Rapid and economic chiral-HPLC method of nebivolol enantiomers resolution in dosage formulation

A fast, economic, reproducible, accurate, effective, rugged and selective chiral-HPLC method was developed and validated for the enantiomeric resolution of nebivolol enantiomers [(+)-RRRS and (-)-SSSR)] in dosage formulation. The method was rapid as chiral separation occurred within only 12 min. The mobile phase used was n-heptane-ethanol-DEA (85:15:0.1, v/v) at 3.0 mL/min flow-rate with 225 nm detection. The column used was an amylase-based 3-AmyCoat (150 × 46 mm) [tris-(3,5-dimethylphenyl carbamate)]. The capacity factors of (+)-RRRS and (-)-SSSR enantiomers were 7.85 and 10.90 while the separation and resolution factors were 1.39 and 1.83, respectively. The limits of detection and quantitation for (+)-RRRS enantiomer were 4.5 and 10.00 μg/mL, while these values for (-)-SSSR enantiomer were 4.1 and 8.2 μg/mL, respectively. The linearity was observed in the concentrations range of 0.10-1.0 mg/mL for both enantiomers. The π-π interactions, hydrogen bonds, dipole-dipole interactions and steric effects control the chiral resolution of nebivolol enantiomers on the reported chiral column. The reported method can be used for the quality control of nebivolol in pharmaceutical preparations with good economy. In addition, this method can also be used for the analysis of (+)-RRRS and (-)-SSSR) enantiomers in biological and environmental samples.     

反相-高效液相色谱手性流动相添加剂法测定酸奶及含乳饮料中乳酸对映异构体

选取2,3,6-三甲基-β-环糊精（TM-β-CD）作为流动相手性添加剂,建立了采用反相高效液相色谱法分离酸奶及含乳饮料中乳酸异构体的方法。实验采用hypersil ODS2-C18（250×5．0mm,5μm）色谱柱,以0．5mmol／L PH2．5的TM-β-CD（含4．5mmol／L H2SO4）作为流动相,流速为1．0mL／min,紫外检测波长为210nm。实验考察了不同色谱柱、柱平衡时间、手性流动相添加剂浓度及pH值对分离效果的影响,并进一步研究了方法的线性范围、检出限、精密度及回收率。     

Development and validation of a capillary electrophoresis method for the determination of escitalopram and sensitive quantification of its enantiomeric impurity in formulations

A rapid capillary zone electrophoresis method has been developed capable of quantifying 0.05% of R-enantiomer and assaying the main component in escitalopram formulations. Many parameters influencing enantioseparation were investigated, which include chiral selectors, buffer composition and pH, applied voltage, capillary length, temperature, and rinsing procedure. Optimal separation conditions were obtained by using a 25 mM phosphate buffer at pH 7.0, containing 1.6% (w/v) sulfated-β-cyclodextrin with short-end injection at 0.5 psi for 5 s. Online UV detection was performed at 205 nm. A voltage of -20 kV was applied and the capillary temperature was kept at 25°C. Separation was achieved in less than 2 min. The method was further validated, including robustness, stability of the solution, selectivity, linearity (escitalopram from 0.25 μg/mL to 600 μg/mL, y = 1528.3 × +1812.9; R2 = 0.9999), LOD and LOQ (0.08 and 0.25 μg/mL, respectively), precision and accuracy. The proposed method was then applied to the quality control of the bulk sample and tablets of escitalopram (10 mg).     

Application of experimental design in optimization of the separation condition for determination of four active components in cold medicines by flow injection-capillary electrophoresis

Orthogonal design (OD) was employed to optimize the separation condition of flow injection-capillary electrophoresis (FI-CE). In order to compare the optimum condition, uniform design and univariate approach were also adopted. The influences of variables such as buffer pH, buffer concentration, acetonitrile (ACN) percentage, and separation voltage were discussed. The optimum separation condition was established. The limits of detection were 1.94 × 10(-2), 6.40 × 10(-3), 1.16 × 10(-2) and 1.94 × 10(-2) μg/mL for dextromethorphan hydrobromide (Dex), chlorphenamine hydrogen maleate (Chl), pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (Pse), and paracetamol (Par), respectively. The RSDs of peaks areas were less than 2.0%. The results showed the OD was an effective method among experimental designs for optimizing the separation conditions of CE. The optimum condition was used for separation and determination of Dex, Chl, Pse, and Par in cold medicines. The average recovery was between 96.68-101.25%.     

流动注射-化学发光法测定富马酸依美斯汀

在酸性条件下,KMnO4与甲醛能够产生微弱的化学发光,而富马酸依美斯汀的存在能够大大增强该化学发光强度;结合流动注射技术,建立了测定富马酸依美斯汀的流动注射-化学发光新方法。该方法的线性范围分别为3.0×10-8～2.0×10-7g/mL,2.0×10-7～1.0×10-6g/mL和1.0×10-6～8.0×10-6g/mL。检出限为1.0×10-8g/mL,对2.0×10-6g/mL富马酸依美斯汀滴眼液平行测定11次,其相对标准偏差为1.3%。该方法已成功应用于滴眼液中富马酸依美斯汀的含量测定。     

Enantioselective analysis of ofloxacin enantiomers by partial-filling capillary electrophoresis with bacteria as chiral selectors

The enantiomeric separation of ofloxacin enantiomers (OFLX) was achieved by using capillary electrophoresis partial-filled with Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Gram-negative), and Staphylococcus aureus (Gram-positive) as chiral selectors. Experimental parameters, including the concentration of background electrolyte, applied voltage, length of the filled bacteria plug, and pH of the buffer, were intensively investigated. Baseline separation of OFLX could be achieved within 7 min by using E. coli and P. aeruginosa as chiral selectors under the following conditions: electrophoretic buffer composed of 10 mM phosphate buffer at pH 7.4, applied voltage at 15 kV, and the bacteria (6.0 × 10(8) cells/mL) were injected into the capillary by gravity with injection height of 17.5 cm for 180 s (E. coli), 300 s (P. aeruginosa), and 300 s (S. aureus), respectively. E. coli and P. aeruginosa had better chiral selectivity for OFLX than S. aureus, which was in good agreement with OFLX having better antimicrobial activity on Gram-negative rather than Gram-positive bacteria. A novel method was developed for the enantioselective separation of enantiomers using bacteria as chiral selectors, which provides a new approach for antimicrobials enantioselective analysis, chiral pharmacodynamics, and chiral pharmacokinetics studies.     

微流控芯片测定盐酸地芬尼多片中盐酸地芬尼多

利用微流控芯片非接触电导检测法测定片剂中盐酸地芬尼多的含量.采用1 mmol/L HAc+2 mmol/L NaAc(pH 4.5)为缓冲溶液,0.2 mmol/L 十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)为添加剂,在分离电压为2.20 kV,进样时间为10 s下,1 min内实现组分快速分离和检测.盐酸地芬尼多线性范围为5～160 ...     

Fast and sensitive high performance liquid chromatography analysis of cosmetic creams for hydroquinone, phenol and six preservatives

A fast and sensitive HPLC method for analysis of cosmetic creams for hydroquinone, phenol and six preservatives has been developed. The influence of sample preparation conditions and the composition of the mobile phase and elution mode were investigated to optimize the separation of the eight studied components. Final conditions were 60% methanol and 40% water (v/v) extraction of the cosmetic creams. A C18 column (100 mm × 2.1 mm) was used as the separation column and the mobile phase consisted of methanol and 0.05 mol/L ammonium formate in water (pH=3.0) with gradient elution. The results showed that complete separation of the eight studied components was achieved within 10 min, the linear ranges were 1.0-200 μg/mL for phenol, 0.1-150 μg/mL for sorbic acid, 2.0-200 μg/mL for benzoic acid, 0.5-200 μg/mL for hydroquinone, methyl paraben, ethyl paraben and propyl paraben, butyl paraben, and good linear correlation coefficient (≥0.9997) were obtained, the detection limit was in the range of 0.05-1.0 μg/mL, the average recovery was between 86.5% and 116.3%, and the relative standard deviation (RSD) was less than 5.0% (n=6). The method is easy, fast and sensitive, it can be employed to analyze component residues in cosmetic creams especially in a quality control setting.     

Determination of ng/mL levetiracetam using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode absorbance

This paper demonstrates the analysis of levetiracetam, a new chiral antiepileptic drug, at ng/mL levels using an ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC)-photodiode absorbance (PDA) method. Three different sample preparation methods, liquid-liquid extraction with Extrelut, solid phase extraction (SPE) with Oasis HLB and Oasis MAX SPE cartridges, and protein precipitation with organic solvents were carried out. The last preparatory method is the simplest and provides the best recoveries: between 97.1% and 100.4% with RSD value below 5%. The column for separation is BEH C18 column (1.7 μm particle size and 100 × 2.1 mm i.d.) and acetonitrile-phosphate buffer (pH = 6.6; 0.01 M) (10/90 v/v) is the mobile phase. The results obtained are compared to analysis conducted by the HPLC method. The UHPLC method was validated in the range of 2-100 μg/mL levetiracetam concentration (R(2) = 0.9997). LOD and LOQ are 10 ng/mL and 33 ng/mL, respectively. The developed UHPLC method was applied to plasma samples of patient with epilepsy.     

Indirect Determination of Sulfadiazine by Cloud Point Extraction/Flow Injection‐Flame Atomic Absorption (CPE/FI‐FAAS) Spectrometry

An indirect simple and rapid cloud point extraction is proposed for separation and preconcentration of sulfadiazine and its determination by flow injection‐flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (FI‐FAAS). The sulfadiazine from 35 mL of solution was readily converted to silver sulfadiazine upon addition of silver nitrate (9.7 × 10^‐5 mol/L). Then, Triton X‐114 a non ionic surfactant was added and the solution was heated to 60 °C. At this stage, two separate phases was formed and silver sulfadiazine enters the surfactant rich phase of non‐ionic micelles of Triton X‐114. The surfactant‐rich phase (～50 μL) was then separated and diluted to 300 μL with acidic methanol. The concentration of silver in the surfactant‐rich phase which is proportional to the concentration of sulfadiazine in sample solution was determined by FI‐FAAS. The parameters affecting extraction and separation were optimized. Under the optimum conditions (i.e. pH 2‐10, silver concentration (9.7 × 10 ^‐5 mol/L), Triton X‐114 (0.075% v/v) and temperature 60 °C) a preconcentration factor of 117 and a relative standard deviation of 4.9% at 37 μg L^‐1 of sulfadiazine was obtained. The method was successfully applied to analysis of milk, urine and tablet samples and accuracy was determined by recovery experiments.     

Electromembrane extraction combined with cyclodextrin-modified capillary electrophoresis for the quantification of trimipramine enantiomers

A sensitive, simple and reproducible method was developed for preconcentration and determination of trimipramine (TPM) enantiomers in biological samples using electromembrane extraction combined with cyclodextrin‐modified capillary electrophoresis (CE). During the extraction, TPM enantiomers migrated from a 5 mL sample solution through a thin layer of 2‐nitrophenyl octyl ether NPOE immobilized in the pores of a hollow fiber, and into a 20 μL acidic aqueous acceptor phase presented inside the lumen of the fiber. A Box–Behnken design and the response surface methodology (RSM) were used for the optimization of different variables on extraction efficiency. Optimized extraction conditions were: NPOE as supported liquid membrane, inter‐electrode distance of 5 mm, stirring rate of 1000 rpm, 51 V potential difference, 34 min as the extraction time, acceptor phase pH 1.0 and donor phase pH 4.5. Then, the extract was analyzed using optimized cyclodextrin (CD)‐modified CE method for the separation of TPM enantiomers. Best results were achieved using 100 mM phosphate running buffer (pH 2.0) containing 10 mM α‐CD as the chiral selector, applied voltage of 18 kV and 20°C. The range of quantitation for both enantiomers was 20–500 ng/mL. The method was very reproducible so that intra‐ and interday RSDs (n=6) were <6%. The limits of quantitation and detection for both enantiomers were 20 and 7 ng/mL, respectively. Finally, this method was successfully applied to determine the concentration of TPM enantiomers in plasma and urine samples without any pre‐treatment.     

负催化动力学光度法测定痕量铈

在中性介质中 ,Ce( )对过氧化氢氧化结晶紫的反应有较强的负催化作用 ,据此建立了负催化动力学光度法测定痕量铈的方法。方法线性范围为1 .9× 1 0 - 4～ 2 .0× 1 0 - 3μg/m L ,已用于人发和鸡毛中铈的测定。     

流动注射化学发光分析法测定卡马西平

基于酸性条件下溴化钠对NaIO4-H2O2-卡马西平化学发光反应体系具有明显的增敏作用,结合流动注射技术建立了一种测定卡马西平的新方法.在优化的实验条件下,方法的线性范围为1.0×10-9～8.0×10-6g/mL,检出限为3.6×10-10g/mL,相对标准偏差为2.5％(c=2.0×10-7g/mL,n=11),回收率在98.4％～100.6％间.     

毛细管电泳-电致化学发光法测定兔血浆中的羟考酮

基于稀土Eu(Ⅲ)掺杂的类普鲁士蓝膜修饰的铂电极为工作电极,建立了测定羟考酮的毛细管电泳-电致化学发光分析方法。考察了检测电位、运行缓冲溶液的酸度及浓度、分离电压、进样条件等对电泳分离效果及检测灵敏度的影响。在最佳的实验条件下,羟考酮可在4 min内得到分离,其ECL强度值与羟考酮的质量浓度在7.0×10-2～7.0μg/mL和7.0～70.0μg/mL范围内呈良好的线性关系,检出限为4.2×10-2μg/mL(3σ),峰高和迁移时间的相对偏差分别为3.6%和0.48%(n=6)。方法用于兔血浆中羟考酮含量的检测,加标回收率在99.7%～101.0%之间。     

New approach for determination of the degradation products of fenspiride hydrochloride found in oral liquid formulations

Fenspiride hydrochloride (FNS) is used in treating chronic inflammatory diseases, most commonly as a liquid oral solution. FNS produces degradation products along with fenspiride N‐oxide (FNO) and 1‐phenylethyl‐4‐hydroxy‐4‐aminomethyl piperidine hydrochloride (PHAP). We aimed to develop and validate a chromatographic method in order to identify the main degradation products in the presence of other compounds from a liquid preparation. The method used a dual gradient using two buffer solutions: the first with pH 4.5 (buffer 1, pH 4.5–MeOH 90:10%, v/v) and the second with pH 2.9 (buffer 2, pH 2.9–acetronitrile–methanol, 65:15:10%, v/v/v). As mentioned, there was a modification of the organic mixture, starting with 10% methanol and ending with a mixture of acetonitrile–methanol (15:10%, v/v). The flow‐rate was 1.5 mL/min. According to the elution program, experimental conditions started with 100% solution S1, which decreased to 0% and, simultaneously, solution S2 increased to 100% during the first 10 min and was maintained for a further 5 min. After 15 min, initial conditions were re‐established. The linearity interval was 0.5–2 μg/mL and the minimum correlation coefficient was 0.999. The recovery factor was 100.47–103.17% and the limit of quantification was 0.19–0.332 μg/mL. Intra‐day maximum precision was 4.08% for FNS and 2.65% for PHAP. This double‐gradient mobile phase produced good specificity in relation to the degradation products of FNS and other constituents of the oral liquid formulation. Forced degradation studies revealed other related substances that were confirmed in mass balance analyses. Degradation products were confirmed in acidic, basic and oxidative media.     

毛细管电泳-柱端安培检测测定莲子心中荷叶碱、芦丁和金丝桃甙的含量

采用毛细管电泳-柱端安培检测测定莲子心中荷叶碱、芦丁和金丝桃甙的含量．研究了检测电位、运行缓冲液浓度和pH值,分离电压和进样时间对分离和检测的影响．以微碳圆盘电极（Ф=0.5ram）为工作电极,检测电位为＋0．95V（vs．Ag／AgCl）,pH为7．25的50mmol／L Na2B4O7和100mmol／L NaH2PO4缓冲液为运行液,当分离电压为15kV时,3种分析物在15min内完全分离．荷叶碱、芦丁和金丝桃甙的检出限（S／N=3）分别为0．02μg／mL、0．05μg／mL和0．04μg／mL．该方法已成功地应用于莲子心中上述3种活性成分的测定．     

Optimization and validation of a new CE method for the determination of pantoprazole enantiomers

A new CE method using sulfobutylether-beta-cyclodextrin (SBE-beta-CD) as chiral additive was developed and validated for the determination of pantoprazole enantiomers. The primary factors affecting its separation efficiency, which include chiral selector, buffer pH, organic additive, and applied voltage, were optimized. The best results were obtained using a buffer consisting of 50 mM borax-150 mM phosphate adjusted to pH 6.5, 20 mg/mL SBE-beta-CD, and a 10 kV applied voltage. The optimized method was validated for linearity, precision, accuracy, and proved to be robust. The LOD and LOQ for R-(+)-pantoprazole were 0.9 and 2.5 μg/mL, respectively. The method is capable of determining a minimum limit of 0.1% (w/w) of R-enantiomer in S-(-)-pantoprazole bulk samples.     

Mid-scale free-flow electrophoresis with gravity-induced uniform flow of background buffer in chamber for the separation of cells and proteins

A large-scale free-flow electrophoresis (LS-FFE) is often too large for cell separation of lab scale, whereas micro-FFE (μFFE) has great difficulty in cell isolation due to easy blockage by cell accumulation in μFFE. In this study, a mid-scale FFE (MS-FFE) is developed for cell and protein separations. The volume of the separation chamber (70×40×0.1-0.8 mm) is from 280 μL to 2.24 mL, much lower than that in an LS-FFE but higher than that in a μFFE. Gravity is used for uniform flow of the background buffer only via a single pump with 16 channels and the sample is injected via an adjuster originally used for clinical intravenous injection. The experiments reveal that the hydrodynamic and electrohydrodynamic flows are much stable, and the Joule heat can be effectively dispersed without obvious positive or negative deviation as shown by the omega plots. By the device, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, which easily accumulate to block μFFE and are separated with difficulty due to their same negative charges carried, can be well isolated under the conditions of 4.5 mM pH 8.5 Tris-boric buffer (4.5 mM Tris, 4.5 mM boric acid) with 0.10 mM ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid and 5% m/v sucrose, 200 μL/min, 800 V, and sample injection via inlet 4. The mid-scale FFE device could also be used for the separation of three model proteins of horse heart cytochrome c, myoglobin and bovine serum albumin. The device has clear significance for mid-scale separation of cells and proteins.     

甲基绿-高碘酸钾系统催化动力学光度法测定痕量铱(Ⅳ)

基于以H3PO4为反应介质,用HAc-NaAc(1+8)(pH5.7)作缓冲溶液,在沸水浴中加热条件下,痕量铱(Ⅳ)能灵敏地催化高碘酸钾氧化甲基绿的褪色反应,建立了一种测定痕量铱(Ⅳ)的新催化光度法。研究了反应的最佳条件。催化反应吸光度A与非催化反应吸光度A0的差值ΔA与铱(Ⅳ)的质量浓度ρ在0～2.0μg/25mL范围内呈良好的线性关系。检出限为2.97×10-10g/mL。对1μg/25mL铱(Ⅳ)测定的相对标准偏差为1.7%(n=11)。测定了动力学参数。该催化反应对铱(Ⅳ)为一级反应,总反应为准一级反应。反应的表观速率常数为4.613×10-4/s,表观活化能为40.56kJ/mol。该方法用于分子筛样品和活性炭中痕量铱(Ⅳ)的测定,回收率97.9%～104.4%。     

蝶呤类化合物的荧光性能研究

研究了蝶呤类化合物的天然荧光特性。着重考察了新蝶呤、生物蝶呤、黄蝶呤和蝶呤在 p H7.7磷酸盐缓冲溶液条件下的荧光光谱及各种因素对其荧光强度的影响。在最佳实验条件下 ,四种蝶呤类化合物的线性范围为 :蝶呤 0 .6～ 2 .8μg/m L,新蝶呤 0～ 2 .6μg/m L,生物蝶呤 0～ 2 .4μg/m L,黄蝶呤 0～ 6.0 μg/m L,检出限依次为 :4.2 9× 1 0 - 7g/m L,6.71× 1 0 - 8g/m L,5.79× 1 0 - 9g/m L和 1 .75× 1 0 - 8g/m L