Absolute configuration of an iturinic acid as determined by CD spectrum of its DNP-p-methoxyanilide

Absolute configuration of the long chain β-amino acid obtained from the hydrolysate of iturin A has been determined to be R by application of Dnp-aromatic rule. This is the first assignment for the chirality of an iturinic acid.     

Comparison of calorimetric and IR-spectroscopic data for alcohols and alcoholic solutions

The heats of solution of alcohols in hexane can be considered as the energy necessary to break hydrogen bonds (H-bond). The amount of non H-bonded OH groups estimated from caloric data, are in good agreement with IR-spectroscopic data. Comparison of calorimetric and IR-spectroscopically determined H-bond energies permit the separation of intermolecular van der Waals effects from H-bond interactions. This separation shows that van der Waals interactions of alcohols or water should not be underestimated.     

Derivatization-free determination of aminoglycosides by CZE–UV in pharmaceutical formulations

Aminoglycosides are a relevant class of antibiotics widely used by medics and veterinaries. There are a variety of reasons that make their determination relevant, such as quality control, environment and food contamination assessment, drug-release studies, among others. The lack of a chromophore makes aminoglycoside spectrophotometric detection particularly challenging, often requiring derivatization. In this work, an indirect detection method, making use of imidazole as a probe, applying CZE was successfully tested. It did not require derivatization, which simplified the sample preparation. Suitable figures of merit were obtained; recoveries between 95 and 105%, adequate repeatability and precision, correlation coefficients (r) above 0.998, and limits of detection (LODs) of 3.2 and 11 mg/L for gentamicin and paromomycin, respectively. As a proof-of-concept, it was also applied in a simple controlled release experiment that was well fitted using the Hill equation.