Use of an on-line,precolumn photochemical reactor in high-performance liquid chromatography of naphthodianthrones in Hypericum perforatum preparations

A method has been developed for the determination of naphthodianthrones in Hypericum perforatum L. extracts and phytopharmaceutical preparations by high-performance liquid chromatography combined with on-line, precolumn photochemical conversion followed by photodiode-array detection. The chromatographic separation was performed on a C18 column under isocratic reversed-phase conditions. An on-line, precolumn photochemical reactor equipped with a knitted PTFE reaction coil around a visible light source was used in order to transform the light sensitive naphthodianthrones, protohypericin and protopseudohypericin, very easily into the non-protoforms, hypericin and pseudohypericin, respectively. Two UV chromatograms (photochemical reactor "on" and "off") were compared and were quite useful in characterizing the sample. Validation studies demonstrated that this HPLC method is simple, rapid, reliable and reproducible. The time-consumptive manual irradiation of the samples is omitted by this automated on-line irradiation step. The developed method was successfully applied to the quality control of Hypericum perforatum L. extracts and its phytopharmaceutical preparations.     

高效液相色谱分离-在线光化学衍生/荧光光谱法测定5种水溶性维生素的研究

建立了高效液相色谱分离-在线光化学衍生/荧光光谱法测定水溶性维生素烟酸(NIA)、烟酸胺(NIC)、B1、B12及B2的新方法.以含有0.018 mol/L三乙胺、0.002 mol/L庚烷磺酸钠的0.05 mol/L磷酸盐缓冲液(A相,pH 5.8)和甲醇(B相)为流动相(85:15),等度洗脱分离5种水溶性维生素;...     

高效液相色谱-柱后在线光化学衍生荧光检测法测定辣椒油中4种苏丹红染料

建立了在线光化学衍生、荧光检测、高效液相色谱(HPLC)测定辣椒油中苏丹红I、II、III和B的方法。以乙腈-水为流动相,采用梯度洗脱方式在SB-C18色谱柱上分离。用实验室自制的程序控制时间/光强光化学反应器作为在线衍生装置,优化了光衍生反应的条件和荧光检测条件。3种不同加标浓度下,辣椒油样品中4种苏丹红染料的加标回收率为81.3%～100.4%。加标水平为0.8 mg/kg下荧光信号强度的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=6)为2.6%～3.8%。苏丹红I、II、III和B的检出限(LOD)和定量限(LOQ)范围分别为0.009～0.054 mg/kg和0.030～0.181 mg/kg,优于传统的HPLC分离、二极管阵列检测器检测方法。该方法具有简单、灵敏、选择性好的特点,适用于食品样品中苏丹红的常规分析。     

Analysis of alkyl organoiodide mixtures by high-performance liquid chromatography using electrochemical detection with a post-column photochemical reactor

A method for the analysis of six alkyl organoiodides (iodomethane, iodoethane, 1-iodopropane, 1-iodobutane, 1-iodopentane, 1-iodohexane) commonly found in acetic acid process was developed. In this method the target analytes were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a post-column photochemical reactor with electrochemical detection (ED) in less than 30 min. HPLC was performed in ODS C18 reversed-phase column (5 microm, 250 x 4.6 mm I.D.) under isocratic conditions with methanol-0.067 M acetate buffer (70:30, v/v), pH 6.2 as mobile phase at flow-rate 1.1 ml/min. Alkyl organoiodides, which are electrochemically inactive, were made oxidizable at potential of 120 mV after post-column irradiation with low-pressure mercury lamp in a knitted PTFE tube. The photoreactor was placedin an aluminum housing full of nitrogen in order to prevent from the interference of oxygen. The detection limit for most analytes was of the order of 1-2 microg/l. The HPLC-ED method with a post-column photochemical reactor has good precision and linearity and can be readily applied to the routine determination of alkyl organoiodides in real acetic acid samples.     

Sensitive and specific post-column fluorimetric determination of diethylstilboestrol residues in extracts of urine and animal tissues at the 1-ppb level

A rapid method for the selective detection and quantitation of diethylstilboestrol (DES) residues at the 1 ppb level in extracts of urine and animal tissues is described. After selective extraction of the oestrogens, DES is analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography using an in-line specific photochemical reactor followed by oxidation to highly fluorescent products. The reaction products of DES were investigated by thin-layer chromatography (TLC). The specificity of the proposed method was compared with that of a reference TLC method on different extracts of animal origin.     

LED光化学反应器在环境化学实验教学中的应用

介绍了一种新型LED光化学反应器的设计思路及装置,并将其分别应用于Cr(Ⅵ)光还原和有机砷光氧化两个环境化学实验教学中。结果表明:在波长394 nm的LED光反应器中,Cr(Ⅵ)光还原效率高达95%;在波长664 nm的LED光反应器中,有机砷氧化效率大于80%;应用实验说明该反应器具有良好的稳定性,且安全可靠,完全能够满足环境光化学实验教学的要求。     

Use of photochemical reactions in flow injection: determination of oxalate in urine

The use of photochemical reactions in flow injection (FI) is reported. The irradiation of an FI reactor with a suitable source facilitates the development of the iron(III)-oxalate reaction, allowing the amperometric determination of the anion in the range 1.0-13.0 micrograms ml-1, with a relative standard deviation of 1.1% and a sampling frequency of 40 h-1. The proposed method was applied successfully to the determination of oxalate in urine samples.     

Hydroxyl radical measurements in a photochemical reactor by laser-induced fluorescence

Measurements of hydroxyl radical (HO) concentrations in ambient air by the technique of laser-induced fluorescence have been recently reported. The present study was undertaken to provide an independent test of the validity of those measurements. A photochemical reactor was used to provide a source of HO, and the concentration of HO in the reactor was determined by the laser-induced fluorescence technique. The HO concentration was also deduced from measured hydrocarbon decay rates in the reactor. There was agreement between the HO concentrations obtained by these two different methods, thus providing further validation of the fluorescence method. Some studies of HO fluorescence efficiency as well as of possible interferences with the fluorescence measurements are reported.     

Amperometric flow-injection method for the assay of l-ascorbic acid based on the photochemical reduction of Methylene Blue

Ascorbic acid (AA) is determined by amperometric detection based on the photochemical reduction of Methylene Blue (MB(+)) in 0.1 M phthalate buffer at pH 3.8. In this medium, MB(+) using flow-injection analysis. The carrier stream is 1 mM MB(+) is reduced quasi-reversibly at a glassy carbon electrode at -0.34 V vs. Ag/AgCl, while AA is oxidized irreversibly at about 0.3 V. The reactor is irradiated with a 500 W halogen lamp to facilitate the development of the photochemical reaction. A laboratory-built wall-jet electrode system was used. The Leucomethylene Blue formed in the reaction is detected at +0.050 V. At 2.2 ml min(-1) and using a sample loop of 43 mul, the method allows the determination of AA in the range 5.0-90.0 mug ml(-1), with a relative standard deviation of 1.3-4.8%, a detection limit of 1.9 mug ml(-1) and a sampling frequency of 45-50 h(-1).     

Immersed sol‐gel based amino‐functionalized SPME fiber and HPLC combined with post‐column photochemically induced fluorimetry derivatization and fluorescence detection of pyrethroid insecticides from water samples

A method based on direct immersion solid‐phase microextraction (DI‐SPME) coupled with high performance liquid chromatography combined with post‐column photochemically induced fluorimetry derivatization and fluorescence detection (HPLC‐PIF‐FD) was developed to extract three pyrethroid insecticides, i.e. cyfluthrin, cypermethrin, and flumethrin from water samples. A sol‐gel based coating fiber using 3‐(trimethoxysilyl propyl) amine as precursor was prepared and used for the extraction of the pyrethroids from groundwater samples. A post‐column photochemical reactor was designed and constructed for the derivatization of these environmentally important pollutants to increase their fluorescence sensitivity and determination in HPLC. The parameters affecting extraction process (extraction time and temperature, pH, salt addition, and co‐solvent) and desorption step (solvent, desorption time, and temperature) of the analytes from the sol‐gel‐based fiber, along with photochemical reaction conditions were investigated. The developed method proved to be relatively rapid, simple, and easy and offers high sensitivity and reproducibility. Linear dynamic ranges (LDR) for these insecticides were ranged between 0.25 to 50 μg/L. The regression coefficients were satisfactory (R² > 0.984) for these pyrethroids. The limits of detection and limits of quantification varied between 0.09 and 0.35 μg/L and 0.25 and 1.00 μg/L, respectively. Relative standard deviation RSDs values varied between 4.41% and 6.20%. Relative recoveries obtained from analysis of Jajroud river water sample ranged between 94% and 104%.     

Preconcentration and LC analysis of chlorophenols,using a styrene-divinyl-benzene copolymeric sorbent and photochemical reaction detection

Summary A specific HPLC method has been developed for the trace analysis of lower chlorinated aromatic compounds. The method consists of an on-line preconcentration and a post-column reaction step. On-line preconcentration of mono- and dichlorophenols from aqueous samples has been performed using PRP₁, a divinylbenzene-styrene copolymeric sorbent as packing material for both pre-and analytical column. Enrichment factors of over 300 were obtained compared to regular (100 l) loop injections, even for the highly polar monochlorophenols. After reversed-phase separation, post-column photochemical dechlorination is carried out directly in the eluent stream, using a photochemical reactor. Upon dechlorination, fluorescent products are formed, which can be detected selectively. The resulting fluorescence signal shows a linear response to the quantity of solute present over 2 to 3 orders of magnitude (correlation coefficients: 0.990–0.98). For the mono- and dichlorophenols, the detection limit of the photoconversion method is in the lower nanogram range. The method is especially suitable for the analysis of complex matrices such as effluent water samples or biological fluids containing traces of the polar chloroaromatic compounds together with large amounts of other constituents, which interfere when using more general methods of detection like UV absorption. The potential of this technique for automation has been demonstrated by using a microprocessor-controlled column switching unit.Presented at the 14th International Symposium on Chromatography London, September, 1982     

Liquid chromatographic analysis of aflatoxin using post-column photochemical derivatization: collaborative study

Aflatoxin analysis, with post-column derivatization using a photochemical reactor for enhanced detection (PHRED) system for derivatization, has been compared to the officially recognized iodine and Kobra cell derivatization systems. This photochemical system has been extensively used for screening peanuts by some U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratories for many years. From their periodic method checks, using standard spiked samples, an 80 sample series with each of the 3 derivatization methods was statistically analyzed. Paired comparisons, using the same sample extract, were also made between the PHRED and one of the other 2 methods, among laboratories in 4 different countries, on a variety of naturally contaminated commodity products. The differences between the techniques were not significant for peanuts, but for corn the photochemical system consistently gave slightly higher values for aflatoxins B1 and B2 than the Kobra cell method. However, a comparison of all sample results showed no significant differences between methods. The Pearson correlation coefficients for aflatoxin B1 in 102 test samples and aflatoxin B2 in 94 test samples were 0.9994 and 0.9874, respectively. The probability factor was P < 0.0001, and the t-tests were not significantly different except for the corn. These indicated that the PHRED system is equivalent to the iodine and Kobra cell methods for peanuts relative to the current official procedures, but the PHRED system has a slightly high bias for corn compared to the iodine and Kobra cell systems.     

Indirect Flow-Injection Analysis of Ascorbic Acid by Photochemical Reduction of Methylene Blue

Abstract

Ascorbic acid was determined indirectly by spectrophotometry at 666 nm based on the photochemical reduction of methylene blue using flow-injection analysis. The carrier stream was 12.7 μgml^?1 methylene blue in phthalate-HCl buffer solution at pH 3.2. The reactor was irradiated with a 500-Watt halogen lamp to facilitate the development of the photochemical reaction. The system allows determination of ascorbic acid in the range 0.18–6.12 μgml^?1 with relative standard deviations of 2.09 and 0.31% for 1.97 and 4.92 μgml^?1 samples, respectively, and a sampling frequency of 50–55 h^?1. The proposed method was applied successfully to the determination of ascorbic acid in vitamin C tablets.     

Optimized and validated high‐performance liquid chromatography method for the determination of deoxynivalenol and aflatoxins in cereals

A simple, sensitive and accurate analytical method was optimized and developed for the determination of deoxynivalenol and aflatoxins in cereals intended for human consumption using high‐performance liquid chromatography with diode array and fluorescence detection and a photochemical reactor for enhanced detection. A response surface methodology, using a fractional central composite design, was carried out for optimization of the water percentage at the beginning of the run (X1, 80–90%), the level of acetonitrile at the end of gradient system (X2, 10–20%) with the water percentage fixed at 60%, and the flow rate (X3, 0.8–1.2 mL/min). The studied responses were the chromatographic peak area, the resolution factor and the time of analysis. Optimal chromatographic conditions were: X1 = 80%, X2 = 10%, and X3 = 1 mL/min. Following a double sample extraction with water and a mixture of methanol/water, mycotoxins were rapidly purified by an optimized solid‐phase extraction protocol. The optimized method was further validated with respect to linearity (R²>0.9991), sensitivity, precision, and recovery (90–112%). The application to 23 commercial cereal samples from Greece showed contamination levels below the legally set limits, except for one maize sample. The main advantages of the developed method are the simplicity of operation and the low cost.     

Photochemical reaction detectors in continuous-flow systems — applications to pharmaceuticals

Several basic parameters of a photochemical reactor coupled to a high-performance liquid Chromatographie system are discussed. The non-fluorescent clobazam and desmethylclobazam and three phenothiazines, which exhibit native fluorescence, are used as model compounds. On irradiation with ultra-violet light, the reaction products formed display fluorescence (clobazam, desmethylclobazam) or unproved fluorescence characteristics (phenothiazines). The effects of carrier stream (mobile-phase) composition, time of irradiation and band broadening in the reactor on the fluorescence signal are described. The polarity of the organic solvents used (methanol, ethanol, acetonitrile) appears to have an important effect on the fluorescence intensity. For clobazam and desmethylclobazam, detection limits of 70 and 120 pg, respectively, were calculated after an irradiation time of 28 s with methanol—0.01 M (pH 5) acetate buffer (1:1) as mobile phase. The method is applied to the determination of both compounds in serum and urine samples.     

Flow-injection spectrophotometric determination of salbutamol with 4-aminoantipyrine

A flow-injection method is proposed for the determination of salbutamol. The method involves the condensation of salbutamol with 4-aminoantipyrine in the presence of hexacyanoferrate (III) in alkaline medium, producing a coloured quinoneimide that was detected absorptiometrically at 500 nm.

The values of four variables (two reactor lengths and two reagent concentrations) were optimised by means of the sequential simplex method and their influence studied in univariant way.

The method was validated and compared with the HPLC method established in the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). Linearity was demonstrated in the range 0–74.1 mg/L of salbutamol sulfate (r² = 0.9999). Commercial samples of pharmaceuticals containing salbutamol sulfate (tablets and oral solutions) were analysed and the results obtained with the proposed method agreed with the USP method in less than 1.6%, with precision similar to the HPLC method (1%–2% R.S.D.). The sampling frequency was 75 samples/hour.     

Determination of retinoids in galenicals by column liquid chromatography with fluorescence and diode-array detection

Simple and rapid reversed-phase gradient column liquid chromatography (LC) with fluorescence detection at different wavelengths was developed for the simultaneous analysis of all-trans, 13-cis, 9-cis retinoic acids, vitamin A palmitate and beta-carotene in galenicals. The assay results agreed with those obtained by an LC method with diode-array UV detection. A post-column on-line photochemical reactor (irradiation at 254 and 366 nm) was inserted between the LC column and the fluorescence detector to enhance the performance of the method. Two fluorescence spectra (photoreactor on and off) were obtained for each analyte which proved useful for the unambiguous identification of the various analytes.     

Determination of menadione sodium bisulfite in pharmaceutical preparations by flow-injection on-line photochemical spectrofluorometry.

A flow-injection on-line photochemical spectrofluorometry (FI-PF) was developed for the determination of menadione sodium bisulfite (MSB) using acetone and sodium sulfite as sensitizing reagents. An injected sample band carried by a water stream was on-line merged with a mixed NaOH, Na2SO3 and acetone solution in a "T" connector. It was then driven to pass a knotted PTFE photochemical reactor (0.5 mm i.d. x 200 cm, KR) that was freely coiled around a 6-W low-pressure mercury lamp. While passing the KR, MSB was derived into an intensively fluorescent compound that was on-line delivered into a flow-through cell and detected therein at an emission wavelength of 459 nm and an excitation wavelength of 336 nm. Under optimized conditions a detection limit of 0.38 microg l(-1) was achieved at a sampling rate of 90 h(-1). Eleven determinations of 0.5 mg l(-1) and 0.05 mg l(-1) MSB standard solution gave RSDs of 0.75% and 1.3%, respectively. The calibration curve was linear in the MSB concentration range 0.005-1.5 mg l(-1). The proposed method was successfully applied to assay the MSB content in MSB injection.     

Flow injection spectrofluorimetric determination of reserpine in tablets by on-line acetone sensitized photochemical reaction

On-line photochemical reaction of reserpine in the presence of acetone was investigated. Acetone was found to speed up the on-line photochemical conversion of reserpine into an intensively fluorescent compound. Not only reaction acidity but also the acetate buffer concentration affected the on-line photochemical induced fluorescence signal. Based on the observation an automated flow injection photochemical fluorimetric approach was developed. An injected sample zone was carried by a water stream to be merged with a acetate buffer (pH 3.4) solution containing 0.02% acetone in a knotted PTFE reactor (KR), which was freely coiled around a 6-W low pressure mercury lamp. While passing the KR, reserpine was transformed into an intensively fluorescent compound. It was on-line detected in a flow-through cell at the emission wavelength of 490 nm and excitation wavelength of 386 nm. At optimized conditions, a detection limit 0.45 mug l(-1) was achieved at a sampling rate of 90 h(-1). Eleven determinations of a 0.5 mg l(-1) reserpine standard solution gave a R.S.D. of 0.3%. The linear dynamic range of reserpine calibration curve was 0.01-0.75 mg l(-1). The proposed method was applied to assay the reserpine content in tablets and to monitor the dissolution profile of reserpine tablets. Satisfactory results were obtained for both the assays and dissolution studies.     

Chemiluminescence determination of nitrate with photochemical activation in a flow injection system

A chemiluminescence flow injection system is described for the determination of nitrate, involving use of a laboratory-built flow-through photochemical reactor. Optimum analytical conditions were established. The linear range for nitrate is 7 x 10(-8)-1 x 10(-4)M. The sampling frequency is 60 samples per hour. The relative standard deviation for 1 x 10(-7), 1 x 10(-6) and 1 x 10(-5)M nitrate is 0.97, 0.84 and 0.76%, respectively. The method has been applied to the determination of nitrate in natural water samples, and recoveries of 96-103% have been attained.