Microdetermination of hyaluronic acid in human urine by high performance liquid chromatography.

A high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) system is described for determination of the unsaturated disaccharide (delta Di-HA) derived from hyaluronic acid (HA) in human urine by digestion with hyaluronidase SD. The effects of eluents on the separation of delta Di-HA and delta Di-0S, which is derived from the reaction of chondroitin with the enzyme, have been studied. The established chromatographic conditions were as follows--column: a stainless steel tube (4 mm i.d. x 250 mm) packed with TSKgel NH2-60; eluent: a mixture of acetonitrile and 0.1 M Tris-HCl buffer containing 0.1 M boric acid and 10 mM sodium sulphate, pH 7.0 (64:36, v/v). The strong fluorescence of unsaturated disaccharide after the reaction with 2-cyanoacetamide in alkaline medium was used for post-column detection. The calibration curve for delta Di-HA was linear in the range 5 pmol-5nmol with a practical detection limit of 2 pmol. The assay coefficients of variation (n = 5) at 200 pmol for delta Di-HA and delta Di-0S were 1.7 and 1.5%, respectively. This HPLC system has been applied to the determination of HA in human urine.     

以睾酮为探针采用高效液相色谱法测定细胞色素CYP450 3A4的酶活性

建立了一种快速、高效的以睾酮作为探针药物评价细胞色素P450 3A4(CYP3A4)酶活性的高效液相色谱-紫外检测方法。采用的色谱柱为Phenomenex C18柱(4.6 mm×150 mm,5 μm),梯度洗脱,流速1.0 mL/min,紫外检测波长245 nm,柱温30 ℃。睾酮与大鼠肝微粒体温孵后,过已活化好的C18固相萃取小柱,收集甲醇洗脱液,于37 ℃水浴中通N2吹干,用50%甲醇复溶后进样分析测定。研究结果表明,6β-羟基睾酮的 保留时间为11.60 min,线性范围为0.5～32 μg/mL,最低检出质量浓度为0.02 μg/mL,提取率为88.41%～92.73%,方法的回收率为99.07%～101.30%;睾酮的保留时间为19.27 min,线性范围为0.5～40 μg/mL,最低检出质量浓度为0.01 μg/mL,提取率为89.59%～92.66%,方法的回收率为96.50%～98.03%。两者的日内、日间相对标准偏差均小于10%,温孵体系中的其他内源性物质不干扰测定。该方法快速、稳定、灵敏度高,适合体外睾酮及其代谢物6β-羟基睾酮的测定,可应用于体外CYP3A4酶活性的评价及酶动力学的研究。     

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。     

Simultaneous micro-determination of nicotinamide and its major metabolites, N1-methyl-2-pyridone-5-carboxamide and N1-methyl-4-pyridone-3-carboxamide, by high-performance liquid chromatography

A simultaneous micro-determination of nicotinamide and its major metabolites, N1-methyl-2-pyridone-5-carboxamide (2-py) and N1-methyl-4-pyridone-3-carboxamide (4-py) by high-performance liquid chromatography is described. The method employs a 7-ODS-L (250 mm X 4.6 mm I.D., particle size 7 microns) column eluted with 10 mM potassium dihydrogenphosphate-acetonitrile (96:4, v/v; pH adjusted to 3.0 by the addition of concentrated phosphoric acid) at a flow-rate of 1.0 ml/min. The UV detector was set at 260 nm. The detection limits for nicotinamide, 2-py and 4-py were 10 pmol (1.22 ng), 2 pmol (304 pg) and 2 pmol (304 pg), respectively, at a signal-to-noise ratio 5:1. Isonicotinamide was used as an internal standard. The technique was applied to the analysis of rat and human urines. The total analysis time was ca. 15 min.     

李晶1,2, 徐济仓1, 李雪梅1, 周建光2, 朱岩3, 缪明明1*超高效液相色谱法同时测定香精香料中14种禁限用物质

建立了超高效液相色谱-二极管阵列检测器(UPLC-PDA)同时测定香精香料中14种禁限用物质的方法。样品经10%(v/v)甲醇水溶液(含1%(v/v)氨水)提取后进行UPLC测定。采用的色谱柱为Waters BEH C18柱(50 mm×2.1 mm, 1.7 μm),流动相为10 mmol/L乙酸铵(含0.1%乙酸)和乙腈,梯度洗脱,流速为0.2 mL/min,柱温为35 ℃,在200～500 nm范围内进行扫描检测。结果表明,该方法在12 min内可实现14种禁限用物质的分离和检测,在0.10～50 mg/L范围内具有较好的线性关系,各待测物的线性相关系数均大于0.995,检出限(以信噪比为3计)为0.32～2.51 mg/kg。在5、10、20 mg/L添加水平下待测物的平均回收率为93.0%～121.0%,相对标准偏差为0.51%～4.50%。该方法操作简易,灵敏度高,线性相关性好,重复性佳,可以满足国内对于香精香料样品中禁限用物质的检测要求。     

反相高效液相色谱法测定普通鹿蹄草中的黄酮苷类成分

建立了普通鹿蹄草中5种黄酮苷(金丝桃苷、异槲皮苷、2″-O-没食子酰基金丝桃苷、槲皮素-3-O-呋喃阿拉伯糖苷和槲皮苷)的高效液相色谱检测方法。采用Zorbax Extend-C18色谱柱(250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm),以乙腈-水(体积比14∶86)为流动相,在波长为350 nm处检测。在此条件下,样品中5种黄酮苷分离良好且无杂质峰干扰,低、中、高浓度下的回收率为96.3%~104.2%,相对标准偏差（RSD）小于5%。该方法简便快速、结果准确、重现性好,可以作为普通鹿蹄草药材及相关制剂质量控制的一个有效方法。     

Synthesis and 5α-reductase inhibitory activity of C₂₁ steroids having 1,4-diene or 4,6-diene 20-ones and 4-azasteroid 20-oximes

The synthesis and evaluation of 5α-reductase inhibitory activity of some 4-azasteroid-20-ones and 20-oximes and 3β-hydroxy-, 3β-acetoxy-, or epoxy-substituted C?? steroidal 20-ones and 20-oximes having double bonds in the A and/or B ring are described. Inhibitory activity of synthesized compounds was assessed using 5α-reductase enzyme and [1,2,6,7-3H]testosterone as substrate. All synthesized compounds were less active than finasteride (IC??: 1.2 nM). Three 4-azasteroid-2-oximes (compounds 4, 6 and 8) showed good inhibitory activity (IC??: 26, 10 and 11 nM) and were more active than corresponding 4-azasteroid 20-ones (compounds 3, 5 and 7). 3β-Hydroxy-, 3β-acetoxy- and 1α,2α-, 5α,6α- or 6α,7α-epoxysteroid-20-one and -20-oxime derivatives having double bonds in the A and/or B ring showed no inhibition of 5α-reductase enzyme.     

High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of linoleic acid peroxide-derived radicals using electrochemical detection

High-performance liquid chromatography-electrochemical detection (HPLC-ED) was applied to detect 13-hydroperoxide octadecadienoic acid (13-HPODE)-derived radicals such as the pentyl radical and octanoic acid radical. The 13-HPODE-derived radicals were successfully detected using HPLC-ED by the combined use of the spin-trapping technique with alpha-(4-pyridyl-1-oxide)-N-tert-butylnitrone (4-POBN). The 4-POBN-pentyl radical adduct was detected at the retention time of 18.2 +/- 0.3 min on the elution profile of HPLC-ED with an ODS column (15 cm x 4.6 mm I.D.) using a flow-rate of 1.0 ml/min with 50 mM ammonium acetate in 29% (v/v) aqueous acetonitrile. The 4-POBN-octanoic acid radical adduct was also detected at the retention time of 13.7 +/- 0.7 min using a flow-rate of 1.0 ml/min with 50 mM ammonium acetate in 14% (v/v) aqueous acetonitrile. The concentrations of the 4-POBN radical adducts were determined using HPLC-ED without an internal standard. HPLC-ED is 100 times as sensitive as HPLC-electron spin resonance (ESR) under the ESR and ED conditions employed here. Even 1.8 pmol of the 4-POBN-pentyl (or octanoic acid) radical adduct was detectable using     

高效液相色谱法测定血管紧张素转化酶抑制剂的活性

建立了体外直接测定血管紧张素转化酶抑制剂活性的高效液相色谱分析方法。以马尿酰-组氨酰-亮氨酸为反应底物,血管紧张素转化酶为催化剂,反应所生成的马尿酸为测定指标,未加酶抑制剂的反应为空白对照。使用ZORBAX SB-C18色谱柱(4.6 mm i.d.×150 mm,填料粒径5　μm),柱温25 ℃,流动相为乙腈-超纯水(体积比为25∶75,各含0.05%（体积分数）三氟乙酸及0.1%（体积分数）三乙胺),流速0.5 mL/min,检测波长228 nm。在马尿酸浓度为0.005～1.000 mmol/L时,马尿酸浓度与其峰面积呈良好的线性关系(r＝0.9999),最小检测限为0.50 μmol/L;该方法对马尿酸的回收率为99.48%～105.64%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.20%(n＝6)。该方法可适用于血管紧张素转化酶抑制剂活性的体外测定,具有操作简便、精密度和准确性高的特点,为降血压药物的研制提供了方便可靠的检测手段。     

反相高效液相色谱法测定肾复康胶囊中的野黄芩苷和芦丁

建立了肾复康胶囊中野黄芩苷和芦丁的反相高效液相色谱测定方法。以甲醇-水为提取溶剂,采用超声提取法对样品进行前处理。以0.02 mol/L磷酸二氢钾缓冲溶液(含1.0％（体积分数）冰醋酸)-甲醇（体积比为63∶37）为流动相,于330 nm波长下检测,肾复康提取液中野黄芩苷和芦丁可达基线分离,分析时间在20 min内。野黄芩苷和芦丁在10 ~300 mg/L内,其峰面积与浓度之间线性关系良好,目标物的加标回收率大于98％。该方法适用于肾复康胶囊及相关药材中野黄芩苷和芦丁黄酮类化合物的测定和质量控制。     

Validation and application of a high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric method for simultaneous quantification of lopinavir and ritonavir in human plasma using semi-automated 96-well liquid-liquid extraction

Kaletra is an important antiretroviral drug, which has been developed by Abbott Laboratories. It is composed of lopinavir (low-pin-a-veer) and ritonavir (ri-toe-na-veer). Both have been proved to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease inhibitors and have substantially reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV-1 infection. We have developed and validated an assay, using liquid chromatography coupled with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), for the routine quantification of lopinavir and ritonavir in human plasma, in which lopinavir and ritonavir can be simultaneously analyzed with high throughput. The sample preparation consisted of liquid-liquid extraction with a mixture of hexane: ethyl acetate (1:1, v/v), using 100 microL of plasma. Chromatographic separation was performed on a Waters Symmetry C(18) column (150 mm x 3.9 mm, particle size 5 microm) with reverse-phase isocratic using mobile phase of 70:30 (v/v) acetonitrile: 2 mM ammonium acetate aqueous solution containing 0.01% formic acid (v/v) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. A Waters symmetry C(18) guard column (20 mm x 3.9 mm, particle size 5 microm) was connected prior to the analytical column, and a guard column back wash was performed to reduce the analytical column contamination using a mixture of tetrahydrofuran (THF), methanol and water (45:45:10, v/v/v). The analytical run was 4 min. The use of a 96-well plate autosampler allowed a batch size up to 73 study samples. A triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer was operated in a positive ion mode and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) was used for drug quantification. The method was validated over the concentration ranges of 19-5,300 ng/mL for lopinavir and 11-3,100 ng/mL for ritonavir. A-86093 was used as an internal standard (I.S.). The relative standard deviation (RSD) were <6% for both lopinavir and ritonavir. Mean accuracies were between the designed limits (+/-15%). The robust and rapid LC/MS/MS assay has been successfully applied for routine assay to support bioavailability, bioequivalence, and pharmacokinetics studies.     

高效液相色谱-二极管阵列检测-电化学检测联用技术同时测定三精双黄连口服液中的4种化合物

建立了应用高效液相色谱-二极管阵列检测-电化学检测(HPLC-DAD-ECD)联用技术同时测定三精双黄连口服液中的绿原酸、咖啡酸、黄芩甙和木樨草素的方法。以Zorbax SB-C18柱(150 mm×4.6 mm i.d., 5.0 μm)为色谱柱,柱温为30 ℃，流动相为(A)甲醇和(B)甲醇-水-冰醋酸(体积比为50∶50∶1),其梯度洗脱程序为2%A3 min3%A12 min25%A5 min80%A。流速为0.8 mL/min。二极管阵列检测波长为275 nm。电化学单安培检测器的工作电压为0.7 V。在上述条件下实现了绿原酸、咖啡酸、黄芩甙和木樨草素的分离检测。上述4种化合物的回收率为96.6%～99.6%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.5%～4.1%,检测限依次为1,0.2,9和7 mg/L。该方法简便、快速,重现性和准确度较好,可作为测定双黄连口服液中绿原酸、咖啡酸、黄芩甙和木樨草素的有效方法。     

反相高效液相色谱法测定烤烟叶片发育过程中的类胡萝卜素类物质

建立了采用反相高效液相色谱测定烤烟叶片中类胡萝卜素的方法。烤烟叶片先用含0.1%丁基羟基甲苯（BHT）的90%丙酮水溶液萃取,然后加入0.1 g醋酸铅,于4 ℃下以10000 r/min离心5 min以去除蛋白质。色谱柱为 C18反相柱(3.9 mm i.d.×150 mm, 5 μm)。流动相:A,甲醇-异丙醇(体积比为1∶1）;B,超纯水。洗脱程序:0~10 min,70%A+30%B;10~17 min,100%A;17~30 min(90%A+10%B)。流速：0.5 mL/min。进样量:10 μL。检测波长:450 nm。该方法简化了样品的前处理过程,4种类胡萝卜素物质的加标回收率为91.77%~97.42%,相对标准偏差为 3.46%~0.98%。用该方法研究了烤烟发育过程中类胡萝卜素含量的变化规律,获得了与文献较为一致的结果。     

New fractionation scheme for lipid classes based on "in-cell fractionation" using sequential pressurized liquid extraction

A new preparation scheme is proposed to fractionate neutral lipids (acylglycerines, sterol esters, long-chain free fatty acids) from polar phospholipids in biological matrices. This fractionation is mandatory in the microbial community, for the control of bioremediation processes, in the study of phytoplankton growth in lakes and rivers, and in the quality control of processed food. Basically, a two-step pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) scheme is combined with an "in-cell-fractionation" using silica-based sorbents placed at the outlet of the PLE cartridge. The optimized extraction scheme consists of n-hexane/acetone (9:1, v/v) extraction at 50 degrees C (2 cycles, 10 min each) to obtain neutral lipids followed by chloroform/methanol (1:4, v/v) extraction at 110 degrees C (2 cycles, 10 min each). Thermally pre-treated silicic acid and cyanoproyl-modified silica turned out to be appropriate sorbents to ensure clear-cut boundaries between neutral lipids and phospholipids. The proposed protocol is superior to commonly used approaches consisting of an exhaustive lipid extraction followed by off-line lipid fractionation using solid-phase extraction (SPE) regarding fractionation efficiency, time and solvent consumption. In this paper, it is also shown that the transmethylation using trimethylchlorosilane/methanol (1:9, v/v) provides a complete reaction to give methyl esters without artefact formation across the array of different lipid classes even with polyunsaturated fatty acid moieties.     

Achiral and chiral high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of flubendazole and its metabolites in biomatrices using UV photodiode-array and mass spectrometric detection

Flubendazole, methyl ester of [5-(4-fluorobenzoyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]carbamic acid, belongs to the group of benzimidazole anthelmintics, which are widely used in veterinary and human medicine. The phase I flubendazole biotransformation includes a hydrolysis of the carbamoyl methyl moiety accompanied by a decarboxylation (hydrolysed flubendazole) and a carbonyl reduction of flubendazole (reduced flubendazole). Flubendazole is a prochiral drug, hence a racemic mixture is formed during non-stereoselective reductions at the carbonyl group. Two bioanalytical HPLC methods were developed and validated for the determination of flubendazole and its metabolites in pig and pheasant hepatic microsomal and cytosolic fractions. Analytes were extracted from biomatrices into tert-butylmethyl ether. The first, achiral method employed a 250 mm x 4 mm column with octylsilyl silica gel (5 microm) and an isocratic mobile phase acetonitrile-0.025 M KH(2)PO(4) buffer pH 3 (28:72, v/v). Albendazole was used as an internal standard. The whole analysis lasted 27 min at a flow rate of 1 ml/min. The second, chiral HPLC method, was performed on a Chiralcel OD-R 250 mm x 4.6 mm column with a mobile phase acetonitrile-1 M NaClO(4) (4:6, v/v). This method enabled the separation of both reduced flubendazole enantiomers. The enantiomer excess was evaluated. The column effluent was monitored using a photodiode-array detector (scan or single wavelength at lambda=246 nm). Each of the analytes under study had characteristic UV spectrum, in addition, their chemical structures were confirmed by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) experiments. Stereospecificity in the enzymatic carbonyl reduction of flubendazole was observed. While synthetic racemic mixture of reduced flubendazole was separated to equimolar amounts of both enantiomers, practically only one enantiomer was detected in the extracts from all incubates.     

An HPLC method for the quantification of sterols in edible seaweeds

This study presents an HPLC method for the quantification of sterols in edible seaweeds. Sterols were identified by HPLC/mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) in positive APCI mode. The samples were saponified by refluxing with 1 m ethanolic KOH, and the non-saponifiable fraction was extracted with hexane. Sterols were quantified by HPLC with UV detection (HPLC-UV), on a 15 x 0.4 cm Kromasil 100 C(18) 5 micro m column (mobile phase 30:70 v/v methanol:acetonitrile; fl ow rate 1.2 mL/min; column temperature 30 degrees C; detection wavelength 205 nm). Method repeatability for fucosterol was good (coefficient of variation 2.4%). Sterol contents were determined in canned or dried brown seaweeds (Himanthalia elongata, Undaria pinnatifida, Laminaria ochroleuca) and red seaweeds (Palmaria sp., Porphyra sp.). The predominant sterol was fucosterol in brown seaweeds (83-97% of total sterol content; 662-2320 micro g/g dry weight), and desmosterol in red seaweeds (87-93% of total sterol content; 187-337 micro g/g dry weight).     

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.     

2,3-吡啶二甲酰亚胺及其工程菌转化产物的高效液相色谱检测

建立了利用含D-海因酶的基因工程菌转化吡啶二甲酰亚胺（PDI）生成3-氨基甲酰基-α-吡啶甲酸（α-3CP）的高效液相色谱（HPLC）检测方法。将工程菌pET3a-hyd/BL21（DE3）诱导表达后收集菌体,以PDI为底物,37℃摇床反应30 min后,以13000 r/min离心,取上清液进行HPLC检测。色谱条件：Hypersil^TM GOLD C18色谱柱（250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm）;流动相为H₂O-乙腈（体积比为90：10,含0.1%（体积分数）三氟乙酸）;检测波长为254 nm。当底物PDI达到饱和浓度时,测得工程菌pET3a-hyd/BL21（DE3）的比活力为0.61 U/（mL·10OD_{600 nm}）。该研究为今后利用生物法制备复杂半酰胺有机物提供了坚实的理论基础。     

Development of a validated HPLC method for the determination of B-complex vitamins in pharmaceuticals and biological fluids after solid phase extraction

An HPLC method was developed for the simultaneous determination of seven water-soluble vitamins, viz. thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, nicotinamide, pyridoxine, cyanocobalamin, and folic acid, in multivitamin pharmaceutical formulations and biological fluids (blood serum and urine). Separation was achieved at ambient temperature on a Phenomenex Luna C18 (150 x 4.6 mm) analytical column. Gradient elution was performed starting at a 99:1 A:B v/v composition, where A: 0.05 M CH3COONH4/CH3OH (99/1) and B: H2O/CH3OH (50/50), at a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min. After a 4-min isocratic elution the composition was changed to 100% of B in 18 min and elution continued isocratically for 8 min. Detection was performed with a photodiode array detector at 280 nm. Each vitamin was quantitatively determined at its maximum wavelength. Spectral comparison was used for peak identification in real samples. Detection limits were in the range of 1.6-3.4 ng, per 20-microL injection, while linearity held up to 25 ng/microL. Accuracy, intra-day repeatability (n = 6), and inter-day precision (n = 7) were found to be satisfactory. Theobromine (2 ng/microL) was used as internal standard. Sample preparation of biological fluids was performed by SPE on Supelclean LC-18 cartridges with methanol-water 85/15 v/v as eluent. Extraction recoveries from biological matrices ranged from 84.6% to 103.0%.     

Quantitation of hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulphates in rabbit synovial fluid by high-performance liquid chromatography of oligosaccharides enzymatically derived thereof

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for quantifying unsaturated hexasaccharide and tetrasaccharide from Streptomyces hyaluronidase enzyme digestion products of hyaluronic acid was developed using a gel-permeation column packed with a sulphated polystyrene-divinylbenzene gel. For the oligosaccharides, the separation was accomplished in less than 7 min with a detection limit of 65 ng. An unsaturated non-sulphated disaccharide prepared from hyaluronic acid (delta Di-HA) and an unsaturated sulphated disaccharide (delta Di-4S) were analyzed by a HPLC method using a combination of two different gel-permeation columns. The separation of the disaccharides required less than 17 min at a flow rate of 0.7 ml/min with detection limits of as little as 4 ng for delta Di-HA and 5 ng for delta Di-4S. Both chromatographic methods were used for assay of a major component of hyaluronic acid and trace amounts of chondroitin sulphates in rabbit synovial fluid. The resulting contents of hyaluronic acid were compared to the values of polymeric hyaluronic acid directly measured by a HPLC method using two gel-permeation columns packed with a poly(hydroxyalkyl methacrylate) gel and the amounts of hyaluronic acid converted from uronic acid content determined by a colorimetric method.