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.     

Faster analysis by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary Many analysts are not taking full advantage of the high speed possibilities of modern LC. Some analytical procedures reported in the literature, and many in regular use in control laboratories, could be achieved in less time without loss in precision. Some factors which affect retention times are discussed and the advantages and disadvantages of employing shorter column lengths and finer packing materials in reversed-phase HPLC are examined. The effect on efficiency of increased flow rates with 10,5 and 3 m ODS materials is shown. The ability to couple shorter column lengths without loss of efficiency is also demonstrated. This allows a minimum length to be selected that gives adequate resolution. Examples of high speed separations are shown and limitations in state of the art HPLC equipment and chromatographic data systems are discussed briefly.Presented at the 14th International Symposium on Chromatography London, September, 1982     

Column-induced selectivity in separation of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons by reversed-phase,high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary Differences in retention time and relative elution order were observed when a standard mixture of 11 PAH was injected on three C-18 columns from different manufacturers under equivalent conditions.Working on a grant from the Swedish Natural Science Research Council.     

Influence of the eluent composition on column efficiency in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary The dependence of column efficiency on the eluent (MeOH/H₂O) composition in a reversed-phase liquid chromatography system within a wide concentration range has been systematically examined. It is shown that when the intracolumn effect of mass transfer and diffusion is the main factor controlling band broadening the column efficiency decreases with the increase of the viscosity of the MeOH/H₂O mixture; on the other hand, when the extra-column effect is the main factor an increase in the viscosity of the eluents will help in improving column efficiency. The column efficiency is also related to the properties of the sample.     

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.     

Separation of positional isomers of mono-poly(ethylene glycol)-modified octreotides by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

The purpose of this study was to develop a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method (RP-HPLC) for separating each positional isomer from low- to high-molecular-weight mono-PEGylated octreotides prepared by polyethylene glycol (PEG) derivatives with various molecular weights (2, 5, or 20 kDa). In the gradient elution using acetonitrile and 10 mM phosphate buffer at pH 7.0 on a Phenomenex Gemini C-18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm id, 5 μm), each positional isomer of the mono-PEGylated octreotides was completely resolved with good resolution (PEG-2K: 7.6, PEG-5K: 6.6, and PEG-20K: 3.1). The optimal RP-HPLC condition also resolved the degradation products of mono-PEG-octreotide isomers in thermal stability studies at 55 °C and enzymatic stability studies with trypsin. In conclusion, the developed RP-HPLC method will be valuable for studying the effect of PEGylation site and the attached PEG size on the physicochemical and pharmacological properties of PEGylated octreotides.     

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     

Comparison of high-performance liquid chromatography separation of red wine anthocyanins on a mixed-mode ion-exchange reversed-phase and on a reversed-phase column

Anthocyanins, which confer the characteristic color to red wine, can be used as markers to classify wines according to the grape variety. It is a complex separation that requires very high chromatographic efficiency, especially in the case of aged red wines, due to the formation of pyranoanthocyanins. A coelution between these kinds of compounds can affect the R_ac/coum ratio of aged wines, and might lead to false results when classifying the wine variety. In 2007, the use of a novel mixed-mode ion-exchange reversed-phase column was reported to separate anthocyanins extracted from grapes of Vitis labrusca with different selectivity than C-18 columns. In the present work, the separation of anthocyanins including pyranoanthocyanins in young and aged Cabernet Sauvignon wines and other varieties is evaluated. The most interesting contributions of this research are the different elution order and selectivity obtained for anthocyanins and pyranoanthocyanins (only formed in wine), compared with those observed in C-18 stationary phases. Also interesting is the separation of the polymeric fraction, which elutes as a clearly separated peak at the chromatogram's end. However, a comparison with a high efficiency C-18 column with the same dimensions and particle size demonstrated that the tested mixed-mode column shows broader peaks with a theoretical plate number below 8000, for malvidin-3-glucoside peak, while it can be up to 10 times higher for a high efficiency C-18 column, depending on the column manufacturer. Under the tested conditions, in mixed-mode phase, the analysis time is almost twice that of a C-18 column with the same dimensions and particle size. A mixed-mode phase with increased efficiency should provide an interesting perspective for separation of anthocyanins in wine, due to its improved selectivity, combined with a useful role in a second-dimension separation in preparative anthocyanin chromatography.     

Comparative study of some commercial chemically bonded phases in classical reversed-phase chromatography and in ion-pair reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Summary The behaviour of various octadecyl commercial bonded phases are compared in classical reversed-phase chromatography and in ion-pair reversed-phase chromatography. Great differences are exhibited by the packings studied according to the polarity of the solutes. Whereas hydrocarbonaceous bonded phases show very similar selectivity versus apolar or weakly polar solutes, great differences are observed when analyzing more polar solutes even when ion-pair reversed-phase chromatography is performed.Presented at the 14th International Symposium on Chromatography London, September, 1982     

Characterization of small interfering RNA by non-denaturing ion-pair reversed-phase liquid chromatography

Small interfering RNAs (siRNA) are emerging as a novel therapeutic modality for the specific inhibition of target gene expression. siRNA are typically formed by annealing of two complementary single stranded oligoribonucleotides. Compared to purity determination of non-hybridized single strands by denaturing chromatographic methods, characterization of the hybridized duplex is challenging. Here we are reporting a non-denaturing ion pairing-reversed phase (IP-RP) chromatography method capable of separating optimal duplex (full-length single strands only) from non-optimal duplex variants (containing shortmers, longmers and 2',5'-isomers) using ultraviolet- and mass spectrometric detection. The impact of different annealing conditions on siRNA composition was investigated. Optimized annealing conditions lead to a significant increase in optimal duplex, while total duplex content remained constant. The non-denaturing method reported herein showed high mass spectrometric sensitivity and superior separation efficiencies compared to other IP-RP buffer systems. The method is useful for in-process control and release testing of therapeutic double stranded nucleic acids such as siRNA.     

Improvement of cyclosporin A determination in whole blood by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

A chromatographic method was developed for the determination of cyclosporin A in human whole blood using reversed-phase HPLC at room temperature. Most previous reports carried out this liquid chromatographic separation at temperatures above 70 degrees C. The present procedure greatly improves the detection limit by controlling peak broadening effects, as well as the lifetime of the column at room temperature. Under optimal conditions and using ketoconazole as an internal standard, the calibration graph was linear in the range of 16-1000 microg/L with a relative standard deviation of 3.72% at 150 microg/L and 2.45% at 300 microg/L (n = 11) of cyclosporin A. The detection limit was of 5.0 microg/L cyclosporin A. By this procedure, cyclosporin A pharmacokinetic parameters in healthy Chinese subjects were studied. The developed method could be applied to the quantification of cyclosporin A in human blood samples and allows the study of its pharmacokinetics in routine laboratories.     

pH/溶剂双梯度反相高效液相色谱法同时测定氨酚曲麻片中的5种有效成分

建立了一种pH/溶剂双梯度反相高效液相色谱(HPLC)同时测定氨酚曲麻片中对乙酰氨基酚、咖啡因、水杨酰胺、盐酸伪麻黄碱、盐酸曲普利啶5种有效成分的方法。通过对溶剂梯度和pH/溶剂双梯度体系的优化,得到分离5种成分的最佳色谱体系。采用Diamonsiol C18色谱柱(250 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm),以甲醇、0.05 mol/L醋酸铵水溶液和0.08 mol/L醋酸水溶液组成三元流动相体系,pH/溶剂双梯度洗脱,流速为1.0 mL/min;柱温为30 ℃。采用分段变波长检测: 0～6 min, 280 nm; 6～7 min, 257 nm; 7～14 min, 280 nm; 14 min, 233 nm。片剂中的5种成分在25.5 min内能达到基线分离,对乙酰氨基酚、盐酸伪麻黄碱、咖啡因、水杨酰胺、盐酸曲普利啶5种成分的线性范围分别为0.055～0.998 g/L、0.053～0.946 g/L、0.007～0.129 g/L、0.035～0.622 g/L和0.002～0.039 g/L,相关系数r均大于0.9990;检出限(以信噪比为3(S/N=3)计)分别为0.09、6、0.02、0.128和0.02 mg/L,回收率为97.9%～102.8%。该方法能在短时间内同时分离酸性、中性和碱性化合物,能提高被测物的柱效,减少半峰宽和拖尾,可应用于氨酚曲麻片中5种成分的含量分析。     

Determination of benzhexol hydrochloride in tablets by high-performance liquid chromatography

Separation on a LiChrosorb C₂ reversed-phase column with methanolic ammonium dihydrogenphosphate as eluent provides a simple determination of benzhexol hydrochloride in tablets containing 2–5 mg of the drug. Common excipients do not interfere.     

Analyses of tetracyline antibiotics by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) separation was developed that is generally applicable to nine commercially important tetracyline antibiotics. The general method uses an isocratic system and mobile phase consisting of 0.001MEDTA, pH 6.6, and methanol and a Vydac C₁₈ reversed-phase column. Quantitation of the particular tetracyline in some commercial preparations is accomplished by adjusting the mobile phase composition. Quantitative assays were developed for small amounts of 4-epitetracycline in tetracycline (TC) preparations, demeclocycline in minocycline preparations and TC in chlortetracycline (chlor-TC) preparations. A fast HPLC assay for potency was also developed for chlor-TC and minocycline in these commercial preparations.     

Determination of psilocybin in hallucinogenic mushrooms by reversed-phase liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection

The determination of psilocybin was carried out by reversed-phase liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence (FL) detection. Psilocybin was labeled with 5-dimethylaminonaphthalene-1-[N-(2-aminoethyl)]sulfonamide (DNS-ED) at 60 °C for 4 h in the presence of 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide (EDC) as the activation reagent. The resulting derivative was separated on a Mightysil RP-18 GP column (150 mm × 4.6 mm, i.d. 3 μm) with the mixture of 50 mM ammonium acetate (AcONH₄) and CH₃CN, and detected at 539 nm (excitation at 321 nm). The structure of the derivative was identified by HPLC-ESI-MS. A good linear relation of the calibration curve of psilocybin was observed under the proposed conditions for labeling, separation and detection. The quantification limit was 4.4 ng in 1 mg dried mushroom. The proposed procedure was successfully used for the determination of psilocybin in real samples. The contents of psilocybin in six magic mushrooms by the proposed HPLC-FL method were less than 20.0 ng in 1 mg dried samples.     

Quantitative determination of miconzole in human serum by high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary A high-performance liqid chromatographic method is reported for the measurement of miconazole in systemic, fungal infectious patients. Pharmacokinetic data are presented for a single patient receiving miconazole therapy. Sample preparation involves protein precipitation by acetonitrile (1:1, vol/vol). Analyses are carried out on a reversed-phae chromatographic system using octadecylsilane stationary phase: a mobile phase consisting of 0.05 M acetate buffer (pH 7.4)acetonitrile (20:80, vol/vol) is used to elaute miconazole is quantified on the basis of ultraviolet absorption at 220 nm. The precision of the method ranged from 3.21% at 0.5 mg/L to 0.85% at 2.0 mg/L. The limit of quantification was established as 0.1 mg/L. Interference from other drugs that are co-adimistered such as amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine of ketoconazole and most other comonly encountered drugs was not observed.     

Quantitative determination of bioactive alkaloids lysergol and chanoclavine in Ipomoea muricata by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

A rapid, simple, sensitive, gradient and reproducible, reverse‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatographic method was developed for the quantitative estimation of bioactive alkaloids, lysergol and chanoclavine in the seeds of Ipomoea muricata. The clavine alkaloid, lysergol, is a bioenhancer for the drugs and nutrients. The samples were analyzed by reverse‐phase chromatography on a Waters spherisorb ODS2 column (250 × 4.6 mm, i.d., 10 µm) using binary gradient elution with acetonitrile and 0.01 m phosphate buffer (NaH₂PO₄) containing 0.1% glacial acetic acid at a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min, a column temperature of 25 °C and UV detection at λ 254 nm. The limits of detection (LOD) and quantitation (LOQ) were 0.035 and 0.106 µg/mL for lysergol and 0.039 and 0.118 µg/mL for chanoclavine, respectively. Standard curves were linear in the range of 2–10 µg/mL (r > 99) for both analytes. Good results were achieved with respect to repeatability (RSD < 2%) and recovery (99.20–102.0). The method was validated for linearity, accuracy repeatability, LOQ and LOD. The method is simple, accurate and precise, and may be recommended for routine quality control analysis of I. muricata seed extracts containing these two clavine alkaloids (1, 2) as bioactive principles of the herb. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.