS). RP-materials thus deactivated were characterized both chromatographically and by solid-phase ²⁹Si NMR.