Analysis of free amino acids in fermented shrimp waste by high-performance liquid chromatography

This work presents an HPLC method for the quantification of free amino acids in lyophilized protein fraction from shrimp waste hydrolysate which is obtained by acid lactic fermentation and analyzed using pre-column derivatization with 9-fluorenylmethyl-chloroformate. The amino acids were separated in a Hypersil ODS 5 microm column (250 mm x 4.6 mm) at 38 degrees C. The mobile phase was a mixture of phase A: 30 mM ammonium phosphate (pH 6.5) in 15:85 (v/v) methanol/water; phase B: 15:85 (v/v) methanol/water; and phase C: 90:10 (v/v) acetonitrile/water, with flow rate 1.2 ml/min. Fluorescence detection was used at an excitation wavelength of 270 nm and an emission wavelength of 316 nm. Method precisions for the different amino acids were between 4.4 and 7.1% (relative standard deviation, RSD); detection limits were between 23 and 72 ng/ml; and the recoveries were between 89.0 and 95.0%. The amino acid present at the highest concentration was tyrosine.     

HPLC determination of phenylpropanolamine in pharmaceutical OTC preparations

A convenient HPLC method to determine phenylpropanolamine (PPA) in addition to phenylephrine (PE) and chlorpheniramine (CPA) in commercially available over-the-counter (OTC) preparations has been developed. Sample solutions were prepared by dilution with water or methanol followed by filtration and direct injection into the HPLC system. The mobile phase was a mixture of methanol-acetonitrile-acetic acid (0.1 M)-triethylamine (20:20:60:0.6, v/v/v/v) containing sodium heptanesulfonate (0.5 mM) as an ion pair. The separation was achieved on a reversed-phase ODS column with detection wavelength set at 254 nm. The compounds showed good linearity in the range 2.5-1000 micro M with detection limits ranged from 0.13 to 0.48 micro M. PE, caffeine and CPA were well separated when present together with PPA. The method was applied to the determination of PPA in pharmaceutical preparations including hard and soft capsules.     

Analysis of abamectin residues in avocados by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection

In this work an analytical method for the determination of abamectin residues in avocados is developed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence (FL) detection. A pre-column derivatization with trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA) and N-methylimidazole (NMIM) was carried out. The mobile phase consisted of water, methanol and acetonitrile (5:47.5:47.5 v/v/v) and was pumped at a rate of 1 mL/min (isocratic elution). The fluorescence detector was set at an excitation wavelength of 365 nm and an emission wavelength of 470 nm. Homogenized avocado samples were extracted twice with acetonitrile:water 8:2 (v/v) and cleaned using C(18) solid-phase extraction (SPE) cartridges. Recovery values were in the range 87-98% with RSD values lower than 13%. The limits of detection (LODs) and quantification (LOQs) of the whole method were 0.001 and 0.003 mg/kg, respectively. These values are lower than the maximum residue limit (MRL) established by the European Union (EU) and the Spanish legislation in avocado samples.     

高效液相色谱法测定化妆品中的12种紫外吸收剂

建立了高效液相色谱同时测定化妆品中12种紫外吸收剂含量的方法。样品用甲醇提取,高速离心,过滤,以SB-C8柱(250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm)为分离色谱柱,甲醇和0.1%(v/v)甲酸水溶液为流动相,梯度洗脱,以311 nm为检测波长进行定性、定量分析。该方法前处理简单、易操作,12种紫外吸收剂分离效果良好;在1.0～500 mg/L范围内呈线性关系,相关系数大于0.9995;方法检出限为0.002～0.1 mg/L;实际样品中的加标回收率为97.4%～107.5%,相对标准偏差为1.54%～4.98%。该方法简便、准确,能够满足化妆品中紫外吸收剂的检测要求。     

Determination of 17-oxosteroid glucuronides and sulphates in urine by liquid chromatography using 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine as a prelabelling reagent for spectrophotometric detection

A direct, convenient method using high-performance liquid chromatography with spectrophotometric detection has been developed for the determination of conjugated 17-oxosteroids in urine without hydrolysis. Conjugated 17-oxosteroids are extracted with a Sep-Pak C18 cartridge, prelabelled with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine in trichloroacetic acid-benzene solution and then separated by high-performance liquid chromatography on a reversed-phase C18 column using a mobile phase of 70% methanol in a buffer consisting of 50 mM sodium acetate in 2% (v/v) acetic acid. The eluate is monitored by a spectrophotometer at 380 nm and a linear response was found for absorbance readings (peak heights) from amounts of various conjugated oxosteroids between 25 and 250 ng. The method provides a sensitive, reliable technique for the analysis of urinary 17-oxosteroid conjugates.     

Development of validated RP HPLC method with fluorescence detection for simultaneous quantification of sacubitril and valsartan from rat plasma

In the present work, a sensitive, accurate and precise RP HPLC method has been established for simultaneous determination of sacubitril and valsartan from rat plasma by using irbesartan as an internal standard. Separation of analytes were carried out on monolithic column using 10?mM phosphate buffer (pH 2.6), methanol and acetonitrile in a proportion of 50:25:25 (v/v). Analytes were monitored using fluorescence detector maintained at an excitation wavelength of 249?nm and an emission wavelength was set at 380?nm till the elution of valsartan as well as internal standard and switched online to 320?nm for sacubitril. Analysis of analytes from rat plasma was carried out by protein precipitation using methanol and acetonitrile. Valsartan and sacubitril showed good linearity in the concentration range of 1–250?ng/ml and 1–200?ng/ml respectively, with good correlation coefficient (r²?≥?0.998). Further, the precision and accuracy of the proposed procedure were suitable as the percent relative standard deviation and percent relative error were well within the acceptable range. The average percent of recovery from the rat plasma was found to be 96.6% and 97.6% for valsartan and sacubitril respectively. The newly proposed method can be used for regular pharmacokinetic studies because of simplicity in sample preparation, short analysis time (<5?min) and good sensitivity.     

Normal phase high performance liquid chromatography for determination of paclitaxel incorporated in a lipophilic polymer matrix

A normal phase (NP) high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed for analysis of paclitaxel incorporated in poly(sebacic-co-ricinoleic acid), a lipophilic polymer matrix utilized for preparation of an injectable formulation for the localized delivery of paclitaxel. Thin layer chromatography experiments revealed that separation of paclitaxel from the polymer is dependent on the eluting strength (solvent strength) of the mobile phase. The HPLC system consists of a Purospher STRAR Si analytical HPLC column (5 microm, 250mm x 4mm, Merck), and 1-2.5% (v/v) methanol in dichloromethane as the mobile phase. Detection was by UV absorbance at 240 and 254 nm. The effect of the mobile phase composition on paclitaxel retention, peak shape and column efficiency, and the influence of the sample loading on the shape of the paclitaxel peak were studied. The mobile phases used for the chromatography consisted of 1.5% (v/v) methanol in dichloromethane. Paclitaxel was determined in the formulation and in the samples from degradation studies using UV detection at a wavelength of 254 nm. UV detection at 240 nm has advantages for following polymer matrix degradation products due to higher detector response at this wavelength. The utility of the proposed NP HPLC approach was demonstrated by assessment of intra- and inter-batch content uniformity, and by the determination of paclitaxel content after 7 and 60 days exposure of the paclitaxel-loaded polymer matrix to in vitro and in vivo degradation.     

小白菜中残留虫酰肼的超临界流体萃取条件的研究

将超临界流体萃取(supercritical fluid extraction,SFE)技术与高效液相色谱分析相结合,建立了特异性杀虫剂虫酰肼的萃取分离方法。SFE对虫酰肼的萃取条件:压力48.3 MPa(7000 psi),温度60 ℃,静态萃取时间20 min,CO2体积10 mL,改性剂甲醇添加量0.04 mL/g,丙酮为收集溶剂。在此条件下,SFE对虫酰肼的萃取率为100.75%,所得样品可直接用于高效液相色谱分析。色谱条件：紫外-二极管阵列检测器(检测波长为245 nm),C18键合色谱柱,乙腈     

Quantitative determination of porphyrins, their precursors and zinc protoporphyrin in whole blood and dried blood by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorimetric detection

Methods for the determination of porphyrins, delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), porphobilinogen (PBG) and zinc protoporphyrin of heme biosynthesis in whole blood and dried blood are described. Erythrocyte porphyrins and the precursors ALA and PBG were extracted from whole blood (50 microliter) with 0.3 ml of methanol and 1.5 M hydrochloric acid (2:1, v/v). Zinc protoporphyrin was extracted with an acetone-pyridine-Sterox solution. Other major interfering metabolites were removed by centrifugation. An aliquot of the supernatant was injected onto the reversed-phase C18 column for detection of porphyrins with excitation wavelength at 405 nm and emission wavelength at 630 nm. The mobile phase was 0.1 M phosphate-methanol-tetrahydrofuran (18:30:16, v/v/v), pH 5.38. The ALA and PBG were derivatized with o-phthalaldehyde before injection. The detection excitation wavelength occurred at 330 nm and the emission wavelength at 418 nm. The mobile phase was 0.1 M phosphate-methanol (7.5:5), pH 3.38. For the dried blood specimen of filter paper, two 0.64-cm discs punched out from the blood-impregnated filter paper were placed in a test tube containing 200 microliter of 0.9% saline for 60 min or longer at room temperature and then treated as whole blood.     

Extractionless determination of diclofenac sodium in serum using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorimetric detection.

The author describes a method of using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorimetric detection for the assay of diclofenac sodium in serum. The method is sensitive down to 20 ng/ml (250-microliters loop). Elution is at pH 6.2 with methanol in 0.05 M phosphate buffer (43:57, v/v) on a 25-cm Spherisorb S5 ODS2 column. Detection is at an excitation wavelength of 282 nm and an emission wavelength of 365 nm. Serum sample size is 100 microliters. Sample protein, to which diclofenac is highly bound, is first denatured by heat and then with methanol to release the diclofenac prior to centrifugation and injection of 100 microliters (or 250 microliters) of the clear supernatant. Harmol, with similar fluorescence and polarity characteristics to diclofenac, is a satisfactory internal standard. At the 1 micrograms/ml level intra-sample reproducibility is better than 2%, whilst inter-sample reproducibility is 4.6%. Detector response is linear from 40 ng/ml to 20 micrograms/ml (100-microliters loop).     

Determination of metal ions by on-line complexation and ion-pair chromatography

An ion-pair chromatographic method utilizing on-line complexation and ion-pair formation in a post-column reactor was developed for the determination of copper, palladium, cobalt and iron in mixtures. The system features a reversed-phase column and a second eluent line feeding the ligand reagent, connected after the column via a T-piece, to a mixer and through that to a knitted tubing reactor. The ion-pair former was added to the eluent before the column and the ligand after it. The separation was studied using a binary eluent system containing cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMABr) or tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TDTMABr) in water-methanol (99:1, v/v) as ion-pair former and methanol. In addition, water-methanol (99:1, v/v) containing 1-nitroso-2-naphthol-6-sulphonate (126NNS) as ligand was added to the eluent, through the T-piece, after the column. Mixing of the two eluents took place in the mixer. Methanol was used both isocratically and in gradient addition. Selective UV-VIS detection of the metal-126NNS ion pairs was at wavelengths 230, 260, 310 and 400 nm and their identification was effected in wavelength range 190–600 nm. The metal complex formation in the aqueous methanol eluent evidently governed the retention of the ion pairs, while the selectivity of the method was provided by the different rates of reaction of the metal, the ligand and the ion-pair former in the mixer-reactor system. The detector response for copper, palladium, cobalt and iron was linear up to concentrations of 10 μM. In spiked water-methanol samples the detection limits for these metals ranged from 1·10⁻³ to 1 mg/l. When the on-line complexation and ion-pair formation method was tested with nickel, mercury and zinc, the results proved that these ion pairs were unstable. Because of the insufficient reproducibility of the absorption intensities of these metal ion pairs, their qualitative study could be performed only in the pH range 7–8. The method was successfully applied to real samples after removal of the organic material.     

Establishment of a HPLC method for preclinical pharmacokinetic study of the novel anti-Parkinson's disease candidate drug FLZ in rats

An HPLC method was established and validated for the determination of compound FLZ, a synthetic novel anti-Parkinson's disease candidate drug, in rat plasma. FLZ and the internal standard bicyclol were extracted from plasma by solid-phase extraction method and analyzed on a Restek C18 column (4.6 x 250 mm, 5 microm) with a mobile phase consisting of methanol and water (60:40, v/v) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelength was set at 320 nm. The calibration curve was linear within the concentration range from 25 to 500 ng/mL (r2 > 0.999), the limit of quantitation was 25 ng/mL and the average recovery was 92.0% with the RSD less than 5.9%. The relative standard deviation for intra- and inter-day precision was less than 3.8 and 6.9%, respectively. The established HPLC method was validated to be a simple, rapid and reliable procedure and applied to study the preclinical pharmacokinetics of FLZ in rat plasma, and it was the first time that the pharmacokinetics of FLZ had been investigated.     

Analysis of T-2 and HT-2 toxins in cereal grains by immunoaffinity clean-up and liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection

A sensitive, precise and accurate method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of T-2 and HT-2 toxins in cereal grains at ppb levels using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detection and 1-antroylnitrile (1-AN) as labeling reagent after immunoaffinity clean-up. Cereal samples were extracted with methanol/water (90:10, v/v), and the extracts were cleaned-up through commercially available immunoaffinity columns containing monoclonal anti-T-2 antibodies (T-2 test HPLC, Vicam). T-2 and HT-2 toxins were quantified by reversed-phase HPLC with fluorometric detection (excitation wavelength 381 nm, emission wavelength 470 nm) after derivatization with 1-AN. The monoclonal antibody showed 100% cross-reactivity with both T-2 and HT-2 toxin, and the immunoaffinity column clean-up was effective up to 1.4 microg of both toxins. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of T-2 and HT-2 toxins in wheat, maize and barley. Recoveries from spiked samples with toxin levels from 25 to 500 microg/kg ranged from 70% to 100%, with relative standard deviation generally lower than 8%. The limit of detection of the method was 5 microg/kg for T-2 toxin and 3 microg/kg for HT-2 toxin, based on a signal-to-noise ratio 3:1. HT-2 toxin was detected in ten naturally contaminated wheat samples out of 14 samples analyzed, with toxin levels ranging from 10 to 71 microg/kg; three of them contained also T-2 toxin up to 12 microg/kg.     

An HPLC method for the quantification of sterols in edible seaweeds

This study presents an HPLC method for the quantification of sterols in edible seaweeds. Sterols were identified by HPLC/mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) in positive APCI mode. The samples were saponified by refluxing with 1 m ethanolic KOH, and the non-saponifiable fraction was extracted with hexane. Sterols were quantified by HPLC with UV detection (HPLC-UV), on a 15 x 0.4 cm Kromasil 100 C(18) 5 micro m column (mobile phase 30:70 v/v methanol:acetonitrile; fl ow rate 1.2 mL/min; column temperature 30 degrees C; detection wavelength 205 nm). Method repeatability for fucosterol was good (coefficient of variation 2.4%). Sterol contents were determined in canned or dried brown seaweeds (Himanthalia elongata, Undaria pinnatifida, Laminaria ochroleuca) and red seaweeds (Palmaria sp., Porphyra sp.). The predominant sterol was fucosterol in brown seaweeds (83-97% of total sterol content; 662-2320 micro g/g dry weight), and desmosterol in red seaweeds (87-93% of total sterol content; 187-337 micro g/g dry weight).     

Determination of T-2 toxin in cereal grains by liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection after immunoaffinity column clean-up and derivatization with 1-anthroylnitrile

1-Anthroylnitrile (1-AN) has been shown to be an efficient labelling reagent for the determination of T-2 toxin (T-2) by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-fluorescence detection. This reaction has been used to develop a sensitive, reproducible and accurate method for the determination of T-2 in wheat, corn, barley, oats, rice and sorghum. The method uses immunoaffinity columns containing antibodies specific for T-2 for extract clean-up, pre-column derivatization with 1-AN and HPLC with fluorescence detection for toxin determination. Ground cereal samples were extracted with methanol-water (80:20, v/v), the extracts were purified by immunoaffinity columns and the toxin was quantified by reversed-phase HPLC with fluorometric detection (excitation wavelength 381 nm, emission wavelength 470 nm) after derivatization with 1-AN. Recoveries from the different cereals spiked with T-2 at levels ranging from 0.05 to 1.5 microg/g were from 80 to 99%, with relative standard deviations of less than 6%. The limit of detection was 0.005 microg/g, based on a signal-to-noise ratio of 3:1.     

Optimization of HPLC-APCI-MS conditions for the qualitative and quantitative determination of total solanesol in tobacco leaves

HPLC coupled online with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization MS (APCI-MS) technique was evaluated for the qualitative and quantitative determination of solanesol in extracts of tobacco leaves. The solanesol and other compounds in the extract were separated on an Alltima C(8) (4.6 mm x 250 mm) column with methanol and water (98:2 v/v) as mobile phase, with flow rate of 0.8 mL/min and UV detection wavelength of 211 nm. In the APCI(+) mode, abundant stable [M-H(2)O + H](+) ion (m/z at 613.5) was observed, with low abundance of other fragmentation ions. A comparison of APCI-MS and ESI-MS techniques showed that APCI mode is more sensitive than ESI mode, and thus better suited for solanesol analysis. When comparing UV 211 nm and APCI-MS in SIM for solanesol quantification, the former offered better precision and reproducibility, but the latter was more than 200 times sensitive in detection. The developed method has been successfully applied to the analysis and comparison of solanesol concentration in different tobacco leaf samples.     

Stability indicating methods for the determination of some anti-fungal agents using densitometric and RP-HPLC methods

Two chromatographic methods were developed for the determination of some anti-fungal drugs in the presence of either their degradation products or cortisone derivatives. The densitometric method determined mixtures of each of ketoconazole (KT), clotrimazole (CL), miconazole nitrate (MN) and econazole nitrate (EN) with the degradation products of each one. Mixtures of MN with hydrocortisone (HC) and of EN with triamcinolone acetonide (TA) were also successfully separated and determined by this technique. For KT and CL, a mixture of methanol:water:triethylamine (70:28:2 v/v) was used as a developing system and the spots were scanned at 243 nm and 220 nm for KT and CL, respectively. For MN and EN, a mixture of hexane:isopropyl alcohol:triethylamine (80:17:3 v/v) was used as a developing system and the spots were scanned at 225 nm for both drugs. The HPLC method determined mixtures of CL or EN with their degradation products which were separated and quantified on a Zorbax C8 column. Elution was carried out using methanol:phosphate buffer pH 2.5 (65:35 v/v) as a mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.5 ml/min and UV detection at 220 nm for CL. For EN, a mixture of methanol:water containing 0.06 ml triethylamine pH 10 (75:25 v/v) was used as a mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.5 ml/min and UV detection at 225 nm. The methods were also used to separate mixtures of CL with betamethasone dipropionate (BD) and EN with TA in a laboratory prepared mixture and in pharmaceutical preparations. The methods were sensitive, precise and applicable for determination of the drugs in pharmaceutical dosage forms.     

高效液相色谱法定量测定中药千层塔提取物中的石杉碱甲

建立了高效液相色谱快速定量测定中药千层塔提取物中石杉碱甲含量的分析方法。千层塔提取物经甲醇/水/甲酸(10/90/0.2, v/v/v)提取并定容后,过滤膜后直接分析。色谱分离选用XCharge C18色谱柱(150 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm),以水(含0.1%三氟乙酸)和乙腈(含0.09%三氟乙酸)为流动相进行梯度洗脱,流速为2 mL/min,于310 nm波长下检测,可在10 min内完成石杉碱甲的快速分离分析。结果表明,石杉碱甲在2.12～106 mg/L范围内线性关系良好(相关系数为0.9999);平均加标回收率为102.34%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.46%;日内及日间精密度均小于2%,满足定量要求。该方法简便、快速,结果可靠,重现性好,可作为千层塔提取物质量评价的依据。     

Quantitative HPLC method and pharmacokinetic studies of ergosta‐4,6,8(14),22‐tetraen‐3‐one,a natural product with diuretic activity from Polyporus umbellatus

A simple and specific HPLC method with dual wavelength UV detection for the determination of ergosta‐4,6,8(14),22‐tetraen‐3‐one (ergone) in rat plasma was developed and proved to be efficient. The method used ergosterol as internal standard (IS). Following a single‐step protein precipitation, the analyte and IS were separated on an Inertsil ODS‐3 column with a mobile phase containing methanol–water (99:1, v/v) at a flow rate of 1 mL/min. The analytes were detected by using UV detection at wavelength of 350 (ergone) and 283 (IS) nm, respectively. The calibration curve was linear over the range of 0.1–2.0 µg/mL and the lower limit of quantification was 0.1 µg/mL. The intra‐day and inter‐day precision studies showed good reproducibility with RSD less than 8.5%. The intra‐day and inter‐day accuracy ranged from 95.6 to 104%. Mean extraction recovery was above 95% at the low, medium and high concentrations. The present HPLC‐UV method was simple and reliable. The method described herein had been successfully applied for the pharmacokinetic studies in male SD rats after administration of 20 mg/kg dose of solution of ergone. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

制备型高效液相色谱法从积雪草提取物中分离纯化积雪草甙和羟基积雪草甙对照品

积雪草甙和羟基积雪草甙是积雪草及其相关制品质量控制的两个指标成分,本研究利用制备型高效液相色谱从积雪草提取物中同 时分离纯化得到这两个成分。对制备色谱的流动相组成、流速、进样量和检测波长等制备参数进行了优化。采用的色谱柱为C18柱(50 mm×200 mm,5 μm);流动相为甲醇-水(体积比为60∶40),流速100 mL/min;二极管阵列检测器在220 nm检测;进样体积为1.5 mL。在20 min的运行时间内,积雪草甙和羟基积雪草甙与干扰成分得到很好的分离,产品纯度达到98%以上。此方法具有快速高效、产品纯度高的 特点,可以用于制备积雪草甙和羟基积雪草甙对照品。