Enantiomeric separation of D/L-carnitine using HPLC and CZE after derivatization

Summary Carnitine is an essential component in tissues of animals, higher plants and many microorganisms. Whereas the L-carnitine enantiomer plays an important role in the metabolism of long chain fatty acids, D-carnitine has a considerable toxic influence on biochemical processes. The analytical separation of D-and L-carnitine depends upon derivatization with UV-or fluorescently active substances, e.g. FMOC and (+)/(–)-FLEC. The separation of diastereomeric (+)- and (–)-FLEC carnitine esters was performed successfully with capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) and HPLC, after optimization of the derivatization process and of the composition and pH of the buffer, using UV- and fluorescence detection. With HPLC separation a detection limit of the carnitine esters of 5 mol/l when using fluorescence detection was achieved. With both separation systems baseline resolution and short analysis times could be obtained. The enantiomeric FMOC derivatives could be separated using the electrophoretic system and acidic buffers with high concentrations of an osmotic flow modifier together with -cyclodextrine as chiral selector. The applicability of the optimized separation conditions are demonstrated in the analysis of agar culture medium inoculated withPseudomonas putida and of pharmaceutical formulations. In all samples very low amounts of D- or L-carnitine could be determined in the presence of the other enantiomeric form. Problems caused by the impurity of the carnitine standards or the derivatization agent (+)/(–)-FLEC are discussed.     

Determination of carbofuran in a nutrient solution by GLC/NPD and HPLC

Summary Two analytical methods using GC/NPD and HPLC to analyse carbofuran in a nutrient solution used in hydroponic culture are described. Both methods show a high recovery, (greater than 90%), and their limits of detection are low.     

烟草中克百威和抗蚜威残留量测定

采用液相色谱-质谱联用技术(LC-MS-MS)检测了烟草中的克百威和抗蚜威两种氨基甲酸酯类农药的残留量。样品用乙腈超声波提取,以甲醇-50mmol甲酸铵为梯度流动相,C18柱分离,电喷雾正离子选择反应监测(SRM)模式定量分析。结果表明,克百威和抗蚜威的平均加标回收率为96.05%~104.0%,相对标准偏差为2.8%~5.7%。样品前处理不含净化和浓缩步骤,操作简单。     

柱后衍生-高效液相色谱法测定水中呋喃丹和甲萘威

提出了测定水中呋喃丹和甲萘威的柱后衍生-高效液相色谱法。水样经盐酸酸化至pH 3后,用0.45μm水性滤膜过滤,取200μL水样直接进样,用Waters Carbamate Analysis分析柱(3.9 mm×150 mm,5μm)和以甲醇-乙腈-水(1+1+3)混合液作为流动相进行分离。分离后用2 g·L-1氢氧化钠溶液进行水解,用每升中含邻苯二甲醛0.1 g、十水硼酸钠19.1 g及2-巯基乙醇0.5 mL的溶液进行衍生化,用荧光检测器在激发波长(eλx)为339 nm,发射波长(eλm)为445 nm处检测。方法检出限(3S/N)均为4×10-4mg·L-1。应用此方法测定了水厂出厂水和河水中呋喃丹和甲萘威,并用标准加入法做回收试验,测得其平均回收率依次为93.0%~98.0%之间和93.0%~99.4%之间,相对标准偏差(n=6)小于0.50%。     

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.     

On-line extraction and determination of carbofuran in raw milk by direct HPLC injection on an ISRP column

Summary A method has been developed for extraction and determination of carbofuran in milk. The method involved direct injection of raw milk on to a human serum albumin dimethyloctyl-silica gel (HSA-C₈) column and the use of 80:20 (v/v) 0.01 M phosphate buffer pH 5.5-acetonitrile as mobile phase. UV spectrophotometric detection was performed at 220 nm. Identification was based on retention time. Quantification was performed by automatic peak-area determination and was calibrated by use of an external standard.     

超高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定多种食品中抑霉唑、嘧霉胺、克百威、三唑磷、多菌灵的残留量

建立了超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定苦瓜、木瓜、菠萝、绿茶饮料等4种食品基体中抑霉唑、嘧霉胺、克百威、三唑磷、多菌灵的方法,对提取条件、净化条件、流动相、质谱条件进行了研究.待测样品直接用含1%冰乙酸的乙腈提取,乙二胺-N-丙基硅烷(PSA)吸附剂除杂,采用电喷雾离子源(ESI)、多反应监测正离子模式扫描,外标法定...     

Determination of N-methylcarbamate pesticides in water and vegetable samples by HPLC with post-column chemiluminescence detection using the luminol reaction

In this paper we proposed a reverse high performance liquid chromatography method for the simultaneous determination of three N-methylcarbamates (NMCs) named carbofuran, carbaryl and methiocarb, using the post-column chemiluminescence (CL) detection with the luminol reaction. This method is based on the enhancing effect of these analytes on the CL emission generated by the oxidation of luminol with potassium permanganate in alkaline medium. The separation was reached in less than 14 min using a C18 column and an isocratic binary mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile:water (50:50, v/v) pumped at a flow rate of 1 mL min⁻¹. CL reagents (luminol and KMnO₄) were incorporated by means of a peristaltic pump and were firstly mixed using a three-way connector. Then this stream was mixed with the eluate using another three-way connector just before reaching the detection cell. The optimization of variables affecting the CL reaction (reaction medium, concentration, flow rate of reagents and distance between both connectors) were optimized by means of experimental designs. Ethiofencarb, a NMC which has nowadays fallen into disuse was used as internal standard. For the analysis of theses pesticides in real water samples a pre-treatment step consisting of solid phase extraction (SPE) was conducted in order to reach sensitivity levels below the legal maximum concentration permitted. In the case of vegetable sample, SPE was used for matrix cleaning purpose.     

Sequential injection chromatography against HPLC and CE: Application to separation and quantification of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid

Sequential injection chromatography (SIC) has been recently proposed as an alternative separation technique. SIC has the advantages of inexpensiveness, rapid operation procedure, small dimension, short stabilization time, friendly maintenance process and less reagent consumption. In contrast, SIC has had suffered from some limitations. In the current study, a higher pressure resistant selection valve with additional ports than that available in commercially SIC systems was installed. This development allows achieving solution propulsion without showing leakage and linking more standard/sample solutions. In addition, a new method for the separation and quantification of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid in pharmaceutical formulations has been optimized and validated. A comparative study on the efficiency of the SIC method with previous HPLC and CE methods was conducted as well. Besides the benefits of the instrumentation of SIC, the proposed method has shown some advantages over previous HPLC and CE methods with respect to reagent consumption and sample frequency. Other such analytical characters of the SIC method as resolution, peak symmetry, number of theoretical plates, linearity range, accuracy, precision and limits of detection and quantification, recorded comparable results with those obtained from previous HPLC and CE methods.     

微柱分离用于单个细胞分析

对90年代发展的微柱分离用于单个细胞水平的分析化学进行了评述. 系统地论述了单个细胞取样方法学,毛细管电泳及微柱液相色谱分离、电化学、激光诱导荧光、免疫、放射性检测方法及其应用于单个细胞分析的新进展.     

Determination of moutan tannins by high‐performance liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis

Cortex Moutan (Radicis Cortex Moutan), the dried root bark of Paeonia moutan and P. spp., contains a series of water‐soluble tannins. With the eight components, 1 4,6‐di‐O‐GG (4,6‐di‐O‐galloyl‐D‐glucose), 2 1,2,3,6‐tetra‐O‐GG, 3 1,2,3,4,6‐penta‐O‐GG, 4 1,3,4,6‐tetra‐O‐GG, 5 3,4,6‐tri‐O‐GG, 6 1,3,6‐tri‐O‐GG, 7 3,6‐di‐O‐GG, and 8 1,2,6‐tri‐O‐GG, as marker substances, a rapid and efficient method of analysis based on HPLC and CE was developed. Using a phosphate eluent, a 5C18‐MS separating column, and a detection wavelength of 280 nm, HPLC was successfully used to analyze the eight constituents within 60 min. The analysis can be completed within 50 min, using the MEKC mode with a buffer composed of borate, SDS, and isopropanol, and a detection wavelength of 210 nm. The detection limit for the marker substances varied from 0.04 to 0.93 μg/mL for the HPLC method and 0.02 to 0.36 μg/mL for the CE method.     

Simultaneous determination of caffeine,paracetamol, and ibuprofen in pharmaceutical formulations by high‐performance liquid chromatography with UV detection and by capillary electrophoresis with conductivity detection

Paracetamol, caffeine and ibuprofen are found in over‐the‐counter pharmaceutical formulations. In this work, we propose two new methods for simultaneous determination of paracetamol, caffeine and ibuprofen in pharmaceutical formulations. One method is based on high‐performance liquid chromatography with diode‐array detection and the other on capillary electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection. The separation by high‐performance liquid chromatography with diode‐array detection was achieved on a C₁₈ column (250×4.6 mm², 5 μm) with a gradient mobile phase comprising 20–100% acetonitrile in 40 mmol L^?1 phosphate buffer pH 7.0. The separation by capillary electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection was achieved on a fused‐silica capillary (40 cm length, 50 μm i.d.) using 10 mmol L^?1 3,4‐dimethoxycinnamate and 10 mmol L^?1 β‐alanine with pH adjustment to 10.4 with lithium hydroxide as background electrolyte. The determination of all three pharmaceuticals was carried out in 9.6 min by liquid chromatography and in 2.2 min by capillary electrophoresis. Detection limits for caffeine, paracetamol and ibuprofen were 4.4, 0.7, and 3.4 μmol L^?1 by liquid chromatography and 39, 32, and 49 μmol L^?1 by capillary electrophoresis, respectively. Recovery values for spiked samples were between 92–107% for both proposed methods.     

Creatinine determination in serum by capillary electrophoresis

Creatinine in human serum was separated in a fused-silica capillary with H3PO4 (75 mmol/L, pH 2.5) as BGE, followed by UV detection at 200 nm. Serum with methylimidazole added as internal standard was deproteinized with acetonitrile and the supernatant, after dilution with water was injected at pressure mode. Creatinine and methylimidazole were baseline-resolved in 6.5 min. Linearity in the 0-880 micromol/L range gave an r2 > or = 0.998, recovery was 102 +/- 2.8% (n = 6). Enzymatic breakdown with creatininase confirmed that serum does not interfere. The within-day and between-days coefficient of variation (CV) were < or = 2.16 and 2.7%, respectively. The accuracy, determined for lyophilized samples by isotope dilution gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was < or = +/- 2.0%. The results were compared with HPLC for 32 lyophilized samples and on 27 serum pools. Capillary electrophoresis, rapid and inexpensive, seems a promising alternative to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for creatinine determination in human serum.     

Analysis and applications of nanoparticles in the separation sciences: A case of gold nanoparticles

Nanometer-sized gold particles—gold nanoparticles (Au NPs)—are attracting a great deal of attention for their use in various technologies, including catalysis, optical and electronic devices, and separation science. In the emerging field of nanomaterials, the design, synthesis, and characterization of nanostructures are critical features because the manipulation of these structures has a direct effect on their resulting macroscopic properties. Nanostructures fabricated in layers on surfaces—for example, through self-assembly processes—have several potential applications in separation science. This review provides an introduction to the characterizations of Au NPs using size exclusion chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and electrophoresis, and their self-assembly onto solid supports for analyses based on HPLC, gas chromatography, and capillary electrophoresis. In addition, sample concentration strategies involving the use of self-assembly approaches for surface modification of Au NPs are also discussed.     

高效液相色谱法测定粮食中氨基甲酸酯类杀虫剂及其代谢物残留量

采用高效液相色谱柱后衍生荧光检测法测定了粮食(大米、小麦、玉米、大豆)中9种氨基甲酸酯类杀虫剂及代谢物残留量.方法的最低检测限为0.01～0.03 mg/kg,加标平均回收率为70.7%～108.0%,相对标准偏差小于18%.     

Off-line SFE-CZE analysis of carbamates residues in tobacco samples

Summary Determination of carbamate residues in tobacco samples was carried out by solid-liquid extraction (SLE) and supercritical-fluid extraction (SFE) methods, both developed for this purpose. The clean-up step was carried out on SPE-Florisil cartridges and the extracts analysed by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) with UV detection.The results were compared and SFE using CO₂-acetone showed the best results in terms of recovery and generally higher extraction power. SFE in conjunction with CZE proved suitable for carbamate residue analysis in real tobacco samples.     

蔗果低聚糖合成液的高效液相色谱分析

建立了用高效液相色谱法测定蔗果低聚糖合成液中各糖含量的方法，该法简便易行，结果准确。采用示差折光检测器，以水为流动相，各糖相对标准偏差均小于２４％。     

Ultrasound-assisted surfactant-enhanced emulsification microextraction for the determination of carbamate pesticides in water samples by high performance liquid chromatography

A novel ultrasound-assisted surfactant-enhanced emulsification microextraction (UASEME) coupled with high performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection has been developed for the extraction and determination of six carbamate pesticides (metolcarb, carbofuran, carbaryl, pirimicarb, isoprocarb and diethofencarb) in water samples. In the UASEME technique, Tween 20 was used as emulsifier, and chlorobenzene and chloroform were used as dual extraction solvent without using any organic dispersive solvent that is normally required in the previously described common dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction method. Parameters that affect the extraction efficiency, such as the kind and volume of the extraction solvent, the type and concentration of the surfactant, ultrasound emulsification time and salt addition, were investigated and optimized for the method. Under the optimum conditions, the enrichment factors were in the range between 170 and 246. The limits of detection of the method were 0.1–0.3 ng mL⁻¹ and the limits of quantification were between 0.3 and 0.9 ng mL⁻¹, depending on the compounds. The linearity of the method was obtained in the range of 0.3–200 ng mL⁻¹ for metolcarb, carbaryl, pirimicarb, and diethofencarb, 0.6–200 ng mL⁻¹ for carbofuran, and 0.9–200 ng mL⁻¹ for isoprocarb, with the correlation coefficients (r) ranging from 0.9982 to 0.9998. The relative standard deviations varied from 3.2 to 4.8% (n = 5). The recoveries of the method for the six carbamates from water samples at spiking levels of 1.0, 10.0, 50.0 and 100.0 ng mL⁻¹ were ranged from 81.0 to 97.5%. The proposed UASEME technique has demonstrated to be simple, practical and environmentally friendly for the determination of carbamates residues in river, reservoir and well water samples.     

重叠分辨图法用于毛细管电泳优化分离

采用重叠分辨图法对毛细管电泳的分离过程进行了研究，实验以扑草净等5种农药分离的条件为例，考察了影响分离的三个主要因素（溶液的pH、表面活性剂浓度和有机改性剂浓度）对分离度的影响，分离过程首先通过11次初步实验建立目标函数，这样可预测其它条件下的最小分离度，从最终的重叠分辨图可得到分离的最佳条件，在选定的优化条件下，5种组分可达到基线分离。