Simultaneous determination of water- and fat-soluble vitamins in pharmaceutical preparations by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detection

Water- and fat-soluble vitamins were separated on a MetaChem Polaris C18-A (150 mm×4.6 mm, 3 μm particle size) in a single run using combined isocratic and linear gradient elution with a mobile phase consisting of 0.010% trifluoroacetic acid of pH 3.9 (solvent A) and methanol (solvent B) at the flow rate 0.7 ml min⁻¹. A linear gradient profile (A:B) started at 95:5 and was constant in the first 4 min, then linearly decreased up to 2:98 during the next 6 min, then it was constant in the next 20 min and finally linearly increased up to 95:5 ratio of water phase in the last 5 min of the separation. The most suitable detection wavelength for simultaneous vitamin determination was 280 nm. The method was applied for the solid sample of pharmaceutical preparation (B-Komplex), fortified powdered drinks (multi-vitamin) and food samples. The results were in good agreement with the declared values.     

高效液相色谱法测定烟草料液中的糖

研究了用蒸发光散射检测器检测，高效液相色谱法测定烟草料液中糖的方法。料液中的糖用固相萃取预分离，然后以Waters carbohydrate高效糖柱为固定相，V（乙腈）：V（水）=70：30作为流动相分离，蒸发光散射检测器检测；样品中鼠李糖、木糖、阿拉伯糖、果糖、甘露糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖、麦芽糖8种糖的加标回收率分别为：97．0％、95．6％、102％、102．1％、95．0％、101．8％、102．6％、97．8％；线性范围分别为：鼠李糖、果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖0．1～20pg，木糖、阿拉伯糖、甘露糖、麦芽糖0．2～25μg。相对标准偏差均小于3．2％。方法的检出限达：鼠李糖20ng、木糖26ng、阿拉伯糖28ng、果糖14ng、甘露糖20ng、葡萄糖10ng、蔗糖12ng、麦芽糖15ng，用该方法测定了烟草料液中的糖。     

Comparison of several curve resolution methods for drug impurity profiling using high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection

The performance of five curve resolution methods was compared systematically for the identification and quantification of impurities in drug impurity profiling. These methods are alternating least-squares (ALS) with either random or iterative key-set factor analysis (IKSFA) initialisation, iterative target transformation factor analysis (ITTFA), evolving factor analysis (EFA), and heuristic evolving latent projections (HELP). Real and simulated high-performance liquid chromatography diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) data were obtained for drug mixtures containing one main compound and two impurities. The elution order of the main compound and the impurities was varied. Furthermore, resolutions were varied from 0.56 to 3.36 and impurity levels from 30% down to 0.1%. For simulated data, ALS with IKSFA initialisation and HELP perform better than ITTFA and EFA, which perform better than ALS with random initialisation. ITTFA works better than EFA for almost completely separated data, while the opposite is true for moderately or strongly overlapping data. Only ALS with IKSFA initialisation and HELP were found to resolve the required 0.1% level for moderately overlapping data. For real data, comparison of the methods provides similar results. ITTFA performs clearly better than EFA. However, none of the curve resolution methods can identify or quantify impurities at the required 0.1% level. The results for real data are worse than for simulated data because of heteroscedasticity, nonlinearity, and the acquisition resolution of the A/D-converter.     

Analysis of triazine in water samples by solid-phase microextraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography

Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for the determination of triazine is described. Carbowax/templated resin (CW/TPR, 50 μm), polydimethylsiloxane/divinylbenzene (PDMS/DVB, 60 μm), polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS, 100 μm), and polyacrylate (PA, 85 μm) fibers were evaluated for extraction of the triazines. CW/TPR and PDMS/DVB fibers were selected for further study. Several parameters of the extraction and desorption procedure were studied and optimized (such as types of fibers, desorption mode, desorption time, compositions of solvent for desorption, soaking periods and the flow rate during desorption period, extraction time, temperature, pH, and ionic strength of samples). Both CW/TPR and PDMS/DVB fibers are acceptable; a simple calibration-curve method based on simple aqueous standards can be used. The linearity of this method for analyzing standard solution has been investigated over the range 5-1000 ng mL⁻¹ for both PDMS/DVB and CW/TPR fibers. All the correlation coefficients in the range 5-1000 ng mL⁻¹ were better than 0.995 except Simazine and Atratone by CW/TPR fiber. The R.S.D.s range from 4.4% to 8.8 % (PDMS/DVB fiber) and from 2.4% to 7.2% (CW/TPR fiber). Method-detection limits (MDL) are in the range 1.2-2.6 and 2.8-3.4 ng mL⁻¹ for the two fibers. These methods were applied to the determination of trazines in environmental water samples (lake water).     

Analysis of pyraflufen-ethyl residues in apples and soil by high-performance liquid chromatography

Abstract

Detailed procedures are provided for preparing packed cadmium columns to reduce nitrate to nitrite. Experiments demonstrated the importance of conditioning both open tubular cadmium reactor (OTCR) and packed copper-coated cadmium columns to achieve 100% reduction efficiency. The effects of segmentation bubbles in the OTCR upon reduction efficiency and baseline noise in nitrate analysis are investigated using an auto-analyzer. Metal particles derived from segmentation bubbles in OTCR result in interference with continuous flow analyses. Therefore packed columns are recommended for determination of low level nitrate in natural waters.     

The potential of pre-columns to improve detection properties in high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary The potential of pre-columns to increase the selectivity and sensitivity in high-performance liquid chromatography is demonstrated by some case studies. An on-line pre-column of 5 cm was used for the determination of fluvoxamine and clovoxamine in plasma. In this example, the principle of using different packing materials in precolumn and analytical column is shown to be promising for certain applications of pre-columns for clean-up and pre-concentration. An on-line pre-column containing a 1–2 mm layer of stationary phase was successfully applied for the determination of secoverine in plasma and serum. Direct injection of 200–1000 l of the sample is possible. This study illustrates the high selectivity obtained by the combined use of a pre-column and an extraction detector. Sep-Pak C₁₈ cartridges were used both for clean-up and pre-concentration of soil extracts in order to isolate radio-labelled pesticides. In this way, the pretreatment of such complex samples is very rapid and simple.     

Determination of synthetic acaricides residues in beeswax by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detector

A multiresidue HPLC method for identification and quantification of the synthetic acaricides fluvalinate, coumaphos, bromopropylate and its metabolite 4,4′-dibromobenzophenone in beeswax has been developed. Different techniques were tested and modified. The method consists of a sample preparation with isooctane followed by solid phase extraction using Florisil columns. Determination of the synthetic acaricides is achieved by HPLC with a photodiode array detector. Analytical performance of the proposed method, including sensitivity, accuracy and precision was satisfactory. The LOD for the analytes varied between 0.1 and 0.2 μg g⁻¹ wax and the recoveries between 70 and 110%. Relative standard deviation of the repeatability of the method is <15% and reproducibility is <31%.     

Simultaneous determination of twelve water- and fat-soluble vitamins by high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection

Summary A novel method for the simultaneous determination of twelve water- and fat-soluble vitamins has been established by high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection. The vitamins were analyzed on a μBondapak C₁₈ column (300 × 3.9 mm, 10 μm) with methanol-KH₂PO₄ buffer (0.1 M, pH 7.0)-water as mobile phase in a gradient. The linearity of calibration graphs was compound-dependent and the detection limits ranged from 0.02 μg mL⁻¹ to 0.5 μg mL⁻¹. The method was successfully applied to determine vitamins in pharmaceutical preparations. The recoveries were from 95.1% to 103% and the relative standard deviations were in the range of 0.9% to 4.5%.     

高效液相色谱串联质谱法测定牛奶中林可酰胺类和大环内酯类抗生素残留量的研究

建立了牛奶样品中洁霉素、氯洁霉素、红霉素、螺旋霉素、交沙霉素、泰乐菌素、竹桃霉素等7种林可酰胺类及大环内酯类药物残留量的确证方法。用乙腈萃取样品中7种林可酰胺类及大环内酯类抗生素,然后用正己烷脱脂,旋转蒸发仪浓缩,以Luna C18(2)色谱柱分离,在正离子模式下以电喷雾电离串联质谱仪进行测定。在20、50、200μg/kg 3个浓度水平进行验证试验,方法的线性范围为20~200μg/kg,总体平均回收率为74.5%~97.5%,相对标准偏差为2.7%~11.3%。该方法各项技术指标满足国内外法规的要求,可用于牛奶样品中林可酰胺类及大环内酯类抗生素残留量的确证检测。     

High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection coupled to electrospray time-of-flight and ion-trap tandem mass spectrometry to identify phenolic compounds from a lemon verbena extract

High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array and electrospray ionization mass spectrometric detection was used to carry out the comprehensive characterization of a lemon verbena extract with demonstrated antioxidant and antiinflammatory activity. Two different MS techniques have been coupled to HPLC: on one hand, time-of-flight mass spectrometry, and on the other hand, tandem mass spectrometry on an ion-trap. The use of a small particle size C18 column (1.8 μm) provided a great resolution and made possible the separation of several isomers. The UV–visible spectrophotometry was used to delimit the class of phenolic compound and the accurate mass measurements on time-of-flight spectrometer enabled to identify the compounds present in the extract. Finally, the fragmentation pattern obtained in MS–MS experiments confirmed the proposed structures. This procedure was able to determine many well-known phenolic compounds present in lemon verbena such as verbascoside and its derivatives, diglucuronide derivatives of apigenin and luteolin, and eukovoside. Also gardoside, verbasoside, cistanoside F, theveside, campneoside I, chrysoeriol-7-diglucuronide, forsythoside A and acacetin-7-diglucuronide were found for the first time in lemon verbena.     

Computer-aided multichannel detection in high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary The development of a computer-aided rapid-scanning detector for HPLC based on the linear photodiode array UV-visible spectrophotometer is described. Chomatograms monitored at up to three wavelengths, with automatic capture of spectra for eluted peaks and post-run processing of spectral data to generate log₁₀ (A) spectra, second derivative and fourth derivative spectra, are described. Methods are reported for the analysis of forensic samples of diacetylmorphine (heroin) in the presence of the degradation products and potential contaminants caffeine, papaverine, 6-acetylcodeine, thebaine, 6-acetyl-morphine, procaine and morphine separated by HPLC. The novel use of second and higher derivative spectra for the qualitative characterisation of drugs and contaminants separated by HPLC is described.Presented at the 14th International Symposium on Chromatography London, September, 1982     

Determination of macrolide antibiotics in porcine and bovine urine by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to coulometric detection

A high-performance liquid chromatography method coupled to coulometric detection has been applied for the determination, in a single run, of up to eight macrolide antibiotics (erythromycin [ERY], tylosin [TYL], tilmicosin [TILM], spiramycin 2 [SPI 2], spiramycin 3 [SPI 3], josamycin [JOS], kitasamycin [KIT], and rosamicin [ROS]) in spiked porcine and bovine urine. Quantification was performed using matrix-matched calibration with roxithromycin (ROX) as the internal standard. The detection limits for each drug were below 3.5 ng injected (equivalent to an initial concentration below 0.07 mg L^–1) for porcine urine and below 5 ng injected (equivalent to an initial concentration below 0.10 mg L^–1) for bovine urine. Recoveries from urine samples spiked at three different concentrations within the linear range were not significantly dependent on concentration. The entire procedure provides average macrolide recoveries ranging from 69.7 to 96.6% for bovine urine and from 75.5 and 96.1% for porcine urine.     

Comparison of different extraction procedures for the comprehensive characterization of bioactive phenolic compounds in Rosmarinus officinalis by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection coupled to electrospray time-of-flight mass spectrometry

In the present work, a comparative study between two environmentally friendly and selective extraction techniques, such as supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) have been carried out focusing in the bioactive phenolic compounds present in Rosmarinus officinalis. For the analysis of the SFE and PLE extracts, a new methodology for qualitative characterization has been developed, based on the use of reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), equipped with two different detection systems coupled in series: diode array detector (DAD) and time of flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) detector connected via an electrospray ionization interface (ESI). The use of a small particle size C(18) column (1.8 μm) provided a great resolution and made possible the separation of several isomers. Moreover, UV-visible spectrophotometry is a valuable tool for identifying the class of phenolic compounds, whereas MS data enabled to structurally characterize the compounds present in the extracts. The applied methodology was useful for the determination of many well-known phenolic compounds present in R. officinalis, such as carnosol, carnosic acid, rosmadial, rosmanol, genkwanin, homoplantaginin, scutellarein, cirsimaritin and rosmarinic acid, as well as other phenolic compounds present in other species belonging to Lamiaceae family.     

Determination of methoxsalen in dosage forms by high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary A new, rapid, sensitive, and specific method for the determination of methoxsalen in dosage forms using HPLC has been developed. methoxsalen is extracted in chloroform, evaporated on a water bath, and the residue is redissolved in ethanol. A standard solution of khellin (internal standard) in ethanol is added, and injected. A plot of peak height ratio (methoxsalen/internal standard) vs. concentration of methoxsalen gave a straight line (r=0.998). The column used was a stainless steel, 3.8 mm×30 cm, and the mobile phase was methanol: water (6040) at a flow rate of 2 cm³/min. Retention times for methoxsalen and khellin were 3.45 and 9.6 min, respectively. This method was found superior to the spectrophotometric assay in that no interference was encountered from structurally similar compounds or from coloring agents used in some commercial methoxsalen products.     

Analysis of meloxicam by high-performance liquid chromatography with cloud-point extraction

A simple cloud-point extraction method for the determination of meloxicam in human serum was developed. Meloxicam was extracted from serum sample after adding 1 mL of 3% (v/v) Triton X-114 aqueous solution in the presence of 1M HCl and 60 mg NaCl. The meloxicam, present in the surfactant-rich phase, was enriched again with acetonitrile. Tenoxicam was used as the external standard. The separation was achieved on a C18 analytical column with a mobile phase consisting of aqueous acetic acid (1%, v/v) and acetonitrile (54:46, v/v). UV detection was performed at 360 nm. The response was linear over the range 45–2000 ng mL⁻¹ in human serum, and intra- and interday precisions of less than 15.0% were obtained. The relative error was within ±3.0%. The recoveries of meloxicam were larger than 92.0%. The method was compared with liquid–liquid extraction. The results showed that the new method has a considerable LOQ and higher recoveries but poorer precision than liquid–liquid extraction, which exhibited poor recoveries of less than 86.0%, precisions of less than 5.0% and relative errors of less than 7.0%. The method was used for the determination of meloxicam in healthy human volunteers.     

高效液相色谱法准确测定血清中的尿酸

建立了准确测定血清中尿酸含量的高效液相色谱方法,血清样品利用乙腈沉淀蛋白,过滤后直接进样测定。所采用的色谱柱为Inertsil ODS-SP(4.6mm i.d.×250 mm,5μm),柱温25℃,流动相体系为10 mmol/L乙酸铵(pH 4.5),流速为1.0 mL/min,紫外检测波长为280 nm。线性范围12.5~150μg/g,回收率为99.79%~100.5%。本文采用乙酸铵缓冲体系,对环境的污染小,同时也为建立液相色谱-质谱法测定尿酸奠定了良好的基础。     

固相萃取-高效液相色谱电化学法检测大鼠血浆儿茶酚胺

建立了一种Oasis HLB固相萃取-高效液相色谱（HPLC）电化学检测大鼠血浆儿茶酚胺（CAs）的方法。血浆样本在形成二苯基硼酸-儿荼酚胺复合物后经优化的固相提取技术,得到较高样本回收率。以Atlantis C18色谱柱为固定相,确定了各种影响色谱的参数,如流动相组成、pH范围及检测器的设定。儿茶酚胺所有组分肾上腺素（E）、去甲肾上腺素（NE）和多巴胺（DA）的平均提取回收率在90％～95％之间。E、NE和DA的质量浓度在0．25～30ng／mL时与峰面积呈良好的线性关系（r值分别为0．9989,0．9992和0．9984）;检出限为0．4pg。该法灵敏、准确、重现性好、结果可靠。     

Reversed-phase systems for the separation of pentapeptides by high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary Reversed-phase systems using octyl modified silica as such and as a support for dynamically coated ion-exchangers, were investigated for their ability to separate pentapeptides. Normal reversed-phase adsorption with C-8 bonded silica in combination with citrate bufferpropanol-1 mixtures were found useful for the separation of a number of pentapeptides. The separation of pentapeptides differing widely in retention can be speeded up by applying an organic modifier and/or sodium citrate gradient. A solvent generated cation-exchange system with sodium dodecylsulfate as surfactant showed a high selectivity for the pentapeptides under investigation and is better for analytical purposes than the normal reversed-phase adsorption systems investigated. With respect to the detection of pentapeptides with fluorescamine, the use of dry pyridine as a basic buffer and as diluent for the fluorescamine was also investigated. Compared to the commonly used diluent acetone, pyridine is better when using acidic eluents of moderate buffer strength. At pH>6 no significant differences in sensitivity between acetone and pyridine could be noticed.     

Detection of indomethacin by high-performance liquid chromatography with in situ electrogenerated Mn(III) chemiluminescence detection

The determination of indomethacin (INM) in pharmaceutical and biological samples by means of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with in situ electrogenerated Mn(III) chemiluminescence (CL) detection was proposed. The method was based on the direct CL reaction of INM and Mn(III), which was in situ electrogenerated by constant current electrolysis. The chromatographic separation was carried out on Nucleosil RP-C₁₈ column (250 mm × 4.6 mm; i.d., 5 μm; pore size, 100 Å) at 20 °C. The mobile phase consisted of methanol:water:acetic acid = 67:33:0.1 solution. At a flow rate of 1.0 mL min⁻¹, the total run time was 10 min. The effects of several parameters on the HPLC resolution and CL emission were studied systematically. Under the optimal conditions, a linear range from 0.01 to 10 μg mL⁻¹(R² = 0.9991), and a detection limit of 8 ng mL⁻¹ (signal-to-noise ratio = 3) for INM were achieved. The relative standard deviations (R.S.D.) for 0.1 μg mL⁻¹ INM were 2.2% within a day (n = 11) and 3.0% on 5 consecutive days (n = 6), respectively. The recovery of INM from urine samples was more than 92%. The applicability of the method for the analysis of pharmaceutical and biological samples was examined.     

A reliable high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection for the determination of sulfonamides in honey

The sulfonamides are stable chemotherapeutics used against the bacterial disease affecting bees, known as American foulbrood (Bacillus larvae), so their residues could appear in the honey of treated bees. Their presence at a concentration above the limit value is a potential hazard to human health. Brazilian authorities have included in the National regulatory monitoring program, the control of the three most widely used sulfonamides in honey production, i.e., sulfathiazole, sulfamethazine and sulfadimethoxine. A method for the determination of residual sulfonamides in honey, using sulfapyridine as an internal standard has been developed, optimized and validated. Some changes were implemented on current available methodologies for the analysis of sulfonamides in honey in order to adopt such procedures to Brazilian honey samples. Sulfonamides were extracted from honey with dichloromethane after dissolution with 30% sodium chloride, and cleaned up with solid phase extraction on Florisil columns. The eluate was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. The limit of detection was determined at 3 μg kg⁻¹, 4 μg kg⁻¹ and 5 μg kg⁻¹ for sulfathiazole, sulfamethazine and sulfadimethoxine, respectively with average recoveries of 61.0% for sulfathiazole; 94.5% for sulfamethazine and 86.0% for sulfadimethoxine at the 100 μg kg⁻¹ level. As the final step of validation procedure, the analysts were submitted to a blind spiked sample prepared by the quality assurance officer which results were successfully obtained regarding recovery and deviations.