Determination of Trace Amounts of Indium in Sphalerites by Potentiometric Stripping Analysis

Abstract

A simple procedure for the determination of trace amounts of indium in sphalerites has been developed. the sample is dissolved by combined action of concentrated HC1 and HNO₃. Indium is separated by ether extraction from a 4 M HBr solution. the organic phase is evaporated and the residue is dissolved in acetate-bromide ionic medium, where indium is directly measured by stripping potentiometry.     

Determination of Plasma Pseudo-Ephedrine by Fluorescence Detection and High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Abstract

A sensitive and specific high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the determination of pseudoephedrine in plasma. The assay was based on the production of a highly fluorescent derivative of pseudoephedrine using 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzo-2, 1, 3-oxadiazole (NBD-Cl) as the derivatization agent. The fluorescent derivatives were separated using normal phase liquid chromatography after an automated, column-switching, sample clean-up procedure. Pseudoephedrine determination was accurate and precise at concentrations as low as 10 nanograms per milliliter of plasma. The chromatographic step separated derivatives of pseudoephedrine from those of norpseudoephedrine and several other amines. Measurement of pseudoephedrine concentrations in plasma following a single 120 milligram oral dose is illustrated.     

Determination of Ofloxacin,A New Oxazine Derivative in Human Serum,Urine, and Bile by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Abstract

A simple and precise high-performance liquid procedure has been developed for the determination of Ofloxacin (DL-8280), a new oxazine derivative in human serum, urine and bile using Norfloxacin as internal standard. The work-up procedure involves a chemical extraction step followed by isocratic chromatography on a anion-exchange analytical column, with ultraviolet detection. The run time for the assay was 11.5 minutes.     

Specific and Sensitive High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Alprazolam or Triazolam

Abstract

A specific and highly sensitive liquid chromatographic procedure has been developed for the rapid determination of intact alprazolam or triazolam in dog serum, using these structurally similar triazolobenzodiazepines as mutual internal standards. The procedure consists of (1) extracting one ml of alkali buffered serum with toluene, (2) evaporating an aliquot of the toluene to dryness, and (3) quantitating the redissolved residue by HPLC using ultraviolet detection (221 nm). Samples were chromatographed on a microparticulate reverse phase column using a mobile phase composed of acetonitrile: isopropanol: water (94:5:1) and a flow rate of 0.75 ml/min. Metabolites of alprazolam and triazolam did not interfere in the assay. The lower limit of detection was approximately 1 ng/ml of serum extracted. The utility of the analytical methodology for the determination of alprazolam or triazolam in pharmacokinetic studies in the dog was demonstrated.     

Determination of Ketotifen Fumarate in Raw Material and Pharmaceutical Products Using Ion‐pair Formation

Abstract

A simple and sensitive extractive spectrophotometric method has been described for the determination of Ketotifen. The developed method is based on the formation of a colored ion‐pair complex (1∶1 drug/dye) of Ketotifen and bromocresol green in buffer pH 3 and extraction in chloroform. The extracted complex shows absorbance maxima at 423 nm. Beer's law is obeyed in the concentration range of 5.15–61.91 µg/ml. The proposed method has been applied successfully for the determination of drug in commercial tablets and syrup dosage form. No significant interference was observed from the excipients commonly used as pharmaceutical aids with the assay procedure.     

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography of Domoic Acid,a Marine Neurotoxin,with Application to Shellfish and Plankton

Abstract

A recent outbreak of poisoning resulting from the consumption of cultured blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) from a localized area in Eastern Canada has been attributed to the presence of domoic acid (1), a relatively rare neurotoxic amino acid, previously found only in some algae of the family Rhodomelaceae. Studies on aqueous extracts of shellfish tissue indicated that the toxin and several of its isomers could be separated (and isolated in sufficient amounts for subsequent structural identification) by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ultraviolet (UV) diode array detection (DAD). Aqueous acetonitrile containing 0.1% v/v trifluoroacetic acid was used as mobile phase. As the retention time and characteristic UV absorption spectrum of 1 (λ_max = 242 nm) permit unequivocal identification, the HPLC-DAD procedure was refined with a microbore column to provide a rapid (5 min), sensitive (0.3 ng detection limit) and reproducible assay method for the determination of 1 in shellfish tissue. Extraction was accomplished by boiling homogenized shellfish tissue for 5 min with distilled water. Extracts were taken through an octadecylsilica solid phase extraction clean-up prior to HPLC. This method has been applied to a variety of shellfish and phytoplankton samples.

BRIEF

Reversed-phase HPLC with ultraviolet diode array detection was used to analyze shellfish tissue and phytoplankton extracts for domoic acid. A rapid (5 min) and sensitive (0.3 ng detection limit) assay is presented.     

Quantitative Determination of Acenocoumarin in Anticoagulated Patients

Abstract

A new procedure of pre-concentration on Tenax GC followed by high performance liquid chromatography analysis has been developed for the quantitative determination of acenocoumarin in human plasma. The recovery of acenocoumarin was greater than 90% over a concentration range of 0.10 to 1.00 μg/ml and the limit of quantitation by the assay was 10 ng/ml of plasma. This method allows quantitative determinations in patients under acenocoumarin therapy and can be used as a routine clinical monitoring.     

Second-Derivative Spectrophotometric Determination of Some Benzenoid Drugs

Abstract

A rapid second-derivative spectrophotometric assay procedure has been described for the determination of some benzenoid drugs in pharmaceutical dosage forms. Spectral interference from formulation excipients in simple uv spectrophotometric methods has been eliminated by the application of the proposed method. The different assay parameters, linearity and precision of the method have been assessed. The assay results obtained for eight batches of the pharmaceutical formulations of these drugs are in accord with the declared amounts. The high specificity, ease and simplicity offered by second-derivative spectrophotometry permit unit dose assay of these formulations.     

Flow Injection Spectrophotometric Determination of the Antibacterial Levofloxacin in Tablets and Human Urine

Abstract

A sensitive and fast flow‐injection (FI) spectrophotometric method for the determination of levofloxacin based on the formation of a colored product upon oxidation with N‐bromosuccinimide (NBS) in acidic medium is proposed. Optimization of chemical and FI variables has been made. Under the optimized conditions, the sampling rate was over 90 h^?1, the calibration curve obtained was linear over the range 10–300 µg·mL^?1, and the detection limit was 3 µg·mL^?1. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of levofloxacin in pharmaceuticals and human urine samples. It was also found that the excipients in the commercial tablet preparation did not interfere with the assay. Results are precise (RSD<2.7%; n =10) and in agreement with those found by the reference high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) procedure.     

A new approach to the spectrophotometric determination of polyhexamethyleneguanidinium chloride

It has been demonstrated that the reaction of Phenol Red (PR) with polyhexamethyleneguanidinium chloride (PHMG) gives an ion associate and several aggregates. The composition of the latter ones was determined by spectrophotometry, turbidimetry, refractometry, and conductometry. The introduction of PHMG into PR solutions PR leads to the redistribution of the intensity of absorption bands and the appearance of extreme points corresponding to the regions of the maximal accumulation of the formed aggregates with the following stoichiometry: c _PR: c _PHMG = 8 (12, 16, 27, 54) : 1. A procedure has been developed for determining PHMG in disinfecting agent ‘Biopag-D’ employing the extreme points. The procedure provides PHMG the determination of PHMG with an error of 1%.     

A High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Method for the Determination of Doxefazepam in Human Plasma Using a Solid-Phase Extraction Column

Abstract

A procedure for the rapid, quantitative isolation of doxefazepam from plasma with Supelclean LC-18 cartridges is described together with a sensitive HPLC assay for the quantitative determination of the drug. The recovery of doxefazepam was greater than 80 % over an investigated range of 0.1–2.0 μg/ml of plasma. The column extraction of doxefazepam coupled with the versatility of HPLC make this procedure well suited for detailed pharmacokinetic studies and as well as routine plasma analysis of doxefazepam.     

A Simple Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of Adrenaline by Reaction with Copper(II)-Neocuproine

Abstract

A new facile and sensitive spectrophotometric procedure for the quantitative determination of adrenaline has been established. The method is based principally on the interaction of the compound with Cu(II)-neocuproine and subsequent measurement of the cuprous neocuproine chelate produced in the reaction at 458 nm. Optimization of the reaction conditions was conducted. Beer's law was obeyed in the concentration range 0.4-2.4 ppm of adrenaline. The method finally developed has been successfully applied for the assay of the drug in some of its pharmaceutical formulations.     

Extraction Rapide de la Cafeine Urinaire Sur Cartouche C18 Et Dosage Par Chromatographie Gazeuse

Abstract

A rapid method for urinary caffeine extraction on C₁₈ cartridge before GC determination is proposed in view of doping controls in sport. The choice of the standard and of the analytical procedure has been directed by the necessity of rapid determination.

Caffeine extraction on C₁₈ reverse-phase is achieved with a good efficiency (recovery : 98 %, CV = 3 %), so that use of an internal standard was not found necessary. Amobarbital was chosen as internal standard in GC because of several advantages : retention time, thermal stability, interesting properties in mass fragmentometry.     

Determination of Hg Traces in Gallium By Anodic Stripping Voltammetry on Glassy Carbon

Abstract

An A.S.V. method for determination of mercury in ultrapure gallium has been developed. The procedure is very simple and allows a sensitivity high enough to verify the highest purity level of Ga as concerns Hg traces (i.e. 1×10^?5 % Hg in Ga by weight).

The above method was applied to some samples of gallium used in this laboratory.     

A new spectrophotometric method for the determination of nadolol

A new spectrophotometric method has been developed for the assay of nadolol in pure form and in tablets. The assay procedure is based on a derivatization methodology employing 4-carboxyl-2,6-dinitrobenzene diazonium ion (CDNBD) as a diazo coupling reagent. The azo dye formed between nadolol and CDNBD absorbed visible light at the wavelength maximum of 416 nm (λ_max) demonstrating a bathochromic shift from the absorption maximum of nadolol. Optimization studies established an optimal reaction time of 10 min at 60 °C. The assays were linear over 1.25–10 μg ml^?1 of nadolol, and the reaction occurred by a 3:1 reagent/drug stoichiometric ratio. The method is found to be selective and has a lower detection limit of 0.29 μg ml^?1. Recovery studies over three days gave mean recovery of 101.4% (RSD 3.0%). This new method has been successfully applied in the determination of nadolol and nadolol/bendroflumethiazide tablets with accuracy and precision similar to the official (USP) HPLC procedure (p > 0.05). The new procedure has the advantages of high sensitivity, lower limit of detection and could find application as an in-process quality control method for nadolol.     

LC Analysis of Isepamicin in Plasma Samples Post-Inhalation with Fluorescence Detection and Its Application to a Pharmacokinetic Study

A simple and novel LC method has been developed for determination of isepamicin (ISP) in rat plasma, an aminoglycoside antibiotic agent. After protein precipitation and clean-up procedure to remove lipophilic contaminants, ISP is derivatized by pre-column with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate for fluorescence detection. Chromatographic separations are achieved using a C18 column and mobile phase consisting of water and acetonitrile (68/32, v/v). Amikacin was used as an internal standard. The calibration curve was linear over a concentration range of 0.625–15 μg mL^?1. The limit of quantification was 0.45 μg mL^?1. The intra- and inter-day variabilities of ISP were both less than 5%. Both derivatives were stable for at least a week at ambient condition. This assay procedure should have useful application in therapeutic drug monitoring of ISP. The limit of detection was 0.10 μg mL^?1. The specificity, assay linearity, low level assay linearity and assay repeatability were also investigated. The established method provides a reliable bioanalytical method to carry out isepamicin pharmacokinetics in rat plasma.     

A New Simple and Sensitive Spectrophotometric Procedure for Determination of Adrenaline

Abstract

A new spectrophotometric procedure is described for the determination of ppm concentrations of adrenaline. The procedure is based on formation of Tris(O-phenanthroline)iron(II) complex (ferroin) upon reaction of adrenaline with an iron(III)-O-phenanthroline mixture in slightly acidic medium. The ferroin complex is then spectrophotometrically measured at 510 nm. In addition to being facile and rapid, the procedure is sufficiently selective and accurate, being particularly suitable for the assay of adrenaline in pharmaceutical formulations; the standard deviation didnot exceed 0.64%.     

HPLC Determination of α-Amino Acids in Phytoplanktonic Marine Cells

Abstract

A procedure for the quantitative determination of 17 amino acids in a marine matrix using HPLC is reported. Pre-column derivatization with o-phthalaldehyde, separation on C₁₈-bonded silica with phosphate buffer (pH 7.2)-acetonitrile as eluent and fluorescence detection have been used. The good variation coefficient (average 2% with working curves in real matrix) and the low detection limit (1-5 fmoles) make the procedure suitable for the determination of total or free amino acids in matrix cultures.     

UV-Derivative Spectrophotometric Determination of Ritonavir Capsules and Comparison with LC Method

Abstract

An ultraviolet-derivative spectrophotometric method (UV-D) has been proposed as an alternative to a previously described liquid chromatographic (LC) method for the quantitative determination of ritonavir in soft gelatin capsules. The spectrophotometric method is based on recording the second-derivative spectra for ritonavir at 222.3 nm of its solutions in methanol. The linear dynamic range was 10.0–30.0 µg · mL^?1 with a correlation coefficient of 0.9995. Mean recoveries were between 99.2% and 100.2% for the tested capsules samples. Mean intra- and interassay relative standard deviations (RSDs) were less than 2.0%. The statistic analysis showed that LC and UV-D methods were equivalent to assay ritonavir capsules.     

RP‐HPLC Method for the Determination of Tenofovir in Pharmaceutical Formulations and Spiked Human Plasma

Abstract

A simple reverse‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in pharmaceutical formulations and human plasma samples has been developed and validated. Piroxicam (PRX) was used as an internal standard. The assay of the drug was performed on a CLC C₁₈ (5 μ, 25 cm×4.6 mm i.d.) with UV detection at 259 nm. The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile–water mixture in the ratio of 75∶25, and a flow rate of 1 ml/min was maintained. The standard curve was linear over the range of 0.2–10 µg/ml (r ²=0.9966). Analytic parameters have been evaluated. Within‐day and between‐day precision as expressed by relative standard deviation was found to be less than 2%. The method has been applied successfully for the determination of TDF in spiked human plasma samples and pharmaceutical formulations.