Fast determination of tetracycline antibiotics in different media by high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary The use of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for the identification and determination of tetracycline antibiotics is reviewed. HPLC chromatograms provide fast identification by retention time, t_R, and precise quantitation by measurement of peak height or peak area. For separation of tetracycline compounds, most HPLC methods use reversed-phase C₁₈ or C₈ columns and UV detection. The HPLC solvent system should have a pH of about 6 to prevent steric changes in the tetracycline molecule. For accurate quantitation it is necessary to avoid tailing and this is accomplished by adding a zwitter ion to the solvent system. Methanol and acetonitrile are frequently used as organic modifiers in these solvent systems. In a single analysis, HPLC methods can be used to separate as many as nine or ten commercially used tetracycline compounds and to determine four to five tetracyclines in commercial tetracycline preparations or in biological fluids.     

Simultaneous quantitative determination of amiloride hydrochloride and hydrochlorothiazide in tablets by high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary A procedure for the simultaneous quantitative determination of amiloride hydrochloride and hydrochlorothiazide by high-performance liquid chromatography is proposed. A reversed-phase LiChrosorb C8 stationary phase is used. The eluent consisted of an acetonitrile/0.1M phosphate buffer pH3 (15∶85) mixture, containing 50mM propylamine hydrochloride. In this system amiloride hydrochloride, a basic drug, eluted with a acceptable asymmetry factor (Asf=2.1). A simple extraction procedure with methanol is used. Relative standard deviations of 0.87% and 1.6% were obtained for amiloride hydrochloride and hydrochlorothiazide respectively. Chlorothiazide, a thiazide diuretic, is a suitable internal standard. Furthermore the method is also specific for other thiazide diuretics, potassium-sparing diuretics and loop diuretics and for the respective hydrolysis productes of both drugs. Analysis time is reduced to a minimum; the chromatographic separation is complete within 6 minutes.     

Monitoring the preparation of NAD analogs by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary Pig brain NAD glycohydrolase immobilized on Affi-Gel 10 or nylon 6 was used for the conversion of NAD into 3-acetylpyridine adenine dinucleotide (APAD) or 3-aminopyridine adenine dinucleotide (AAD). A reversed-phase chromatographic system consisting of a C₁₈ Resolve column and phosphate buffer (pH 6.2)-methanol as the mobile phase was used to monitor the production of APAD and AAD.     

Mixture of closely related isomeric triterpenoid derivatives: Separation and purification by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary Twelve triterpenes were isolated from the alcoholic extract ofMentha villosa as their acetyl methyl ester derivatives. This vegetal specimen, which was collected in the Horto de Plantas Medicinais da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, is used as popular remedy in the treatment of amebiasis, giardiasis and shistosomiasis. The separation and purification of the triterpenoid derivatives from complex mixtures of closely related isomeric triterpenoid acids has been performed successfully by reversed-phase HPLC.     

Polysiloxane-encapsulated stationary phase for reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary Silica beads of 6-μm average diameter were silanized with methylvinyldiethoxysilane and then subjected to encapsulation with poly(methylvinylsiloxane). The resulting product is a new stationary phase for reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) which has superior ability for the separation of polar, non-polar and basic compounds. The chromatographic peaks are symmetric. Its stability has been studied; after continuous use for three months the carbon content and chromatographic behaviour of the phase were unchanged. on to the silica surface to given an uniform organic film. Material prepared in this way has both good chromatographic behaviour and superior selectivity. Because contact of the silica matrix with the mobile phase is avoided, the alkali-resisting ability of the stationary phase is increased. The non-specific adsorption of alkaline solutes on to the silica surface is also avoided because of the complete coverage of surface silanol groups. Reports of stationary phases encapsulated with polystyrene [6], polybutadiene [I] and octadecylsiloxane polymers have recently appeared in the literature [3]. In this paper we report the encapsulation of poly-(methylvinylsiloxane) (analogous to the phase SE-31 often used in GC) on to a silica matrix previously modified with methylvinyldiethoxysilane. The resulting phase has superior performance in reversed-phase HPLC.     

Separation of chlorophylls and their degradation products in marine phytoplankton by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary An RP-HPLC procedure which separates chlorophylls and their degradation products is described. By employing an amonium acetate buffered mobile phase and a linear gradient elution, complex mixtures of chloroand phaeopigments are separated in less than 30 minutes. The method has been applied to the control of chlorophyll enzymatic degradation in cultures of two algal species, and has also been successfully used in the analysis of algal xanthophylls.     

Comparison of provitamin A determination by normal-phase gravity-flow column chromatography and reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography

Summary The provitamin A content of some food samples was determined by methods involving MgO: Hyflosupercel gravityflow column chromatography (GFCC) and reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), the quantitation being done by external standardization (HPLC-ES) or internal standardization (HPLC-IS) with Sudan. The results obtained with - and -carotene in carrots, -carotene and -cryptoxanthin in papaya and -carotene in tomato and kale agreed well, showing that any of the these techniques can be used, provided the analysis is done under optimum conditions. Good separation of the different provitamins using GFCC depends on the analyst's skill and visual acuity. HPLC-ES required a constant supply of provitamin standards, thus the varying purity of commercially available standards and the high instability of these compounds could pose grave problems. Due to the stability of Sudan, HPLC-IS appeared to be the method of choice although passage of the extract through a MgO: Hyflosupercel minicolumn was required prior to injection to separate chlorophylls, dihydroxy- and polyoxycarotenoids which would otherwise elute with Sudan. Nonconformity of the Sudan structure to those of the provitamins did not effect the quantitative results. The chromatographic separation, identity and quantification of the provitamins could be more easily established by using HPLC-IS, complemented with GFCC.     

On-column endcapping and derivatization in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary On-column endcapping and derivatization or regeneration of C₈ and C₁₈ reversed-phase HPLC columns with newly introduced reagents were studied. These treatments can increase column life expectancy by restoring retention times and original chromatographic characteristics of the columns. This is illustrated by examples. Presented at the 15th International Symposium on Chromatography, Nürnberg, October 1984     

Determination of ephedra alkaloids by high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary Two simple methods were developed for the simultaneous determination of six alkaloids (ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, methylephedrine and methyl-pseudoephedrine) inEphedrae Herba by high-performance liquid chromatography. The first method was carried out by using a Cosmosil 5C₁₈-MS column with a gradient solvent system consisting of a phosphate buffer and acetonitrile, and detection at 210 nm. The contents of alkaloids in non-pretreated ephedra herb extracts could be determined easily in 50 min. Alternatively, the alkaloids could be determined within 35 minutes by using a Cosmosil 5C₁₈-MS column with an isocratic solvent system of a sodium dodecyl sulfate-acetonitrile solution. The two methods are compared and discussed.     

Determination of thiopental in human serum and plasma by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary A high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the analysis of thiopental in 100l of human serum or plasma is described. The procedure involves protein precipitation with acetonitrile. The supernatant is directly injected into a chromatograph containing a reversed-phase CLC-ODS (Shimadzu) column. A 5050 (v/v) mixture of water-acetonitrile, at a flow-rate of 1.0ml/min is used as the mobile phase. Detection is carried out ata wavelength of 280nm. Total analysis time per sample is 10min. The assay was found to be linear in the range of 0.1 to 120g/ml. Reproducibility was good, with intra-assay coefficients of variation from 1.780 to 3.208% and inter-assay coefficients of variation from 3.241 to 4.860%. The absolute recoveries were 97.4 to 101,4%. Other drugs were tested for potential interference with the assay, but none was found.     

Retention behavior of dipeptide isomers in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary The effects of eluent pH and organic modifier concentration on the capacity factor (k) and selectivity of dipeptide isomers were investigated. It has been observed that the variation in the logarithm of the capacity factor of the dipeptide isomers is linearly dependent on the organic modifier concentration (C_b), however, the selectivity is almost independent of it. Both capacity factor and selectivity were seriously affected by the pH of the eluent. Both the capacity factor and the intercept of the ln k vs. C_b plot increased with increasing van der Waals volume of the non-polar amino acid subunit of the dipeptides.     

Separation of bromo- and iodosubstituted thyronines by high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary A reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatographic method on C-18 bonded silica is described for the separation of trisubstituted iodo/bromothyronines, which exert thyroid hormone activity. The composition of the mobile phase has been systematically optimized resulting in a ternary mixture of methanol/acetonitrile/water acidified with trifluoroacetic acid. The applicability of ultraviolet absorption detection, amperometric detection and off-line radioimmunoassay was investigated. The latter method allows detection of the different iodo/bromothyronines down to 40–120 ng/l mobile phase; this sensitivity is high enough for application to thyroid hydrolysates in order to clarify the question as to whether bromine can substitute iodine in the biosynthesis of thyroid hormones.     

Analysis of ochratoxins from buffered rumen fluid by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Summary An efficient procedure for the extraction and analysis of ochratoxins A, B, C and α from buffered rumen fluid has been developed. The samples have been cleaned up byliquid-liquid extraction and the separation of chratoxins was by isocratic elution on a 5μm C₁₈ ODS-column which 0.083 M phosphoric acid/acetonitrile/isopropanol (55/35/10).     

Analysis of fatty acids in mouse cells using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method was developed to analyze various fatty acids in recombinant mouse L cells. These fatty acids were the metabolites of oleic acid. A process was developed to extract fatty acids from the cell samples before RP-HPLC analysis. The samples were first saponified with 0.5 M NaOH in 96% ethanol then extracted with acidified ethyl acetate. After extraction, the sample was dried and dissolved in HPLC-grade methanol. After centrifugation to remove insoluble impurities, the sample was applied to a C₁₈RP-HPLC column using a gradient of acetonitrile (ACN)-H₂O. The eluted fatty acids were monitored by ultraviolet (UV) absorption at 195 nm and identified by retention time and adsorption spectrum comparison. This method successfully resolved various fatty acids and provided a tool for the elucidation of the fatty acid metabolic pathway in the cells.     

Evaluation of octadecyl-bonded alumina for separations of proteins and peptides by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary A recently-developed octadecyl-bonded alumina (ODA) stationary phase was evaluated for the separation of peptides and proteins by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography. Using standard water-acetonitrile mobile phase gradients containing 0.1 % trifluoroacetic acid, the average peak capacity obtained for the separation of a mixture of ribonuclease a, cytochrome c, lysozyme and carbonic anhydrase on an ODA column are similar to that obtained on a widely used octadecylsilane (ODS) column. However, overall chromatographic resolution of the components of this mixture on ODA is inferior to that obtained on ODS. Cytochrome c peak areas were found to be 50% smaller on the ODA column than on ODS. On the other hand, both peak capacities and resolutions of octapeptide mixtures were found to be generally superior on the ODA column, and peak areas for a representative octapeptide were found to be virtually identical for both ODA and ODS columns. The differences in the results obtained on the ODA and ODS columns for these separations are attributed to the smaller pore size and unique fused-microplatelet shape of the ODA particles. Comparisons of the separations of the tryptic digest of cytochrome c on the ODS and ODA columns demonstrate that the ODA phase is potentially as useful as ODS for peptide mapping applications.     

The rapid quantitative analysis of codeine phosphate drug substance by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary A rapid procedure for the evaluation of codeine phosphate drug substance derived from poppy straw or opium concentrate is described. The gradient HPLC procedure employs a pH 2.5 phosphate buffer, methanol and acetonitrile mobile phase at 40°C and a Bondapak C-18 column. Eight opium alkaloids, including the four major alkaloids, are separated from each other. The paper describes details of the assay procedure and presents data documenting the linearity, specificity, precision, and sensitivity of the method.     

Monitoring of the synthesis ofcis andtrans ruthenium macrocyclic complexes by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary The synthesis of the complex [Ru(cyclam)Cl₂]Cl (cyclam=1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) has been monitored by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The analytical results obtained during the reaction have shown that it is feasible to identify and isolate the two isomerscis- andtrans- [Ru(cyclam)Cl₂]Cl. The use of an octadecylsiloxy preparative column enabled the separation and purification of these two isomers and the compounds have been obtained in high purity. The use of reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography has afforded complete analytical control of the syntheses of saturated nitrogendonor macrocyclic complexes of ruthenium, enabling identification of thecis andtrans isomers of the complex [Ru(cyclam)Cl₂]Cl.     

Separtation of metal tetrakis(p-tolyl)porphine complexes by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary The feasibility of reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography for the separation of several metal complexes ofmeso-tetrakis(p-tolyl)porphine (TTP) is described. A combination of an octadecyl-bonded stationary phase with a non-aqueous polar mobile phase, such as an acetone-acetonitrile mixture, has proved effective for the separation. Thus, the TTP complexes of Mg, VO, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pd and also TTP free acid were successfully separated in about 10min on a Li-Chrosorb RP-18 column (7m, 250×4mm i.d.) with a 7030 (vol/vol) mixture of acetone and acetonitrile at a flow-rate of 1 mlmin^–1.     

Monitoring of the synthesis ofcis andtrans ruthenium macrocyclic complexes by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary The synthesis of the complex [Ru(cyclam)Cl₂]Cl (cyclam=1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) has been monitored by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The analytical results obtained during the reaction have shown that it is feasible to identify and isolate the two isomerscis- andtrans- [Ru(cyclam)-Cl₂]Cl. The use of an octadecylsiloxy preparative column enabled the separation and purification of these two isomers and the compounds have been obtained in high purity. The use of reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography has afforded complete analytical control of the syntheses of saturated nitrogendonor macrocyclic complexes of ruthenium, enabling identification of thecis andtrans isomers of the complex [Ru(cyclam)Cl₂]Cl.     

Unexpected behavior of digoxin at elevated temperatures in reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Summary Increased retention of digoxin has been observed at elevated temperatures on both 10 nm and 30 nm porediamter, RP-18 packing. This result is the opposite effect compared with the decreased retention under the same conditions with digoxin aglycon-digoxigenin. Rotation around the C−C σ-bonds in the digoxin molecule is presumed; the rod-like molecules of the newlyobtained digoxin penetrate stationary phase pores more easily thus increasing retention.