Quantitative liquid chromatographic determination of cefatrizine in serum and urine by fluorescence detection after post-column derivatization

A fast, specific and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic procedure for the determination of cefatrizine, an orally active cephalosporin, in serum and urine is proposed. The drug is determined by the internal standard method, using cephradine as the internal standard. The separation is carried out on a reversed-phase column, filled with octadecylsilane chemically bonded microparticles. The eluent is a mixture of acetonitrile with 0.025 M sodium phosphate buffer (pH 7). Quantitation is effected by fluorescence detection of the fluorophores formed after post-column derivatization with fluorescamine in a packed-bed reactor. The chromatographic conditions and the conditions for the post-column derivatization are discussed. The method has been applied to serum and urine samples, which were analysed after deproteinization with trichloroacetic acid and injection of the clear supernatant. The accuracy and reproducibility of the procedure were investigated by the determination of the cefatrizine content in spiked serum and urine samples.     

Determination of thiol drugs in pharmaceutical formulations as their S-pyridinium derivatives by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection

Acetylcysteine and captopril can be determined in pharmaceutical formulations after precolumn derivatization of the thiol with 1-benzyl-2-chloropyridinium bromide (BCPB) by reversed-phase ion-pair HPLC separation and UV detection. The thiol group of the drugs reacts with BCPB in 0.1 mol/L phosphate buffer (pH 8) to form S-pyridinium derivatives showing an absorption maximum at 314 nm. The S-pyridinium derivative was separated isocratically on an Asahipak ODP-50 column at 45°C with 0.2 mol/L citrate buffer containing 10 mmol/L of sodium octanesulfonate (pH 2.5) and acetone (4:1, v/v). Calibration curves for both analytes were linear over the range of 2–20 μg/mL with variation coefficients of 3.12–1.28% for acetylcysteine and 9.22–1.51% for captopril.     

Application of Thin-Layer Chromatography to High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Separation of Steroidal Hormones and Cephalosporin Antibiotics

Abstract

High-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) separation of steroidal hormones and cephalosporin antibiotics was investigated by adsorption chromatography and reversed-phase chromatography, respectively.

Prior to the HPLC separation of these pharmaceuticals, silica gel thin-layer adsorption chromatography of steroidal hormones and reversed-phase thin-layer partition chromatography of cephalosporin antibiotics with chemically bonded dimethylsilyl silica gel were performed in order to obtain suitable HPLC separation systems.

In the separation of steroidal hormones, the same binary mobile phase ratios of TLC did not give satisfactory results in HPLC. For the sharp separation in HPLC, solvent strength in the binary solvent mixture used for TLC had to be decreased.

The difference in solvent strength for efficient separation between TLC and HPLC might be attributed to the fact that in HPLC the solvent elution power acts in an isocratic manner while in TLC it acts in a gradient manner.

On the other hand, a correlation of mobility between TLC and HPLC separation for cephalosporin antibiotics was obtained, and the possibility of direct transfer of chromatographic systems from TLC to HPLC for separation of these antibiotics was confirmed.     

Effect of chromatographic conditions on the separation and system efficiency for HPLC of selected alkaloids on different stationary phases

Retention parameters of alkaloid standards were determined on different stationary phases, i.e., octadecyl silica, base-deactivated octadecyl silica, cyanopropyl silica, preconditioned cyanopropyl silica, and pentafluorophenyl, using different aqueous eluant systems: acetonitrile-water mixtures; buffered aqueous mobile phases at pH 3 or 7.8; and aqueous eluants containing ion-pairing reagents (octane-1-sulfonic acid sodium salt and pentane-1-sulfonic acid sodium salt) or silanol blockers (tetrabutyl ammonium chloride and diethylamine). Improved peak symmetry and separation selectivity for basic solutes was observed when basic buffer, ion-pairing reagents, and, especially, silanol blockers as mobile phase additives were applied. The best separation selectivity and most symmetric peaks for the investigated alkaloids were obtained in systems containing diethylamine in the mobile phase. The influence of acetonitrile concentration and kind and concentration of ion-pairing reagents or silanol blockers on retention, peak symmetry, and system efficiency was also examined. The most efficient and selective systems were used for separation of the investigated alkaloids and analysis of Fumaria officinalis and Glaucium flavum plant extracts.     

Analysis of low-molecular-mass inorganic and organic anions by ion chromatography-atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometry.

Different nonvolatile mobile phases have been tested for the combination of ion-exchange chromatography combined with mass spectrometric detection of anions and organic acids. Buffer systems based on carbonate, sulfate, oxalate and citrate as the eluting species have been used. Among these, citrate proved to be the most versatile eluent allowing the separation of anions with absolute detection limits between 0.4 and 0.7 ng and of organic acids with detection limits between 0.4 and 4 ng in the non-suppressed mode. In the suppressed eluent mode iodate, bromate and chlorate could be separated using sodium carbonate as the mobile phase resulting in detection limits of 50 pg. The method was applied to the analysis of water samples containing oxyhalides originating from ozonization. Additionally, organic acids were separated by chromatographic separation techniques like reversed-phase, ion-pair or ion-exclusion chromatography and the compatibility with mass spectrometry was investigated with special respect to sensitivity of this detection mode.     

Chromatographic behavior of epirubicin and its analogues on high-purity silica in hydrophilic interaction chromatography

Hydrophilic interaction chromatography has been applied for the separation of epirubicin and its analogues using high-purity silica column with aqueous-organic mobile phase. Parameters affecting the chromatographic behavior of the solutes such as organic modifier, buffer pH, ionic strength and sample size, have been investigated. Of utmost importance for successful separation of these analogues is the choice of organic modifier, since it impacts both the solvent selectivity and the ionization of silica silanols as well as buffer solution, and consequently the retention behavior of solutes. Acetonitrile was shown to offer superior separation of these analogues to methanol, isopropanol or tetrahydrofuran. Results of the effects of organic modifier, buffer pH and ion strength indicate that the retention mechanism is a mixed-mode of adsorption and ion exchange. In addition, an irreversible adsorption of these compounds was found on silica in the weakly acidic or neutral mobile phases, and the effect of various factors on irreversible adsorption was also preliminarily discussed. More significantly, these basic compounds have exhibited peaks with a slanted front and a sharp tail, a typical overloading peak profile belonging to the behavior of competitive anti-Langmuir isotherm by increasing the sample size at the experimental conditions.     

Derivatisation of sympathomimetics with primary amino groups on thin-layer plates by spotting the sample spots with fluorescamine

Summary A method has been developed for the quantitative determination of sympathomimetics containing a primary amino group on thin-layer plates with fluorescamine. The reaction is carried out by spotting fluorescamine solution in acetone on top of the sample spots. The fluorescamine derivatives are subsequently separated using appropriate solvent systems. Spotting a buffer before reaction and spraying with triethanolamine after development is unnecessary. The consumption of reagent is extremely low. For ten thin-layer plates with ten sample spots per plate only 0.2 cm³ reagent solution are needed. The method has been applied to the quantitative determination of some compounds with primary amino groups in pharmaceutical preparations.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. G. Zigeuner on his 60^th birthday.     

Determination of Fe(III), Al(III), Mo(VI) and W(VI) with tetracycline by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Tetracycline (TC) was used as a precolumn chelating reagent for reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) separation and determination of Fe(III), Al(III), Mo(VI) and W(VI). The metal-TC chelates were separated on a Nucleosil C(18) (5 mum) column using a mobile phase of acetonitrile-water (21:79, v/v) containing citrate buffer and sodium chloride, nanogram levels of the metals could be determined by HPLC with satisfactory precision. The proposed method was applied to the simultaneous determination of Mo(VI) and W(VI) in mineral samples.     

万古霉素手性固定相的制备与对映体分离研究

采用双官能团试剂4,4′-二苯基甲烷二异氰酸酯在无水二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)中直接与大环糖肽类抗生素万古霉素及γ-氨丙基硅胶键合,得到环状抗生素手性固定相(CSP)并用于高效液相色谱手性分析。实验结果证实,合成的万古霉素CSP在正相和反相条件下均有一定的拆分能力,其中在反相条件下拆分了17种对映体,显示出其较为广泛的拆分范围,且磷酸缓冲体系略优于三乙胺-乙酸缓冲体系;对一些物质,如D,L-丹酰化氨基酸的拆分有一定的规律,能给出绝对构型信息。所制备的CSP在相体系转化时不发生老化和变性,显示了一定的稳定性。对该CSP的拆分机理进行分析所得到的结果与Armstrong等的分析结果基本一致。     

Lipophilicity determination of some photosynthetic pigments by reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography. The effect of support and the organic phase in the eluent

Summary The lipophilicity of some photosynthetic pigments was determined by reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography using silica, alumina, cellulose, polyamid and diatomaceous earth as supports and acetone and ethanol as organic mobile phase. The R_M value of each compound linearly decreased with increasing concentration of the organic modifier. The supports exerted high impact on the separation: no acceptable separation was achieved on cellulose, polyamid, alumina and diatomaceous earth supports while silica supports produced the best separation. The retention of photosynthetic pigments depended on the origin of silica and on the type of organic mobile phase.     

Determination of biogenic amines in lake water by micellar electrokinetic chromatography with fluorescence detection after derivatization with fluorescamine

A simple and rapid method has been developed for the determination of biogenic amines in lake water using micellar electrokinetic chromatography with fluorescence detection. Separation of fluorescamine derivatized biogenic amines was accomplished by using borate buffer of pH 9.5 containing 40 mM of sodium dodecyl sulphate. The method has been optimized with respect to fluorescamine concentration, reaction pH, reaction time, separation voltage and injection time. Detection was performed by using UG-11 excitation filter and 495 nm emission filter. The proposed method for histamine, tyramine and dopamine allowed their separation within 2 min with detection limits in nM range. The interday and intraday reproducibility of peak areas were less than 6.5%. Recovery of spiked samples was 95.76–116.31%.     

表阿霉素及其相关物质在反相离子对色谱中的色谱行为

以表阿霉素及其6种相关物质为研究对象,系统评价了其在反相离子对色谱模式下的色谱行为.分别考察了流动相中有机相种类、有机相比例、水相中离子对试剂浓度、pH值对表阿霉素及其相关物质的影响.结果表明,使用乙腈作为有机相洗脱能力及分离效果优于甲醇,保留时间随乙腈比例增大而减小;随着离子对试剂十二烷基硫酸钠浓度增加,杂质阿霉素酮及柔红霉酮几乎无影响,其他5种物质保留时间增加.同时,表阿霉素及其杂质的保留行为受流动相pH值影响较大,当pH不高于4时可获得较好的分离效果.通过对表阿霉素及其相关物质反相离子对模式下的保留行为进行了系统的评价和定量描述,研究结果将有助于该类化合物液相色谱分离方法的发展.     

Separation of americium and curium by use of tertiary pyridine resin in nitric acid/methanol mixed solvent system

The separation of Am and Cm by using the tertiary pyridine resin embedded in silica beads was studied in nitric acid/methanol mixed solvent system. This separation system of Am and Cm is very simple and easy. The adsorption and separation behaviors of Am and Cm were investigated with changing the nitric acid and the methanol concentrations. It was confirmed that Am can be almost completely separated from Cm.     

Use of a database of plots of pesticide retention (R F) against mobile-phase composition.Part II. TLC as a pilot technique for transferring retention data to HPLC, and use of the data for preliminary fractionation of a mixture of pesticides by micropreparative column chromatography

Summary Relationships betweenR _F values and mobile-phase composition have been determined for moderately polar pesticides in normal-phase systems (NP) of the type silica-non-polar diluent (heptane)-polar modifier (ethyl acetate, tetrahydrofuran, or dioxane) and in reversed-phase systems (RP) of the type octadecyl silica-water-polar modifier (acetonitrile, methanol, or tetrahydrofuran). These relationships constitute a retention database which has enabled choice of the optimum conditions for preparative column chromatographic separation of pesticides into fractions; these were then applied to a silica plate and chromatographed. The plate was videoscanned, furnishing a real picture of the plate showing complete separation of the pesticide fractions.     

Polyamidoamine‐grafted silica nanoparticles as pseudostationary phases for capillary electrochromatographic separation of proteins

Polyamidoamine‐grafted silica nanoparticles were synthesized, characterized and investigated for the feasibility as pseudostationary phases in alkaline buffer for separation of cationic and anionic proteins, viz., lysozyme, cytochrome C, gamma globulin, and myoglobin. Neither bare silica nanoparticles nor polyamidoamines nor their mixtures as pseudostationary phases could lead to simultaneous separation of the four proteins. However, polyamidoamine‐grafted silica nanoparticles not only suppressed the irreversible wall adsorption of the cationic lysozyme and cytochrome C, but also provided selectivity toward all the proteins. We found that polyamidoamine generation two‐modified silica nanoparticles were the optimum pseudostationary phases with respect to detection sensitivity and separation efficiency; presence of the nanoparticles at 0.01% in the running buffer of 12.5 mM tetraborate/phosphate at pH 9.1 resulted in baseline resolution of the four proteins.     

Amlodipine Besilate Screening in Pharmaceutical Preparations by CE

A capillary electrophoretic method was developed and validated for screening the content and Impurity D (pyridine analogue) level of amlodipine besilate tablets produced by different manufacturers. The separation was carried out at 25 °C and 30 kV using a fused silica capillary (50 μm internal diameter; 56 cm effective length) and a diode array detector set at 223 nm. The background electrolyte consisted of 20 volumes of methanol and 80 volumes of a 25 mM citrate buffer (pH 7.0). Procaine hydrochloride was used as internal standard. Separation took approximately 8.5 min. The results were in a good agreement with those obtained with the LC method prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia. Relative standard deviations of the assay were, however, significantly lower in case of the LC determination.     

烷基酚聚氧乙烯醚在不同液相色谱分离模式中的分离研究

考察了烷基酚聚氧乙烯醚在反相色谱、正相键合色谱、硅胶吸附色谱、体积排阻色谱4种不同液相色谱分离模式中的分离效果,分别采用Kromasil C_(18)(250 mm× 4.6 mm,5 μm)、Agilent ZORBAX NH2(250 mm× 4.6 mm,5 μm)、Waters Spherisorb S3W(150 mm×2.0 mm,3 μm)和Shodex MSpak GF-310 2D(150 mm×2.0 mm,5 μm)色谱柱,以225 nm为紫外检测波长,对不同液相色谱分离模式的流动相组成、梯度洗脱条件、柱温、流速等进行了优化,并对烷基酚聚氧乙烯醚在不同液相色谱分离模式中的保留机理进行了初步探讨.结果表明,正相键合色谱实现了烷基酚聚氧乙烯醚的最佳分离;硅胶吸附色谱和体积排阻色谱的分离效果较正相键合色谱稍差.     

Capillary electrophoretic separations of peptides using micelle-forming compounds and cyclodextrins as additives

The value of electrokinetic capillary chromatography for separating structurally similar model peptides and tryptic digests is demonstrated. The behavior of model peptides in buffer systems containing dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide, sodium dodecyl sulfate and two cyclodextrins as additives is described. These additives, under different analytical circumstances, exhibit certain beneficial effects for peptides with similar net charges but different hydrophobicities. Separations of underivatized peptides, utilizing UV detection, are presented. In addition, separation of fluorescent products of peptides derivatized with o-phthalaldehyde, fluorescamine, and a new reagent, 3-(4-carboxybenzoyl)-2-quinolinecarboxaldehyde, are demonstrated and discussed. Beneficial spectroscopic detection effects with cyclodextrin are also noted.     

亲水作用色谱及其在碱性药物分析中的应用

亲水作用色谱是采用极性固定相、高含量极性有机溶剂-水相缓冲液为流动相的一种分离技术,它能有效地保留反相色谱中保留弱或不保留的强极性碱性药物。本文综述了以未键合硅胶为固定相的亲水作用色谱分离碱性药物的机理、特点及其应用的最新进展。     

Applications of capillary electrochromatography analysis for formulated pesticide products

The feasibility of using capillary electrochromatography (CEC) as a high-efficiency reversed-phase separation technique has been demonstrated for the analysis of some pesticide formulation products. Some operating parameters of CEC analysis (organic modifier content, pH of the buffer, and sample diluent) were studied using commercially available capillaries packed with Hypersil (Phenomenex, Torrance, CA, U.S.A.) octadecylsilic (ODS) particles. It was found that the resolution decreases in linear fashion with the increase in percent acetonitrile in the sample diluent for neutral components if a combination of electrokinetic injection and pressure injection is used. Several practical applications of the CEC technique in the analysis of pesticide formulation products are described in detail. The results indicate that CEC, compared with HPLC, not only has higher efficiency, but is also practical, precise, and accurate in terms of simplicity, efficiency, recovery, and linearity.