Comparison of provitamin A determination by normal-phase gravity-flow column chromatography and reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography

Summary The provitamin A content of some food samples was determined by methods involving MgO: Hyflosupercel gravityflow column chromatography (GFCC) and reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), the quantitation being done by external standardization (HPLC-ES) or internal standardization (HPLC-IS) with Sudan. The results obtained with - and -carotene in carrots, -carotene and -cryptoxanthin in papaya and -carotene in tomato and kale agreed well, showing that any of the these techniques can be used, provided the analysis is done under optimum conditions. Good separation of the different provitamins using GFCC depends on the analyst's skill and visual acuity. HPLC-ES required a constant supply of provitamin standards, thus the varying purity of commercially available standards and the high instability of these compounds could pose grave problems. Due to the stability of Sudan, HPLC-IS appeared to be the method of choice although passage of the extract through a MgO: Hyflosupercel minicolumn was required prior to injection to separate chlorophylls, dihydroxy- and polyoxycarotenoids which would otherwise elute with Sudan. Nonconformity of the Sudan structure to those of the provitamins did not effect the quantitative results. The chromatographic separation, identity and quantification of the provitamins could be more easily established by using HPLC-IS, complemented with GFCC.     

New method for the determination of four antiepileptic drugs in human plasma by high performance liquid chromatography

Summary The concurrent administration of several antiepileptic drugs for the treatment of seizure disorders has become common practice. Lamotrigine is a new antiepileptic given in combination with other antiepileptic drugs, but which is not routinely measured in clinical laboratories. An isocratic high-performance liquid chromatographic method is described for the simultaneous measuring lamotrigine, carbamazepine, phenobarbital and phenytoin within 10 minutes. The chromatographic system used an Hichrom Spherisorb CN column (20 cm×4 mm, i.d., 5 m particle size), a Bondapak CN precolumn, and a mobile phase consisting of methanol : acetonitrile : 5 mM sodium acetate (5:20:75: by volume, pH adjusted to 6.3 with acetic acid). BWA 725C was used as internal standard. The drugs were extracted from 200 l of plasma with ethyl acetate, acetonitrile and 5 mM sodium acetate. After evaporation of the organic layer and reconstitution in mobile phase, 25 l of extract was eluted with mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.2 ml/min. The eluted drugs were detected by their absorption at 205 nm and quantified from their peak heights. The method was found to be rapid, relatively simple to perform and sufficiently sensitive to determine each drug over its entire therapeutic range. Lower limits of detection varied from 50–100 ng/ml, absolute recoveries from 93–98%, and mean intra- and inter-assay CVs were <3.0%.     

烟草各部位中茄尼醇含量分布研究

采用Kromsil ODS-1色谱柱,V(甲醇)∶V(乙醇)=55∶45混合液为流动相,在紫外检测波长设定为211 nm的高效液相色谱条件下测定了烟草中各部位提取物中的茄尼醇,其中烟叶中茄尼醇的质量分数为0.45%,其他部位茄尼醇的质量分数为:烟梗0.037%,烟茎0.0037%,烟根0.0037%,其中烟叶中的茄尼醇量最高,具有提取价值.     

High performance liquid chromatography method for the determination of meropenem in human plasma

Summary This paper describes an HPLC method for the determination of meropenem in human plasma. The method uses solid phase extraction (SPE) of the samples and has good sensitivity, precision and accuracy. The limit of quantification in plasma samples is 0.02 μg mL⁻¹. Calibration curves were linear over a large dynamic range, namely within 0.02–50 μg mL⁻¹. The method was applied to the determination of meropenem levels in patients receiving meropenem, as a single dose or at steady state.     

Sensitive determination of cinnarizine in human plasma by high performance liquid chromatography and fluorescence detection

Summary A sensitive high performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the determination of cinnarizine in human plasma. Cinnarizine and clocinizine (internal standard) were extracted from acidified plasma (pH 4.7) into carbon tetrachloride and the organic layer was evaporated. The products were separated on a Microspher C18 (3 m) column, using a mixture of 0.04 % triethylamine in 0.01 M ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (NH₄H₂PO₄), pH adjusted to 4.2 with orthophosphoric acid (H₃PO₄), and acetonitrile (2080, v/v) as mobile phase, at a flow rate of 1 ml/min at 40°C. Fluorescence detection (_ex = 245 nm, _em = 310 nm) was used; the detection limit was 0.5 ng/ml under the conditions used, and the calibration curve linear in the concentration range evaluated (1–60 ng/ml). The assay has been used to measure cinnarizine concentrations in plasma after oral administration to volunteers.     

Determination of phenazopyridine in human plasma by high performance liquid chromatography

Summary A simple, low-cost, sensitive and selective HPLC method was developed for the determination of phenazopyridine in human plasma. The method employs UV detection of phenazopyridine and of the internal Standard at 2 different wavelengths. Calibration curves were linear over a large dynamic range, i.e., within 0.05–10.0 μg mL⁻¹ with limit of quantification of 0.05 μg mL⁻¹, and a limit of detection of 0.01 μg mL⁻¹.     

用快速分离柱高效液相色谱法测定烟草中的几种酚

研究了用快速分离柱高效液相色谱法测定烟草样品中的苯酚、苯二酚和甲基苯酚. 烟草样品中的酚经水蒸汽蒸馏分离后用Waters Sep-Pak-C18固相萃取小柱富集, 以ZORBAX Stable Bound (4.6 mm i.d.×20 mm, 1.8 μm) 快速分离柱为固定相, 0.05 mol/L KH2PO4缓冲溶液-甲醇梯度为流动相, 几种主要酚在2.0 min 内可达到基线分离;该方法的相对标准偏差为2.1%～3.6%, 标准加入的回收率为88%～97%, 已用于几种烟草样品测定.     

Statistical scanning method for the optimization of gradient elution high performance liquid chromatography

Summary A computer-assisted method is presented for the optimization of separation in gradient elution reversed-phase HPLC. The method is based on a polynomial estimation from nine preliminary experiments according to a two-factor (initial solvent composition C and gradient time T) rectangular design. This is followed by a two-dimension computer scanning technique. Resolution is used as the selection criterion. Good agreement was obtained between predicted data and experimental results.     

Temperature-dependent separation of bryostatin 18 and 10 by high performance liquid chromatography

Summary The temperature-dependent separation of bryostatins by HPLC was examined on an octadecyl bonded stationary phase, using column temperatures between 0 and 40°C and mobile phase temperatures from 0 to 25°C. The retention time and resolution of bryostatins changed drastically and separation improved with decreasing temperature. A column temperature of less than 5°C and a mobile phase temperature of less than 15°C is recommended for a good resolution of bryostatins for routine work.     

Fluorometric determination of isoniazid and its metabolites in urine by high performance liquid chromatography

Summary A rapid, simple, and accurate method was developed for the determination of isoniazid and its metabolites (isonicotinic acid, acetylisoniazid and isonicotinylglycine) in urine by high-performance liquid chromatography. Urine is diluted with the mobile phase. After centrifugation, an aliquot of the supernatant is injected into the chromatograph. Isoniazid and its metabolites are separated by reversed-phase ionpairing chromatography with a mobile phase containing propanesulfonate and detected by fluorometry using postcolumn derivatization at high temperature (150°C) with hydrogen peroxide. The method was applied to the analysis of urine from patients receiving isoniazid therapy.     

Fluorometric determination of indomethacin in serum by high performance liquid chromatography with in-line alkaline hydrolysis

Summary A fluorometric method for determining indomethacin in serum by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography has been developed. Deproteinized serum containing indomethacin was injected directly onto a C18-bonded vinyl alcohol copolymer column with an alkaline mobile phase (pH 10.0, 35% acetonitrile in phosphate buffer), and was detected fluorometrically (Ex. 298 nm and Em. 375 nm) via postcolumn in-line alkaline hydrolysis at high temperature (140°C). The calibration curve was linear over the range of 0.1–10.0 g/ml when injecting a volume of 10 l of deproteinized serum. The detection limit (signal-to-noise ratio=3) for indomethacin in serum was 10 ng/ml using a 20-l aliquot of deproteinized serum.     

A new valve for zone-electrophoretic sample treatment coupled on-line with high performance liquid chromatography

Summary The design of a new valve arrangement for zone-electrophoretic sample treatment (ZEST) coupled online with high performance liquid chromatography is described. Characteristics of this valve, such as the internal heat development as a function of the current, have been investigated. By using quinidine and desipramine as model compounds it is shown that charged compounds can be isolated from biological samples, in about 15 min, with high selectivity. The carry-over of proteins to the analytical column has been compared with the carry-over using a pre-column sample clean-up method. The detection limits of quinidine and hydroquinidine (50 ng/ml), using zone-electrophoretic sample treatment coupled with column liquid chromatography, are in the same range as with direct injections using pre-columns.     

Separation of gonadal steroid epimers using high performance liquid chromatography

Summary Chromatographic separation of biologically active epimeric steroids was carried out using a combination of normal and reversed phases. Testosterone (17-OH) was separated from its 17-OH epimer epitestosterone using a normal phase silica column whereas their reduced 5-metabolites were separated on a reversed phase system. The separation of other gonadal steroids including the epimers 20- and 20-hydroxypregn-4-en-3-one is also discussed. The technique is particularly useful for separating mixtures of naturally occurring steroid epimers prior to radioimmunoassay.     

Coupled column liquid chromatography for the rapid determination of N-methylcarbamates and some of their main metabolites in water

Summary A sensitive and selective coupled-column liquid chromatography (LC-LC) method was developed for the trace level determination of some N-methylcarbamates and some of their main metabolites as aldicarb, aldicarb-sulphoxide, aldicarb-sulphone, carbofuran and 3-hydroxicarbofuran in drinking and ground waters. The limit of determination can be reduced to 0.1 μg.L⁻¹ by solid phase extraction with a subsequent evaporation step. Environmental samples spiked at 0.1 μg.L⁻¹ were preconcentrated off-line with graphite carbon and then analyzed by LC-LC with UV detection yielding average recoveries between 81–109% (n=5) with RSD between 5–9%. The overall procedure allowed a sample throughput of up to 30 samples per day.     

Analysis of flavonol aglycones in wine extracts by high performance liquid chromatography

Summary An HPLC isocratic elution procedure which allows the separation of flavonol aglycones in wine without interference from other phenolics of low molecular weight is described. The method has been applied to the separation, identification and quantitative estimation of flavonol aglycones in ether extracts of different Spanish wines (red and white table wines and Sherry finos). The results suggest that these determinations, associated with other analyses, would permit the chemical characterization of wines.     

Determination of cortisol in guinea pig urine by high performance thin-layer chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, and thin-layer chromatography/radioimmunoassay

Summary In order to collect urinary samples from unrestrained guinea pigs, animals were kept in their familiar home cages with wood shavings for bedding. Cortisol was removed from shavings by a simple washing step, and an attempt was made to measure its concentrations by high performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), or thin layer chromatography/radioimmunoassay (TLC-RIA). After intramuscular administration of 25 mg cortisol, cortisol excretion increased from about 20–30 μg/day to 400–500 μg/day (HPTLC: 531 μg/day, HPLC: 493 μg/day; TLC-RIA: 394 μg/day). Similarly, the treatment of the animals with 20 IU ACTH resulted in an augmented cortisol excretion, with mean values of 294 μg/day (HPTLC), 256 μg/day (HPLC) and 143 μg/day (TLC-RIA), respectively. The present study shows, for the first time, that cortisol excretion in unrestrained laboratory animals can be determined. Whilst the cortisol values measured by HPTLC and HPLC agree, the amounts measured by TLC-RIA were significantly lower. These differences are probably due to the presence of substances in urine or shavings which interfere with the radioimmunological determination. Hence, cortisol should be determined either by HPTLC or HPLC. Beside having a desirable specificity, these methods are more suited than TLC/RIA for steroid analysis since they confer the possibility of measuring additional steroids (e.g. precursors and/or metabolites of cortisol) in a single urine extract. This is especially the case for the HPTLC method since substances can be transformed into fluorescent derivatives.     

Determination of amino acids in apple extracts by high performance liquid chromatography

Summary A rapid and sensitive method for the simultaneous determination of primary amino acids in apple is described. After sample preparation, amino acids were derivatized with o-phthaldialdehyde/2-mercaptoethanol and separated on a reversed phase column with a gradient of phosphate buffer-tetrahydrofuran-methanol as the mobile phase. Detection was carried out with a fluorescence detector at excitation and emission wavelengths of 340 nm and 425 nm respectively. Recovery studies showed good results for all substances (91–109%) (with coefficients of variation ranging, from 0.1 to 9.0%). This method was applied to the monitoring of amino acids during the ripening of apples.     

An improved high-performance liquid chromatography method for the determination of homocysteine in human plasma

Summary Elevated plasma homocysteine is, a known risk factor in arteriosclerotic vascular disease. To measure homocysteine in a large number of samples, we have developed a rapid, simple, robust and inexpensive reversed-phase HPLC method for routine analysis. Mercaptopro-pionylglycine was used as the internal standard and an external calibration in plasma was performed. Improvement was achieved by the use of gradient elution (using a sodium acetate buffer and methanol) resulting in a higher number of samples analyzed per day. Plasma samples were reduced with tributylphosphine and the proteins were precipitated with perchloric acid before addition of internal standard. The analytes were derivatized by use of 7-fluorobenzofurazone-4-sulfonic acid ammonium salt. For calibration human plasma was spiked with nine different concentrations of homocysteine (range 2–50 μmol L⁻¹). The inter-assay precision of replicate (n=29) analysis of the concentration of homocysteine in a sample of pooled plasma was 3.0%. The limit of detection, defined as three times the signal-to-noise ratio, was 0.25 μmol L⁻¹. The linearity of the assay was confirmed for a plasma concentration range of 2–2000 μmol L⁻¹. The variation of duplicate analyses of 842 plasma samples was 2.6±1.7%.     

Determination of 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate in tuberculin solutions by planar and high performance liquid chromatography

Summary TLC and HPLC methods for the determination of the preservative, 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate in PPD-T tuberculin solution were developed. The planar chromatography method involved separation of 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfate on a TLC plate using a butyl-acetate: formic acid: 2-propanol mobile phase, detection and quantitation by densitometric scanning. The HPLC method was on a LiChrosorb RP-18 column with acetonitrile-water (65:35 v/v) mobile phase, adjusted to pH 3.05 by phosphoric acid. Linearity, reproducibility and accuracy were found to be satisfactory. Under selected conditions, the limit of detection (LOD) of both methods was similar-about 25 ng. Presented at the 21^st ISC held in Stuttgart, Germany, 15^th–20^th September, 1996