Determination of free amino acids by precolumn derivatization with phenylisothiocyanate. Application to wine samples

Summary A method to determine free amino acids by pre-column derivatization with phenylisothiocyanate is discussed. The method has been applied to determine free amino acids in wine samples, and the results have been compared with those obtained by means of an automatic orthophthal-aldehyde-9-fluorenylmethyloroformate (OPA-FMOC) method.     

HPLC fluorescence determination of nitrites in water using precolumn derivatization with 4-methyl-7-aminocoumarin

Summary A rapid, simple, and sensitive method is described for determination of nitrites in water. Nitrite (NO₂–) ions react with coumarin 120^® (4-methyl-7-aminocoumarin) in sulfuric acid medium to give the corresponding 7-diazo compound. After hydrolysis, this latter yields (95%) the highly fluorescent 4-methyl-7-hydroxycoumarin (4-methylumbelliferone) which is fluorimetrically detected at 380 nm after excitation at 325 nm.In order to avoid interference from both excess coumarin 120^® and the trace amounts of 4-methylumbelliferone which occurs in coumarin 120^® as an impurity, use of HPLC is mandatory; a satisfactory separation is obtained on a cyano stationary phase with apolar hexane-isopropanol (955, v/v) as eluent. Under these conditions, linearity of response is obtained from 1 to 30 g.L^–1 of NO₂–; the limit of detection is 0.5 g.L^–1. The repeatability and reproducibility, expressed as RSD %, are 2.5 and 4.7 % respectively, for n=6 and 5 g.L^–, analytical characteristics which demonstrate the reliability of the proposed method.     

Simple HPLC determination of colistin in medicated feeds by pre-column derivatization and fluorescence detection

Summary A simple and sensitive HPLC method was developed for the determination of colistin antibiotic in feeds employing pre-column derivatization and fluorescence detection. Extraction of colistin in feeds was by sonication and shaking with 0.1 M HCl. Pre-column derivatization was with phthaldialdehyde and 2-mercaptoethanol (ME) in borate buffer (pH 10.5) to obtain a fluorescent derivative. Elution of the derivative onto an Ultracarb 5 μm ODS column was by using acetonitrile—ultrapure water (75∶25). Detection was by spectrofluorimetry at 340 nm (excitation wavelength) and 440 nm (emission wavelength). Total elution time was <20 min. The applicability of the validated method was tested by analyzing commercial medicated feeds without any interference from the matrix.     

Simple and rugged SPE method for the determination of tetracycline antibiotics in serum by HPLC using a volatile mobile phase

Summary A simple and rugged SPE method for the determination of tetracycline (TC), minocycline (MC) and demeclocycline (DCC) in porcine serum by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was developed. The spiked serum sample was pretreated with 2% phosphoric acid followed by a simple and rugged solid-phase extraction procedure using the Oasis^TM HLB extraction cartridges. High and reproducible recoveries were obtained even though the cartridges were run dry. The extracted sample analytes were injected onto a Waters SymmetryShield^TM RP₈ column. The mobile phase was a simple volatile solution containing 0.1% TFA, 2% methanol and 7% acetonitrile in Water. The antibiotics were detected at 350 nm. The calibration curves were linear from 2.0 to 25.0 μg mL⁻¹ of TC and MC with DCC as the internal standard at a concentration of 25.0 μg mL⁻¹. For six replicate analyses, the average recoveries of TC and MC from porcine serum sample fortified at the level of 2.5 μg mL⁻¹ were 96.1% with 1.3% RSD and 101% with 0.54% RSD; at level of 0.5 μg mL⁻¹ the average recoveries were 88% with 1.6% RSD and 97.8% with 1.4% RSD.     

HPLC method for determination of cefuroxime in plasma

Summary This paper describes an HPLC method for the determination of cefuroxime in human plasma. The method uses solid phase extraction (SPE) and has acceptable sensitivity, precision and accuracy. The limit of quantification in plasma samples is 0.1 μg mL⁻¹. Calibration curves were linear within 0.1–20 μg mL⁻¹, with mean correlation coefficient of 0.9982. Mean inter day precision and accuracy were 7.8% and 6.4%, respectively. The method was applied to determine cefuroxime levels in patients receiving cefuroxime, 3 time per day.     

An improved method for the determination of S-Carboxymethyl-L-cysteine in biological fluids with precolumn derivatization and on-line clean-up

Summary In order to follow levels of S-Carboxymethyl-L-cysteine in biological fluids for a period as long as three half-lives after drug administration during pharmacokinetic studies, an improved method for its determination had to be developed. Like the previous one, this method uses a protein precipitation step followed by an O-Phthalaldehyde derivatization step and then an HPLC on-line clean-up. This latter was obtained by means of a switching valve system, including a Nucleosil CN 5 m (3 cm × 4.6 mm i.d.) precolumn and a Spherisorb ODS 5 m (15 cm×4.6 mm i.d.) analytical column. The sensitivity limit was improved to 0.1 g/ml in plasma samples and 0.2 g/ml in urine samples.This method was applied in studies comparing single (0.75 g) and repeated (0.75 g tid) oral administration of the drug to 30 elderly patients and 20 healthy volunteers. Results showed that the half-life was 40% longer in elderly patients than in healthy volunteers, and that area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) values in elderly patients were twice those obtained with young subjects.     

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.     

Liquid chromatographic determination of nitroaromatics in water following solid phase extraction,pre-column reduction and derivatization

Summary A selective and sensitive method for determination of nitroaromatics is described. The analytes were reduced to corresponding primary amines with iron powder and then derivatized with fluram in citrate buffer to form pyrrolinones. The highly fluorescent pyrrolinones were isolated and preconcentrated by octadecylsilane solid phase extraction cartridge followed by reversed-phase, high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis. Detection was at 395–495 nm. Various aspects such as the reduction process, derivatization, solid phase extraction and chromatographic separation were optimized. Analysis time was relatively short due to a special design for successive reduction and preconcentration. Limits of detection for 3-nitrophenol, nitrobenzene, 4 and 2-nitrotoluene were less than 60, 12, 60 and 280 ng L^–1 respectively.     

Direct enantiomeric analysis of amphetamine in plasma by simultaneous solid phase extraction and chiral derivatization

Summary An analytical approach has been developed for the one step determination of enantiomeric amphetamine composition in plasma, using on-line, pre-column solid phase derivatization with reversed phase HPLC separation. The high molecular weight protein components were excluded by the small pore structure of the polymer and washed out of the reaction column before derivatization. Spiked amphetamine in human plasma was extracted and derivatized by the polystyrene based FMOC-L-prolyl solid phase reagent. The derivatized diastereomers were separated on a conventional ODS column with an ACN/H₂O mobile phase. No kinetic resolution or racemization was observed in this solid phase derivatization. Calibration plots and reproducibility experiments were performed to demonstrate the validity of the new approach. Automation of the procedure provided a simple and reproducible method for direct chiral recognition in plasma samples.     

Liquid chromatographic determination of aliphatic amines in water using solid support assisted derivatization with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate

Summary A simple and sensitive method has been developed for the liquid chromatographic determination of short-chain aliphatic amines in water. Analytes are retained in solid-phase extraction (SPE) cartridges, and then derivatized by drawing an aliquot of the fluorogeneic reagent 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC) through the cartridges. After a certain reaction time the derivatives formed are desorbed with acetonitrile. The collected extracts are then chromatographed on a LiChrospher 100 RP₁₈ 125 mm×4 mm i.d., 5 μm, column using an acetonitrile-water gradient. The influence of experimental conditions (SPE material, volume of sample, concentration of FMOC, time of reaction and pH) has been investigated. Optimal results have been obtained with C₁₈ SPE cartridges using a sample volume of 5.0 mL. For derivatization, 0.25 mL aliquots of 25 mM FMOC have been used, the reaction time being only 2 min. The method has been applied to the quantification of several aliphatic amines: methylamine, ethylamine, dimethylamine,n-butylamine,n-pentylamine andn-hexylamine. Under the proposed conditions the percentages of analytes retained plus derivatized were of about 54–107% compared to those obtained with direct solution derivatization. The method provided good reproducibility, linearity and accuracy within the 0.050–1.0 mg L⁻¹ concentration range. The limits of detection were in the 0.25–5.0 μg L⁻¹ range. The utility of the described approach has been tested by analysing tap water, river water and industrial waste water.     

The development and validation of a solid phase extraction/HPLC method for the determination of aflatoxins in groundnut meal

Summary The efficiency of an analytical method for the determination of aflatoxins in groundnut meal has been statistically examined. The procedure consists of a phenyl bonded phase (PH) clean-up of an acetone: water (8515) extract followed by HPLC quantification. Average recoveries from spiked groundnut meal extracts were calculated to be 101.3% and 101.8%, with limits of detection of 7.4 and 2.62 g/kg for aflatoxins-B1 and-B2 respectively. Higher recoveries of aflatoxin-B1 from naturally contaminated samples were recorded using the proposed procedure than those recorded using the official AOAC (CB) method although the precisions of the two methods were not found to differ at the 5% significance level. Similar recoveries of aflatoxin-B2 were recorded for both methods but the proposed procedure was found to be more precise. The proposed PH-HPLC method was far less time consuming and more economical on solvents than the CB procedure.     

An improved method for the determination of free sphingosine in serum

Summary A rapid, sensitive and selective high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the determination of sphingosine in human serum. After precipitation with methanol, the samples were extracted using Carbopack B disposable columns; the sphingosine was eluted with 0.05 M hydrochloric acid in methanol-dichloromethane (20∶80, v/v) and the extract evaporated to dryness at 40°C. The sample residue was then reconstituted with methanol and reacted with o-phthaldialdehyde reagent to produce a fluorescent compound. Separation was performed using an LC-18 column with 0.05 M phosphate buffer (pH 7)-methanol-acetonitrile (15∶80∶5, v/v) as mobile phase. Fluorescence detection was performed with excitation and emission wavelengths of 340 and 455 nm, respectively. The serum extract was re-analyzed with a cyano LC column to minimize the possibility of false positive results. The possible interference of compounds having a structure similar to that of sphingosine was evaluated. The mean recovery of sphingosine was >94.5%. The limit of detection of the assay was 1 ng mL⁻¹. The between-run and within-run coefficients of variation for replicate analyses were <4.0% and <3.4%, respectively. The levels of free sphingosine in the serum of 40 normal subjects (20 male and 20 female) was investigated; the average level was 81.6±41.1 ng mL⁻¹ (mean ±S.D.) for males and 85.5±33.7 ng mL⁻¹ for females.     

Development of a precolumn derivatization HPLC method with diode‐array detection for the determination of amino sugars in peat and soil humic acids

The work is focused on the development of a high‐performance liquid chromatography method with diode‐array detection for the separation and quantitation of the three most abundant amino sugars; d ‐glucosamine, d ‐galactosamine, and d ‐mannosamine. The high‐performance liquid chromatography separation was carried out by reversed‐phase chromatography on Chromolith Performance RP‐18e monolithic column after acid hydrolysis (5 M HCl) and precolumn derivatization of samples using diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate. Gradient elution and a mobile phase composed of ammonium formate buffer solution (10 mmol/L, pH 3.60) and methanol with flow rate of 1.0 mL/min were used. The monitoring wavelength was set at 280 nm. The limits of detection and quantitation for analytes ranged from 0.017 to 0.122 mg/L and from 0.057 to 0.407 mg/L, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied for the determination of amino sugars in samples of humic acids isolated from different soils and peat.     

在线自动化柱前衍生-高效液相色谱法测定食品中组胺的研究

建立了在线自动化柱前衍生.高效液相色谱法测定食品中组胺的新方法.通过对测定过程中各个影响因素进行优化,如自动化衍生程序的设定,衍生试剂的用量,衍生体系pH影响等,确立了适宜的测定条件.在该条件下,对于组胺的检出限为0.01 μg/mL,在0.05～100 λg/mL范围内,线性关系良好(r2＞0.999).通过对样品基质进行加标,检出限为0.20 mg/kg.将所建立的方法应用于金枪鱼罐头,烟熏鲣鱼,冻鲭鱼等样品中组胺的测定,测得的组胺含量为0.59～167 mg/kg,加标回收率均大于97%,测定值的相对标准偏差均小于5%.所建立的方法适用于大量样品的常规分析测定.     

A new validated high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of EGIS-9933 in rat plasma

Summary A new highly sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) procedure for determination of EGIS-9933 (a newly developed anxiolytic compound) in rat plasma is described. A gradient, elution method with UV detection at 270 nm has been developed using a mobile phase of a mixture of A: methanol:acetonitrile 1:9 and B:0.5% triethilamine in water, the pH of B was adjusted to 3 with phosphoric acid. Solid phase extraction (SPE) was used for the sample preparation. The calibration was linear in the 10–10000 ng mL⁻¹ concentration range. The limit of quantification was 10 ng mL⁻¹. The bioanalytical method was validated according to internationally accepted criteria for biological samples. Presented at: Balaton Symposium on High-Performance Separation Methods, Siófok, Hungary, September 3–5, 1997.     

HPLC determination of colistin and aminoglycoside antibiotics in feeds by post-column derivatization and fluorescence detection

Summary Reversed-phase, HPLC methods employing post-column derivatization and fluorescence detection were developed for the determination of the peptide colistin and four aminoglycoside antibiotics in feeds. Extraction of the analytes was by sonication and shaking with dilute hydrochloric acid. Post-column derivatization was performed using orthophtaldialdehyde-2-mercaptoethanol chemistry. Assay of colistin was by using an acetonitrile-aqueous sodium sulphate-triethylammonium phosphate (pH 2.8) eluent. Aminoglycoside antibiotics:amikacin, kanamycin, gentamycin and neomycin were analyzed using a tetrahydrofuran-aqueous sodium sulphate-sodium pentanesulphonate-acetic acid mobile phase. The method was also applied to some pharmaceutical preparations. Preliminary results showed that the method can be adapted for the assay of the above antibiotics in meat and animal serum for residue and pharmacokinetic studies. Presented at: Balaton Symposium on High-Performance Separation Methods, Siófok, Hungary, September 3–5, 1997.     

Measurement of elastin hydrolysis by reverse-phase HPLC with on-line post-colum derivatization

Summary Excessive breakdown of elastin, a structural protein, may be related to aortic disease and emphysema. Since L-valyl-L-proline occurs in high concentrations in elastin, a rapid and sensitive method using HPLC with post-column on-line derivatization was used to measure the dipeptide from swine aortic tissue, and the amount of elastin present was determined. Elastin was extracted by alkaline hydrolysis. After neutralization and filtration, the sample was injected onto a ODS-2 gel column, and the dipeptide was eluted by a linear gradient of 0 to 10% of 1-propanol in 50 mM heptafluorobutyrate, pH 3, at a flow rate of 1 ml/min. The eluent was reacted with fluorescamine at pH 8.6, and fluorescence was detected at an excitation wavelength of 395 nm and a 455 nm cutoff emission filter.Presented at the 17th International Symposium on Chromatography, September 25–30, 1988, Vienna, Austria.     

Determination and dynamics of kanamycin A residue in soil by HPLC with SPE and precolumn derivatization

As one of the aminoglycoside antibiotics, kanamycin has been widely used in human therapy and as an additive to promote growth and prevent disease in forage. The kanamycin residue may have potenital risks for organisms and the environment. Therefore, the monitoring of this drug may have dynamic importance. In this work, a novel method for determination and dynamic study of kanamycin A was developed through solid phase extraction and derivatization with 4-chloro-3,5-dinitrobenzotrifluoride before high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. The calculated recoveries were from 72.3 to 92.5%, with relative standard deviations from 2.99 to 6.94%. The detection limit of kanamycin A in soil was 0.006?mg?kg^?1 with a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. The dynamics in soil showed that the degradation of kanamycin A coincided with the equations C?=?1.951e^{?0.0482 t} for black soil and C?=?1.807?e^{?0.0247 t} for red soil and the half-lives were 14.38 and 28.06?d respectively. The degradation rate reached 95.19% in black soil after 63 days compared with 77.14% in red soil.     

Sub-nanogram detection of dihydroartemisinin after chemical derivatization with diacetyldihydrofluorescein followed by high-performance liquid chromatography and UV absorption

Summary The use of diacetyldihydrofluorescein (DADF) for derivatization of dihydroartemisinin (dihydroqinghaosu, DHQHS) is proposed. The reaction between DHQHS and this reagent in the presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) and N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) was complete in 8 hours at room temperature giving about 80 per cent theoretical yield. The derivative showed intense UV absorption, thus providing a sensitivity of 0.1 nanogram by UV detection after column separation. The influences of the ratio of the reagents, reaction temperature, chromatographic conditions and the extent of detection linearity were investigated. The reaction gave consistent results and chromatographic separation was not affected by an excess of the reagent or side products.