Analysis of ethambutol and methoxyphenamine by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection

A capillary electrophoresis (CE) coupled with electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection method for the analysis of ethambutol (EB) and methoxyphenamine (MP) has been investigated. Complete separation of EB and MP was achieved in 8 min using a background electrolyte of 20 mM sodium phosphate at pH 10.0 and a separation voltage of 9 kV. ECL detection was performed with an indium/tin oxide (ITO) working electrode biased at 1.4 V (versus a Pt wire reference) in a 200 mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH 8.0) containing 3.5 mM Ru(bpy)3(2+) (where bpy = 2,2'-bipyridyl). Linear correlation (r > or = 0.993) between ECL intensity and drug concentration was obtained in the range 2-50 ng/ml. The limits of detection (LODs) for EB and MP in water were 1.0 and 0.9 ng/ml, respectively. The relative standard deviation values on peak size (10 ng/ml level) and migration time for the two drugs were in the ranges 5-8 and 0.2-0.7% (n = 7), respectively. Applicability of the CE-ECL method to the analysis of human plasma spiked with EB and MP was examined. The LODs for EB and MP in plasma were 0.4 and 0.3 microg/ml, respectively.     

Determination of mefenacet by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection

Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection with capillary electrophoresis (CE) separation system was used to the rapid analysis of mefenacet within 7 min. The linear response range of mefenacet was from 1.07 × 10⁻⁸ to 5.0 × 10⁻⁷ M with a detection limit of 4.0 × 10⁻⁹ M. This technique was also applied to analyze residues of mefenacet in seedling and soil.     

Analysis of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection

A capillary electrophoresis (CE) method coupled with electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection for the analysis of glyphosate (GLY) and its major metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) is presented. Complete separation of GLY and AMPA was achieved in 8 min using a background electrolyte of 20 mM sodium phosphate (pH 9.0) and a separation voltage of 21 kV. ECL detection was performed with an indium tin oxide (ITO) working electrode bias at 1.6 V (vs. a Pt-wire reference) in a 30 0mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH 8.0) containing 3.5mM Ru(bpy)3 2+ (where bpy=2.2'-bipyridyl). Linear correlation (r>or=0.997) between ECL intensity and analyte concentration was obtained in the ranges 0.169-16.9 and 5.55-111 microg ml(-1) for GLY and AMPA, respectively. The limits of detection (LODs) for GLY and AMPA in water were 0.06 microg ml(-1) and 4.04 microg ml(-1), respectively. The developed method was applied to the analysis of GLY in soybeans. The LOD of GLY in soybean was 0.6 microg g(-1). Total analysis time including sample pretreatment was less than 1h.     

毛细管电泳电致化学发光法测定洛贝林的研究

基于稀土掺杂类普鲁士蓝化学修饰电极对Ru(bpy)32 的电催化氧化可增敏电致发光信号,建立了一种毛细管电泳-电致化学发光测定洛贝林的新方法。研究了工作电极电位、缓冲液的酸度及其浓度、分离电压和进样时间等实验参数对洛贝林测定的影响。在优化的实验条件下,其线性范围为1.5×10-7mol/L~1.5×10-4mol/L,检出限(S/N=3)为5.0×10-8mol/L。本法可直接用于注射液和空白人尿中洛贝林的测定,回收率为98.3%~101.2%。     

Determination of dioxopromethazine hydrochloride by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection

The paper presents a rapid method for the determination of dioxopromethazine hydrochloride (DPZ), an antihistamine drug, by the capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescene detection (CE–ECL) using tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) (Ru(bpy)₃²⁺) reagent. This CE–ECL detection method has high sensitivity, good selectivity and reproducibility for DPZ analysis. Under the optimized conditions: separation capillary, 38 cm length (25 μm i.d.); sample injection, 10 s at 8 kV; separation voltage, 12.5 kV; running buffer, 20 mmol L⁻¹ sodium phosphate of pH 6.0; detection potential, 1.15 V; 50 mmol L⁻¹ of phosphate buffer (pH 7.14) containing 5 mmol L⁻¹ of Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ in ECL detection cell, the detection limit of DPZ was 0.05 μmol L⁻¹ (S/N = 3). The linear range extended from 5 to 100 μmol L⁻¹. The linear curve obtained was Y = 181.62 + 9.28X with a correlation coefficient of 0.9970. The relative standard deviations of the ECL intensity and the migration time for six continuous injections of 5 μmol L⁻¹ DPZ were 3.7% and 0.92%, respectively. The CE–ECL method was applied to analyze DPZ in real samples including tablets, rat serum and human urine, and satisfactory results were obtained without interference from samples matrix. The CE–ECL technique was proved to be a potential method for the detection of DPZ in clinic analysis.     

Analysis of glycosaminoglycan monosaccharides by capillary electrophoresis using indirect laser-induced fluorescence detection

Two methods for monosaccharide analysis by capillary electrophoresis (CE) using counterelectroosmotic and coelectroosmotic modes with indirect laser-induced fluorescence detection were optimised and compared. A mixture of seven glycosaminoglycan-derived hexoses was separated in alkaline fluorescein-based electrolytes and detected in both counterelectroosmotic and coelectroosmotic conditions. The fluorescein concentration and pH of the background electrolyte, and the influence of the reversal of electroosmotic flow by addition of hexadimethrine bromide on the separation were studied. Coelectroosmotic CE conditions provided better resolution and limits of detection. A 10(-6) M fluorescein solution at pH 12.25 containing 0.0005% (w/v) hexadimethrine bromide was used as background electrolyte. Quality parameters such as run-to-run, day-to-day precision and limits of detection were calculated, and better figures of merit were obtained for the coelectrooosmotic conditions than for the counterelectroosmotic mode. The coelectroosmotic method was applied to the quantitation of the hexosamine contents in glycosaminoglycans after acid hydrolysis. The method proved to be suitable for the determination of dermatan sulfate in heparin down to 2% (w/w).     

Determination of imipramine and trimipramine by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection

The tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) imipramine (Imi) and trimipramine (Tri) were successfully analyzed by capillary electrophoresis (CE) coupling with Tris(2,2-bipyridyl) ruthenium(II)-based (Ru(bpy)₃²⁺) end-column electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection. The addition of β-CD to the running buffer was found to enable baseline separation of the two analytes and the addition of acetonitrile (ACN) as an organic additive to improve the repeatability and sensitivity of the CE method. Under the optimized separation and detection conditions (50 mM PBS (pH = 7.0) and 2 mM Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ in the ECL detection cell, 20 mM Tris (pH = 2.0), 0.2 mM β-CD and 20% ACN (v/v) as running buffer), wide linear ranges of 0.1-5 μM and 0.1-5 μM were achieved, with the correlation coefficients of 0.9990 (n = 8) and 0.9980 (n = 8) for Imi and Tri, respectively. Detection limits 5 nM and 1 nM (S/N = 3) were obtained for Imi and Tri, respectively. The method was also successfully applied for the determination of Imi in pharmaceutical dosage form.     

Drug-human serum albumin binding studied by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection

A new technique for investigating drug-protein binding was developed employing capillary electrophoresis (CE) coupled with tris(2,2'-bipyridyl) ruthenium(II) [Ru(bpy)(3) (2+)] electrochemiluminescence (ECL) (CE-ECL) detection after equilibrium dialysis. Three basic drugs, namely pridinol, procyclidine and its analogue trihexyphenidyl, were successfully separated by capillary zone electrophoresis with end-column Ru(bpy)(3) (2+) ECL detection. The relative drug binding to human serum albumin (HSA) for each single drug as well as for the three drugs binding simultaneously was calculated. It was found that the three antiparkinsonian drugs compete for the same binding site on HSA. This work demonstrated that Ru(bpy)(3) (2+) CE-ECL can be a suitable technique for studying drug-protein binding.     

Capillary electrophoresis and microchip capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical and electrochemiluminescence detection

Recent advances and key strategies in capillary electrophoresis and microchip CE with electrochemical detection (ECD) and electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection are reviewed. This article consists of four main parts: CE-ECD; microchip CE-ECD; CE-ECL; and microchip CE-ECL. It is expected that ECD and ECL will become powerful tools for CE microchip systems and will lead to the creation of truly disposable devices. The focus is on papers published in the last two years (from 2005 to 2006).     

Microchip capillary electrophoresis coupled with an end-column electrochemiluminescence detection

An easy and universal wall-jet configuration for microchip CE-ECL detection system was constructed and investigated in this work. Two detection modes of pre-column and post-column were applied to the above system. TPA, tramadol and lidocaine were chosen as model analytes to estimate the system in both modes. The important operational parameters such as the concentration of luminescent reagent and the distance between the separation outlet and the working electrode were optimally obtained and compared for the first time.     

毛细管电泳电致化学发光法测定牛奶样中的土霉素残留量

以铕离子(Ⅲ)掺杂类普鲁士蓝(Eu-PB)化学修饰铂电极为工作电极,基于铜(Ⅱ)-土霉素配合物对三联吡啶钌(Ⅱ)电致化学发光强度的增敏作用,建立了用毛细管电泳电致化学发光法测定土霉素的新方法。实验对毛细管电泳分离条件和电化学发光检测条件进行了优化。在最佳实验条件下,电致化学发光峰面积与铜(Ⅱ)-土霉素配合物的浓度在0.138～46.1μg/mL范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限为57.0ng/mL(3σ)。本法用于牛奶样中土霉素残留量的测定,加标回收率为95.5%(n=5)。     

Determination of sinomenine in Sinomenium acutum by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection

A Ru(bpy)₃²⁺-based electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection coupled with capillary electrophoresis (CE) has been established for the determination of sinomenine for the first time. Optimum separation was achieved with a fused-silica capillary column (50 cm × 25 μm i.d.) and a background electrolyte of 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 5.0) at a separation voltage of 15 kV. The content of sinomenine was detected by ECL at the detection voltage of 1.15 V (versus Ag/AgCl) with 5 mM Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ in 75 mM phosphate solution (pH 8.0) when a chemically modified platinum electrode by europium(III)-doped prussian blue analogue (Eu-PB) was used as a working electrode. Under the optimized conditions, the ECL intensity was in proportion to sinomenine concentration in the range from 0.01 to 1.0 μg mL⁻¹ with a detection limit of 2.0 ng mL⁻¹ (3σ). The relative standard derivations of migration time and ECL intensity were 0.93 and 1.11%, respectively. The level of sinomenine in Sinomenium acutum Rehd. et Wils was easily determined with recoveries between 98.6 and 102.7%.     

Determination of diastereoisomeric alkaloids in urine by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection

A new and simple capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection was developed for the separation and the quantification of a pair of diastereoisomenc alkaloids（ephedrine and pseudoephedrine）.The limits of detection（S/N = 3） were 4.5×10^-8 mol/L for ephedrine and 5.2×10^-8 mol/L for pseudoephedrine,respectively.The RSDs of migration time and peak area were less than 1.3 and 2.5%（n = 5）,respectively.The applicability of the propose method was illustrated in the determination of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine in human urine,ephedrine in nasal drops,and the monitoring of pharmacokinetics for pseudoephedrine.     

Determination of norfloxacin in human urine by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection

A fast and sensitive approach that can be used to detect norfloxacin in human urine using capillary electrophoresis with end-column electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection of is described. The separation column was a 75-μm i.d. capillary. The running buffer was 15 mmol L⁻¹ sodium phosphate (pH 8.2). The solution in the detection cell was 50 mmol L⁻¹ sodium phosphate (pH 8.0) and 5 mmol L⁻¹ The ECL intensity varied linearly with norfloxacin concentration from 0.05 to 10 μmol L⁻¹. The detection limit (S/N=3) was 0.0048 μmol L⁻¹, and the relative standard deviations of the ECL intensity and the migration time for eleven consecutive injections of 1.0 μmol L⁻¹ norfloxacin (n=11) were 2.6% and 0.8%, respectively. The method was successfully applied to the determination of norfloxacin spiked in human urine without sample pretreatment. The recoveries were 92.7–97.9%.      

Determination of benzhexol hydrochloride by capillary zone electrophoresis with an end-column electrochemiluminescence detection

A capillary zone electrophoresis with end-column electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detector was described for the determination of benzhexol hydrochloride. The detection was based on the tris(2,2′-bypyridine)ruthenium(II) [Ru(bpy)₃²⁺] ECL reaction with the analyte. Electrophoresis was performed using a 25 μm i.d. uncoated capillary. 10 mM sodium phosphate buffer (pH=8.0) was used as the running buffer. The solution in the detection cell was 80 mM sodium phosphate (pH=8.0) and 5 mM Ru(bpy)₃²⁺. A linear calibration curve of three-orders of magnitude was obtained (with a correlation coefficient of >0.999) from 1.0×10⁻⁸ to 1.0×10⁻⁵ M and the limit of detection was 6.7×10⁻⁹ M (S/N=3). This just provides an easy and sensitive method to determine the active ingredient in pharmaceutical formulations.     

瑞香狼毒多糖中单糖组成的毛细管区带电泳分析

采用1-苯基-3-甲基-5-吡唑啉酮(PMP)和1-(2-萘基)-3-甲基-5-吡唑啉酮(NMP)为衍生试剂,以反相高效液相色谱(RP-HPLC)和毛细管区带电泳(CZE)法对9种单糖衍生物进行了分离研究,对比确定了NMP衍生化CZE法在植物多糖单糖组成分析中的优越性。以NMP为柱前标记试剂,建立了毛细管区带电泳定量测定9种单糖的新方法。方法具有较好的重复性(相对标准偏差RSD小于4.3%),单糖衍生物检测限为0.85～1.6μmol/L,回收率为96.4%～104%。已应用于瑞香狼毒多糖样品的单糖组成分析。     

Analysis of amphetamines in urine with liquid-liquid extraction by capillary electrophoresis with simultaneous electrochemical and electrochemiluminescence detection

Amphetamines including methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine were separated and detected by CE using simultaneous electrochemical (EC) and electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection (CE-EC/ECL). Factors that influenced the separation and detection performance, such as the detection potential, the pH value and concentration of the running buffer, the separation voltage and the pH of the detection buffer, were investigated. LODs of 3.3x10(-8) mol/L (0.16 fmol), 1.6x10(-7) mol/L (0.78 fmol) and 3.3x10(-8) mol/L (0.16 fmol) were obtained for methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, respectively. For practical application, a liquid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate procedure was developed for urine sample pretreatment and extraction efficiencies higher than 90% were obtained. The established simultaneous CE-EC/ECL was successfully applied for urine sample analysis.     

毛细管电泳-电致化学发光检测法分离测定中药马尿泡中的托烷类生物碱成分

以铕离子掺杂类普鲁士蓝(Eu-PB)化学修饰铂电极为工作电极,采用毛细管电泳-电致化学发光检测法对4种托烷类生物碱成分（如山莨菪碱、东莨菪碱、阿托品和樟柳碱）进行了分离检测。考察了氧化电位值、运行缓冲液酸度、盐浓度和甲醇含量等实验条件对电泳分离效果及检测灵敏度的影响。在优化的实验条件下,以20 mmol/L的磷酸盐(pH 8.0)-7%(体积分数）甲醇为运行液,各组分在6 min内可达到基线分离,其峰面积的相对标准偏差小于5.0%,迁移时间的相对标准偏差小于1.1% (n=12)。并将该法成功地应用于测定中药马尿泡根茎中的山莨菪碱和东莨菪碱的含量,其含量平均值分别为27.8 g/kg和4.43 g/kg。样品的加标回收率为97.8%～102%。     

Simultaneous determination of psychotropic drugs in human urine by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemiluminescence detection

Amitriptyline, doxepin and chlorpromazine are often used as psychotropic drugs in treatment of the various mental diseases, and are also partly excreted by kidney. This work developed a simple, selective and sensitive method for their simultaneous monitoring in human urine using capillary electrophoresis coupled with electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection based on end-column ECL reaction of tris-(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) with aliphatic tertiary amino moieties. Acetone was used as an additive to the running buffer to obtain their absolute separation. Under optimized conditions the proposed method displayed a linear range from 5.0 to 800 ng mL⁻¹ for the three drugs with the correlation coefficients more than 0.995 (n = 8). Their limits of detection were 0.8 ng mL⁻¹ (3.6 fg), 1.0 ng mL⁻¹ (4.5 fg) and 1.5 ng mL⁻¹ (6.8 fg) at a signal to noise ratio of 3, respectively. The relative standard deviations for five determinations of 20 ng mL⁻¹ amitriptyline, doxepin and chlorpromazine were 1.7%, 4.2% and 3.6%, respectively. For practical application an extract step with 90:10 heptane/ethyl acetate (v/v) was performed to eliminate the influence of ionic strength in sample. The recoveries of amitriptyline, doxepin and chlorpromazine at different levels in human urine were between 83% and 93%, which showed that the method was valuable in clinical and biochemical laboratories for monitoring amitriptyline, doxepin and chlorpromazine.     

New technique for capillary electrophoresis directly coupled with end-column electrochemiluminescence detection

A new end-column electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection technique coupling to capillary electrophoresis (CE) is characterized. A 300 microm diameter Pt working electrode was used to directly couple with a 75 microm inner diameter separation capillary without an electric field decoupler. The hydrodynamic cyclic voltammogram (CV) of Ru(bpy) 3 2+ showed that electrophoretic current did not affect the ECL reaction. The presence of high-voltage (HV) field only resulted in the shift of the ECL detection potential. The distance of capillary to electrode was an important parameter for optimizing detection performance as it determined the characteristics of mass transport toward the electrode and the actual concentration of Ru(bpy) 3 2+ in the detection region. The optimum distance of capillary to electrode was decided by the inner diameter of the capillary, too. For a 75 microm capillary, the working electrode should be placed away from the capillary outlet at a distance within the range of 220-260 microm. The effects of pH value of ECL solution and molecular structure of analytes on peak height and theoretical plate numbers were discussed. Using the 75 microm capillary, under the optimum conditions, the method provided a linear range for tripropylamine (TPA) between 1 x 10(-10) and 1 x 10(-5) mol/L with correlation coefficient of 0.998. The detection limit (signal-to-noise ratio S/N = 3) was 5.0 x 10(-11) mol/L. The relative standard deviation in peak height for eight consecutive injections was 5.6%. By this new technique lidocaine spiked in a urine sample was determined. The method exhibited the linear range for lidocaine from 5.0 x 10(-8) to 1.0 x 10(-5) mol/L with correlation efficient of 0.998. The limit of detection (S/N = 3) was 2.0 x 10(-8) mol/L.