Separation of diastereomers of phosphinic pseudopeptides by capillary zone electrophoresis and reverse phase high‐performance liquid chromatography

Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) and reverse phase high‐performance liquid chromatography (RP‐HPLC) were used for separation of diastereomers of phosphinic pseudopeptides in achiral separation media. A set of phosphinic pseudopeptides, i. e. peptides with one peptide bond substituted by phosphinic acid moiety ‐PO₂^–‐CH₂‐ derived from the structure N‐Ac‐Val‐AlaB(‐CH₂)Leu‐His‐NH₂ synthesized as a mixture of four diastereomers was used. Separations of diastereomers by CZE were carried out in Tris‐phosphate background electrolytes in the pH range 1.1–3.2 and at least partial separation of the four diastereomers of each pseudopeptide was achieved. A routinely used RP‐HPLC method (C₁₈‐silica column and water/acetonitrile/trifluoroacetic acid mobile phase) was also capable of resolving the diastereomers. In addition, since individual diastereomers of majority of the pseudopeptides were isolated by RP‐HPLC it was possible to check the purity of these RP‐HPLC separated diastereomers and to compare the migration order of the diastereomers in CZE with their elution order in RP‐HPLC. The results obtained by CZE and RP‐HPLC demonstrate a complementarity of both methods in analysis and separation of phosphinic pseudopeptides including their diastereomers.     

Determination of muscimol and ibotenic acid in mushrooms of Amanitaceae by capillary electrophoresis

In this study, the CZE method for rapid quantitative and qualitative determination of ibotenic acid and muscimol in Amanita mushrooms naturally grown in Poland was developed. The investigations included the species of A. muscaria, A. pantherina, and A. citrina, collected in southern region of Poland. The studied hallucinogenic compounds were effectively extracted with a mixture of methanol and 1 mM sodium phosphate buffer at pH 3 (1:1 v/v) using ultrasound‐assisted procedure. The obtained extracts were separated and determined by CZE utilizing a 25 mM sodium phosphate running buffer adjusted to pH 3 with 5% content of acetonitrile v/v. The calibration curves for both analytes were linear in the range of 2.5–7000 μg/mL. The intraday and interday variations of quantitative data were 1.0 and 2.5% RSD, respectively. The recovery values of analyzed compounds were over 87%. The identities of ibotenic acid and muscimol were confirmed by UV spectra, migration time, and measurements after addition of external standard.     

盐酸吡哆辛在聚烟酸修饰电极上的电化学行为及测定

采用电聚合方法制备了聚烟酸修饰玻碳电极(PNA/GCE),并利用循环伏安法(CV)和差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)考察了盐酸吡哆辛(VB6)在该修饰电极上的电化学行为。结果表明,VB6在PNA/GCE上的氧化峰电流显著提高,电极反应为扩散控制的一电子两质子反应。利用差分脉冲伏安法对VB6进行测定,线性范围为0.08~400μmol/L,VB6的检出限为0.02μmol/L,测定结果的相对标准偏差为3.1%(n=8),加标回收率为95.8%~103.7%。该方法可用于VB6片中VB6含量的测定。     

Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry method for simultaneous determination of cyclosporine A and its three metabolites AM1, AM9 and AM4N in whole blood and isolated lymphocytes in renal transplant patients

A LC‐MS/MS method was developed and validated for the determination of cyclosporine A (CsA) and its three phase 1 metabolites AM1, AM9, and AM4N in whole blood and lymphocytes isolated on the Histopaque gradient. 200 μL of whole blood was precipitated with 10 mol/L zinc sulfate in acetonitrile/methanol (40:60, v/v) and lymphocytes isolated from 1.5 mL blood were extracted with acetonitrile/methanol (40:60, v/v). The analytes and internal standard cyclosporine D were separated on RP column BEH C18, 2.1×50 mm, 1.7 μm using gradient LC‐MS/MS analysis in positive electrospray mode. Time of analysis was 5 min. Linearity in blood was 5–2000 μg/L for CsA, AM1, and AM9; 2–500 μg/L for AM4N; and 2–500 μg/L for all substances in lymphocytes. Coefficient of variations was 1.8–9.8% and recovery was 92.0–110.0%. The method was used in early and chronic renal transplant patients for therapeutic drug monitoring of CsA to compare either its share in lymphocytes as target organ or binding to one lymphocyte. The same parameters were calculated for all metabolites tested.     

Development and validation of a generic RP‐HPLC PDA method for the simultaneous separation and quantification of active ingredients in cold and cough medicines

A novel generic reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP‐HPLC) method is developed and validated for simultaneous determination of seven pharmaceutically active ingredients, namely, acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, doxylamine, phenylephrine, guaifenesin, caffeine and aspirin. All seven ingredients were quantified in soft gel, syrup and tablet formulations of the over‐the‐counter US‐marketed products, as per the guidelines of the International Conference on Harmonization. The separation was achieved in a 16 min run time on an Agilent Zorbax Phenyl column using a gradient method with two mobile phases. Mobile phase A was 0.15% trifluoro acetic acid in purified water and while mobile phase B was a mixture of acetonitrile and methanol (750:250 v/v) with 0.02% trifluoro acetic acid. The flow rate was 1.0 mL min^?1 and injection volume was 10 μL. Detection was performed at 280 nm using a photodiode array detector. As part of the method validation, specificity, linearity, precision and recovery parameters were verified. The concentration and area relationships were linear (R² > 0.999), over the concentration ranges 20–120 μg mL^?1 for acetaminophen, 75–450 μg mL^?1 for dextromethorphan, 31.25–187.5 μg mL^?1 for doxylamine, 25–150 μg mL^?1 for phenylephrine, 25–150 μg mL^?1 for aspirin, 6.5–39 μg mL^?1 for caffeine and 12–72 μg mL^?1 for guaifenesin. The relative standard deviations for precision and intermediate precision were <1.5%. The proposed RP‐HPLC generic method is applicable for routine analysis of cold and cough over‐the‐counter products.     

High-affinity peptide nucleic acid oligomers containing tricyclic cytosine analogues

[structure: see text] Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) monomers containing the tricyclic cytosine analogues phenoxazine, 9-(2-aminoethoxy)phenoxazine (G-clamp), and 9-(3-aminopropoxy)phenoxazine (propyl-G-clamp) have been synthesized. The modified nucleobases were incorporated into PNA oligomers using Boc-chemistry for solid-phase synthesis. PNAs containing single G-clamp modifications exhibit significantly enhanced affinity toward RNA and DNA targets relative to unmodified PNA while maintaining mismatch discrimination. These PNA G-clamp modifications exhibit the highest increase in affinity toward nucleic acid targets reported so far for PNA modifications.     

Simultaneous determination of morniflumate and its major active metabolite,niflumic acid,in human plasma by high‐performance liquid chromatography in stability and pharmacokinetic studies

A rapid, sensitive and stable high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of morniflumate and its major active metabolite, niflumic acid, in human plasma. HPLC analysis was carried out using a 5 µm particle size, C₁₈‐bonded silica column with a mixture of acetonitrile and 0.005 m potassium phosphate monobasic in water (60:40, v/v) as the mobile phase and UV detection at 287 nm. The method involved the treatment with 50 μL of 0.4 m hydrochloric acid for the stability of morniflumate, extraction with diethylether and evaporation to dryness under a nitrogen stream. The lower limit of quantitation for morniflumate and niflumic acid was 50 and 500 ng/mL, respectively. The calibration curves for morniflumate and niflumic acid were linear over the concentration range of 50–20,000 ng/mL and 500–50,000 ng/mL, respectively, with correlation coefficients greater than 0.9995 and inter‐ or intra‐batch coefficients of variation not exceeding 13.79%. The variability (percentage difference) of incurred sample re‐analysis did not exceed 11.72% and all of the repeat samples fell within 20% of the mean value. This assay procedure was applied successfully to an examination of the pharmacokinetics of morniflumate and its metabolite, niflumic acid, in human subjects. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

高效液相色谱-荧光检测法同时测定血清中的犬尿氨酸和犬尿喹啉酸

建立了在线衍生、双波长高效液相色谱-荧光检测器同时检测血清中犬尿氨酸(kynurenine, Kyn)和犬尿喹啉酸(kynurenic acid, KYNA)含量的方法。血清标本经5%高氯酸溶液去除蛋白质后,上清液直接进样分析测定。采用的色谱柱为Hypersil C8柱;流动相为0.25 mol/L醋酸锌-50 mmol/L醋酸溶液(含3%乙腈),流速为1.5 mL/min。在0～10 min时间段,在激发波长和发射波长分别为365 nm和480 nm时检测Kyn;10 min后,在激发波长和发射波长分别变换为344 nm和404 nm时检测KYNA。Kyn的保留时间约为8.1 min,线性范围为98～19600 nmol/L,最低检出浓度为50 nmol/L,平均回收率为94.88%,日内、日间测定值的相对标准偏差(RSD)均低于4%。KYNA的保留时间约为13.0 min,线性范围为2.62～1047 nmol/L,最低检出浓度为0.11 nmol/L,平均回收率为102.72%,日内、日间测定的RSD均低于4%。苯丙氨酸、酪氨酸、色氨酸和5-羟色胺等物质对目标物的检测无干扰。71例健康成人血清中,Kyn和KYNA含量分别为(1.40±0.34) μmol/L和(24.22±8.67) nmol/L。该方法简便、快速、灵敏、特异,适于临床和科研应用。     

Preparative enantioseparation of propafenone by counter‐current chromatography using di‐n‐butyl l‐tartrate combined with boric acid as the chiral selector

This paper extends the research of the utilization of borate coordination complexes in chiral separation by counter‐current chromatography (CCC). Racemic propafenone was successfully enantioseparated by CCC with di‐n‐butyl l ‐tartrate combined with boric acid as the chiral selector. The two‐phase solvent system was composed of chloroform/ 0.05 mol/L acetate buffer pH 3.4 containing 0.10 mol/L boric acid (1:1, v/v), in which 0.10 mol/L di‐n‐butyl l ‐tartrate was added in the organic phase. The influence of factors in the enantioseparation of propafenone were investigated and optimized. A total of 92 mg of racemic propafenone was completely enantioseparated using high‐speed CCC in a single run, yielding 40–42 mg of (R)‐ and (S)‐propafenone enantiomers with an HPLC purity over 90–95%. The recovery for propafenone enantiomers from fractions of CCC was in the range of 85–90%.     

Metal-containing peptide nucleic acid conjugates

Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNAs) are non-natural DNA/RNA analogues with favourable physico-chemical properties and promising applications. Discovered nearly 20 years ago, PNAs have recently re-gained quite a lot of attention. In this Perspective article, we discuss the latest advances on the preparation and utilisation of PNA monomers and oligomers containing metal complexes. These metal- conjugates have found applications in various research fields such as in the sequence-specific detection of nucleic acids, in the hydrolysis of nucleic acids and peptides, as radioactive probes or as modulators of PNA·DNA hybrid stability, and last but not least as probes for molecular and cell biology.     

Determination of asymmetric and symmetric dimethylarginines in human plasma by HPLC with electrochemical detection

A new HPLC method was developed and validated for the determination of asymmetric and symmetric dimethylarginines and l ‐arginine in human plasma. After SPE and evaporation of the eluate, the samples were derivatised with an o‐phthaldialdehyde reagent containing 3‐mercaptopropionic acid. The derivatives formed were analysed by isocratic RP‐HPLC with electrochemical detection at +320 mV. The mobile phase consisted of 50 mM phosphate buffer (pH 6.1) containing 10% v/v acetonitrile, the flow rate was 1 mL/min. The retention times of all compounds including monomethylarginine (internal standard) were <24 min. The LODs (S/N 3:1) were 0.012 μM for both dimethylarginines and 0.013 μM for l ‐arginine; the linearity of the method was from 0.1 to 20 μM for both dimethylarginines and from 1 to 200 μM for l ‐arginine. Absolute extraction recoveries measured for all analytes ranged from 85 to 88%.     

Simultaneous Determination of Ceftriaxone Sodium and Non Steroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs in Pharmaceutical Formulations and Human Serum by RP‐HPLC

An accurate, sensitive and least time consuming reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic (RP‐HPLC) method for the estimation of ceftriaxone in the presence of non steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs in formulation and human serum has been developed and validated. Chromatographic separation was conducted on prepacked Purospher Star, C18 (5 μm, 250 × 4.6 mm) column at room temperature using methanol:water:acetonitrile (80:15:5 v/v/v) as a mobile phase, pH adjusted at 2.8 with ortho‐phosphoric acid and at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/minute, while UV detection was performed at 270 nm. The results obtained showed a good agreement with the declared content. The method shows good linearity in the range of 2.5‐25 μg/mL ceftriaxone serum concentrations with a correlation coefficient 0.999 (inter‐ and intra‐day RSD < 2.0%). The limit of detection and quantification for ceftriaxone and NSAID's in pharmaceutical formulation and serum were in the range 0.51‐1.54 μg/mL. Analytical recovery was >98.1%. The proposed method may be used for the quantitative analysis of commonly administered non steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs i.e. tiaprofenic acid, naproxen sodium, flurbiprofen, diclofenac acid and mefenamic acid alone or in combination with ceftriaxone from raw materials, dosage formulations and in serum. The established HPLC method is rapid, accurate and selective, because of its sensitivity and reproducibility.     

Sequential injection-bead injection-lab-on-valve coupled to high-performance liquid chromatography for online renewable micro-solid-phase extraction of carbamate residues in food and environmental samples

A sequential injection‐bead injection‐lab‐on‐valve system was hyphenated to HPLC for online renewable micro‐solid‐phase extraction of carbamate insecticides. The carbamates studied were isoprocarb, methomyl, carbaryl, carbofuran, methiocarb, promecarb, and propoxur. LiChroprep^® RP‐18 beads (25–40 μm) were employed as renewable sorbent packing in a microcolumn situated inside the LOV platform mounted above the multiposition valve of the sequential injection system. The analytes sorbed by the microcolumn were eluted using 80% acetonitrile in 0.1% acetic acid before online introduction to the HPLC system. Separation was performed on an Atlantis C‐18 column (4.6×150 mm, 5 μm) utilizing gradient elution with a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min and a detection wavelength at 270 nm. The sequential injection system offers the means of performing automated handling of sample preconcentration and matrix removal. The enrichment factors ranged between 20 and 125, leading to limits of detection (LODs) in the range of 1–20 μg/L. Good reproducibility was obtained with relative standard deviations of <0.7 and 5.4% for retention time and peak area, respectively. The developed method has been successfully applied to the determination of carbamate residues in fruit, vegetable, and water samples.     

Peptide nucleic acid stabilized perovskite nanoparticles for nucleic acid sensing

Nanostructural hybrid organic-inorganic metal halide perovskites offer a wide range of potential applications including photovoltaics, solar cells, and light emitting diodes. Up to now the surface stabilizing ligands were used solely to obtain the optimal properties of nanoparticles in terms of dimensionality and stability, however their possible additional functionality was rarely considered. In the present work, hybrid lead bromide perovskite nanoparticles (PNP) were prepared using a unique approach where a peptide nucleic acid is used as a surface ligand. Methylammonium lead bromide perovskite colloidal nanoparticles stabilized by thymine-based peptide nucleic acid monomer (PNA-M) and relevant trimer (PNA-T) were prepared exhibiting the size below 10 nm. Perovskite structure and crystallinity were verified by X-ray powder diffraction spectroscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. PNP-PNA-M and PNP-PNA-T colloidal dispersions in chloroform and toluene possessed green-blue fluorescence, while Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and quantum chemical calculations showed that the PNA coordinates to the PNP surface through the primary amine group. Additionally, the sensing ability of the PNA ligand for adenine nucleic acid was demonstrated by photoluminescence quenching via charge transfer. Furthermore, PNP thin films were effectively produced by the centrifugal casting. We envision that combining the unique, tailored structure of peptide nucleic acids and the prospective optical features of lead halide perovskite nanoparticles could expand the field of applications of such hybrids exploiting analogous ligand chemistry.     

高效液相色谱法测定猪组织中咪唑苯脲残留研究

建立了高效液相色谱(HPLC)测定猪可食性组织中咪唑苯脲残留的方法。猪组织经β-葡萄糖苷酶水解后,用1 mol/L盐酸提取,再用正己烷-异戊醇(3:2, v/v)混合溶剂萃取净化。以乙腈和0.0075 mol/L戊烷磺酸钠水溶液(含0.1%三乙胺,pH 3.0)作为流动相,经C18反相色谱柱分离后用紫外检测器检测。结果表明: 该方法在咪唑苯脲含量为10～10000 μg/L范围内呈现良好的线性关系,相关系数大于0.999;空白组织中加标样品的检出限(LOD)为10 μg/kg,定量限(LOQ)为20 μg/kg。在定量限、最高残留限量(MRL)、2倍MRL添加水平下,不同组织的平均回收率为80.04%～110.32%,相对标准偏差为0.82%～10.00%。表明该检测方法简单、灵敏,适用于猪组织中咪唑苯脲残留的定量检测。     

在线扫集-胶束毛细管电动色谱法测定扛板归中的阿魏酸、咖啡酸和原儿茶酸

采用在线扫集-胶束毛细管电动色谱法(sweeping-MEKC)分离测定扛板归中的阿魏酸、咖啡酸和原儿茶酸。采用未涂层熔融石英毛细管(50 cm×50μm,有效柱长36 cm);环境温度25℃;缓冲体系为20 mmol/L NaH2PO4-80mmol/L十二烷基磺酸钠(SDS)-12.5%乙腈(V/V)(pH 2.20),紫外检测波长为216 nm,运行分离电压-20 kV,进样时间100 s。在优化条件下,3种有机酸均在20 min内出峰,峰面积RSD均小于5%。检出限分别达到98.52,118.73和27.27μg/L。     

Determination of amino acid neurotransmitters in rat hippocampi by HPLC‐UV using NBD‐F as a derivative

A simple, rapid and accurate high‐performance liquid chromatography method with ultraviolet–visible detection was developed for the determination of five amino acid neurotransmitters – aspartate, glutamic acid, glycine, taurine and γ‐aminobutyric acid – in rat hippocampi with pre‐column derivatization with 4‐fluoro‐7‐nitrobenzofurazan. Several conditions which influenced derivatization and separation, such as pH, temperature, acetonitrile percentage mobile phase and flow rate, were optimized to obtain a suitable protocol for amino acids quantification in samples. The separation of the five neurotransmitter derivatives was performed on a C₁₈ column using a mobile phase consisting of phosphate buffer (0.02 mol/L, pH 6.0)–acetonitrile (84:16, v/v) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min with the column temperature at 30°C. The detection wavelength was 472 nm. Without gradient elution, the five neurotransmitter derivatives were completely separated within 15 min. The linear relation was good in the range from 0.50 to 500 µmol/L, and the correlation coefficients were ≥0.999. Intra‐day precision was between 1.8 and 3.2%, and inter‐day precision was between 2.4 and 4.7%. The limits of detection (signal‐to‐noise ratio 3) were from 0.02 to 0.15 µmol/L. The established method was used to determine amino acid neurotransmitters in rat hippocampi with satisfactory recoveries varying from 94.9 to 105.2%. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

New Synthetic Route to γ-Mercaptomethyl PNA Monomers

Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) are oligonucleotide mimics widely used as antisense, antigene molecules, and biotechnological tools. Recently, several microarrays and other biosensors based on PNAs have been developed. The construction of PNA molecular beacons or light-up probes for DNA detection requires the labelling of the PNA moiety. Labels are usually attached at the C or N terminal end by a flexible linker or in the middle of a PNA sequence, substituting one PNA base with an artificial base or by attaching fluorophores to a modified PNA backbone. The need to develop simple protocols to label PNAs encouraged us to design a new procedure for the synthesis of γ-mercaptomethyl-modified PNA. Here we propose a new strategy for the synthesis of modified PNAs, bearing amino acid side chains. The synthesis is straightforward and is an improvement to the procedures reported so far, as it uses stable intermediates and proceeds with better yields.     

Gene sensors based on peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probes: relationship between sensor sensitivity and probe/target duplex stability

Gene sensors based on peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probes were prepared and the relationship between sensor sensitivity and the duplex stability of the probe PNAs and target complementary DNAs was studied using five synthesized PNAs (10-, 15-, 17-, 20-, and 22-mers). It was found that the association constants for the probe PNA/target DNA pairs depend not only on the length but also on the base pair sequence, and that the trend in the sensor responses was the same as that in the association constants for the corresponding pairs. In addition, by using two kinds of probe PNAs with different lengths, it was demonstrated that fabrication of sensors based on probe PNAs with comparable association constants yielded similar response curves and sensor sensitivities.