胶束电动色谱法测定五维他口服溶液中维生素B_1、B_2、B_6、烟酰胺、泛酸钙与苯甲酸钠

建立了胶束电动色谱(MEKC)法通过波长切换同时测定五维他口服溶液中的维生素B_1、B_2、B_6、烟酰胺、泛酸钙及苯甲酸钠含量的方法,并优化了检测波长、十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)的浓度、分离电压、缓冲液浓度及pH值等实验条件。最佳分离条件为以未涂渍的标准熔融石英毛细管柱(75μm×50 cm,有效长度42 cm)为分离通道;40 mmol/L硼酸+40 mmol/L硼砂+20 mmol/L SDS(pH 9.0)为运行缓冲液,分离电压20 kV,柱温25℃,检测波长为270 nm(维生素B_1、B_2、B_6、烟酰胺及苯甲酸钠)和200 nm(泛酸钙),电动进样10 kV、进样时间10 s。结果显示,6种化合物可在13 min内实现基线分离,且在一定质量浓度范围内线性良好,相关系数(r)不小于0.998 9;3个加标水平下的平均回收率为97.0%～103%,RSD为0.60%～1.8%。该方法快速、准确,可用于五维他口服溶液中维生素B_1、B_2、B_6、烟酰胺、泛酸钙及苯甲酸钠的含量测定。     

Transients and cooperative action of β-carotene, vitamin E and C in biological systems in vitro under irradiation

Using N^•₃ species as specific electron acceptor a defined ascorbate radical: AH^•↔A^•−+H⁺ (λ_max=360 nm, =3400 dm³ mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹) is observed. The attack of DMSO^•+ on vit.E results in a vit.E^• radical (k=1×10⁹ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹; λ_max=425 nm, =2400 dm³ mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹; 2k=4.7×10⁸ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹). Vit.E-acetate leads to the formation of a radical cation (vit.E-ac^•+). β-carotene reacts also with DMSO^•+ forming a radical cation, β-car^•+ (k=1.75×10⁸ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹; λ_max=942 nm, =14 600 dm³ mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹), which probably leads to the formation of a dimer radical cation, (β-car)^•+₂ (k=2.5×10⁷ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹).

Using E.coli bacteria (AB1157) as a model system in vitro it was found that all three vitamins are rather efficient radiation protecting agents. They can also increase the activity of cytostatica, e.g., mitomycin C (MMC), by electron transfer process. The mixture of vit.E-ac and β-car acts contradictory, but adding vit.C to it a strong cooperative enhancement of the MMC activity is observed once again. A relationship between the pulse radiolysis and the radiation biological data is found and discussed. A possible explanation of the previously reported trials concerning the role of vit.E and β-car on the increased occurence of lung and other types of cancer in smokers and drinkers is presented.     

New developments in the field of vitamin B12: enzymatic reactions dependent upon corrins and coenzyme B12.

Simple corrins such as vitamin B₁₂ and vitamin B₁₂ coenzyme catalyze a variety of unusual enzymatic reactions of which some are still without analogy in organic or organometallic chemistry. The mechanisms of these reactions are currently the subject of lively discussion. The present review focuses attention on new ideas about the mode of action of vitamin B₁₂ coenzymes in enzymatic reactions.     

Application of on-line capillary high-performance liquid chromatography-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry coupling for the analysis of vitamin A derivatives

The direct on-line coupling between capillary high-performance liquid chromatography (capillary HPLC) and proton high-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometry has been used to derive structural information about constituents of a mixture of vitamin A derivatives. ¹H NMR spectra were recorded in the stopped-flow and continuous-flow mode within a 180 μm I.D. capillary column mounted in a micro probe on a 600 MHz NMR spectrometer. The resolution of the ¹H NMR spectra obtained in capillary HPLC-NMR coupling experiments is sufficient to determine coupling constants in the order of 1.5 Hz. The detection limit is in the lower nanogram range. A stopped-flow 2D-TOCSY experiment of a 1% solution of vitamin A acetate acquired within 4 h reveals that the acquisition of 2D NMR spectra is possible in the nanoliter detection scale without any loss of structural information.     

Solid-phase extraction of metal ions and their estimation in vitamins, steel and milk using 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone-immobilized silica gel

3-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone-immobilized silica gel has been used for the adsorption and estimation of copper, cobalt, iron and zinc by both batch and column techniques. The distribution coefficient D determined for each metal ion was as follows (ml g¹): Fe, 3.6 × 10²; Cu, 3.9 × 10²; Co, 3.8 × 10²; Zn, 4.1 × 10². Methods have been developed to estimate zinc, copper and cobalt in milk, steel and vitamin samples respectively.     

C30 stationary phases for the analysis of food by liquid chromatography

The introduction of a polymeric C₃₀ liquid chromatographic column by Sander et al. [Anal. Chem., 66 (1994) 1667] designed for the separation of carotenoid isomers, has led to the development of improved analytical methods for these compounds. Subsequent commercial availability of polymerically bonded C₃₀ columns has facilitated these advances, and applications to a wide variety of separation problems with biological samples have been described. This report provides a comprehensive review of applications of polymeric C₃₀ columns, utilized in the determination of carotenoids, retinoids, and other nutrients and related compounds in complex, natural-matrix samples.     

C30 Stationary phases for the analysis of food by liquid chromatography

The introduction of a polymeric C₃₀ liquid chromatographic column by Sander et al. [Anal. Chem., 66 (1994) 1667] designed for the separation of carotenoid isomers, has led to the development of improved analytical methods for these compounds. Subsequent commercial availability of polymerically bonded C₃₀ columns has facilitated these advances, and applications to a wide variety of separation problems with biological samples have been described. This report provides a comprehensive review of applications of polymeric C₃₀ columns, utilized in the determination of carotenoids, retinoids, and other nutrients and related compounds in complex, natural-matrix samples.     

Multiple response optimization applied to the development of a capillary electrophoretic method for pharmaceutical analysis

Multiple response simultaneous optimization by using the desirability function was used for the development of a capillary electrophoresis method for the simultaneous determination of four active ingredients in pharmaceutical preparations: vitamins B₆ and B₁₂, dexamethasone and lidocaine hydrochloride. Five responses were simultaneously optimized: the three resolutions, the analysis time and the capillary current. This latter response was taken into account in order to improve the quality of the separations. The separation was carried out by using capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) with a silica capillary and UV detection (240 nm). The optimum conditions were: 57.0 mmol l⁻¹ sodium phosphate buffer solution, pH 7.0 and voltage = 17.2 kV. Good results concerning precision (CV lower than 2%), accuracy (recoveries ranged between 98.5 and 102.6%) and selectivity were obtained in the concentration range studied for the four compounds. These results are comparable to those provided by the reference high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique.