A sensitive liquid chromatographic method was developed for determining oxacillin, cloxacillin, and dicloxacillin (simultaneously), and penicillin G, amoxicillin, carbenicillin, and ticarcillin in canine and/or equine serum. The method involves filtering diluted serum through a 30,000 molecular weight cut-off filter and separating penicillins from other serum components by ion-pair liquid chromatography using a reverse-phase column eluted with acetonitrile-water solutions. The ultraviolet absorbance of the column effluent was monitored at 230 nm. Recoveries of oxacillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin, and penicillin G (spiked at 2.5 micrograms/mL), amoxicillin (spiked at 5 micrograms/mL), and carbenicillin and ticarcillin (spiked at 10 micrograms/mL) from canine and equine serums ranged from 78.3 to 104.4% with coefficients of variation ranging from 3.35 to 5.95%. The limit of detection for these penicillins was 0.02-0.05 microgram/mL.

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Determination of ampicillin in serum by using simple ultrafiltration technique and liquid chromatographic analysis.

A new liquid chromatographic method for determination of ampicillin in canine and equine serum has been developed. The serum sample (500 microL) is vortex-mixed with 20% ethanol (500 microL) and filtered using a 30,000 molecular weight cutoff microseparation tube to separate high molecular weight solutes following low-speed centrifugation. Ampicillin is then separated from other serum components by reverse phase ion-pair liquid chromatography (LC). The ultraviolet (UV) absorbance of the column effluent is monitored at 230 nm. Recoveries of ampicillin from canine serum spiked at concentrations of 10, 40, and 60 micrograms/mL were 93.1, 100.9, and 87.8%, respectively, with coefficients of variation (CVs) of 2.91, 3.08, and 4.08%, respectively. Recoveries of ampicillin from equine serum spiked at the same concentrations were 91.6, 90.1, and 88.7%, respectively, with CVs of 3.03, 2.61, and 3.35%, respectively. The limit of detection for ampicillin by this method is less than 0.5 micrograms/mL serum.

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Simultaneous liquid chromatographic determination of some tetracyclines in serum.

A sensitive liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of oxytetracycline, minocycline, tetracycline, and doxycycline in serum. A serum sample is vortex-mixed with a solution of mobile phase for tetracyclines and 2% (v/v) phosphoric acid. The mixture is filtered using a 30,000 molecular weight cutoff microseparation tube which separates high-molecular-weight solutes following low-speed centrifugation. Tetracyclines are separated from other serum components by reverse phase liquid chromatography (LC) with buffered methanol mobile phase. Ultraviolet absorbance of the column effluent is monitored at 267 nm. Concentrations as low as 0.2 micrograms/mL of tetracyclines in serum are quantitatable, with recoveries from 76.2 to 102.6% and coefficients of variation from 2.69 to 5.36%. The method has been tested in bovine, porcine, equine, caprine, ovine, canine, feline, and avian (turkey) serum.

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