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Determination of coumarin anticoagulant rodenticide residues in animal tissue by high-performance liquid chromatography. II. fluorescence detection using ion-pair chromatography.

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method was developed for the determination of warfarin, coumatetralyl, bromadiolone, difenacoum and brodifacoum in animal tissues using fluorescence detection. Ion-pair chromatography, with the tetrabutylammmonium ion as counter-ion, was used to take full advantage of their native fluorescence. Detection limits in liver tissue after gel permeation clean-up were 0.002 mg kg-1 for coumatetralyl, difenacoum and bromdifacoum, 0.008 mg kg-1 for bromadiolone, and 0.01 mg kg-1 for warfarin.

Animals↗

Comparing micellar electrokinetic chromatography and microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography for the analysis of preservatives in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.

In this study, separation and determination of nine preservatives ranging from hydrophilic to hydrophobic properties, which are commonly used as additives in various pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, by micellar electrokinetic chromatograpy (MEKC) and microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography (MEEKC) were compared. The effect of temperature, buffer pH, and concentration of surfactant on separation were examined. In MEKC, the separation resolution of preservatives improved markedly by changing the sodium dodecyl sulfate concentration. Temperature and pH of running buffers were used mainly to shorten the magnitude of separation time. However, in order to detect all preservatives in a single run in a MEEKC system, a microemulsion of higher pH was needed. The separation resolution was improved dramatically by changing temperature, and a higher concentration of SDS was necessary for maintaining a stable microemulsion solution, therefore the separation of the nine preservatives in MEEKC took longer than in MEKC. An optimum MEKC method for separation of the nine preservatives was obtained within 9.0 min with a running buffer of pH 9.0 containing 20 mM SDS at 25 degrees C. A separation with baseline resolution was also obtained within 16 min using a microemulsion of pH 9.5 which composed of SDS, 1-butanol, and octane, and a shorter capillary column at 34 degrees C. Finally, the developed MEKC and MEEKC methods determined successfully preservatives in various cosmetic and pharmaceutical products.

Buffers↗

Quantitative gas chromatography-olfactometry. Analytical characteristics of a panel of judges using a simple quantitative scale as gas chromatography detector.

Some questions related to the ability of gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O) to provide quantitative measurements of the concentration of a given odorant in an extract are explored and discussed. A panel of eight individuals has been used to evaluate the intensity of 15 odorants present at different concentrations. The use of very simple scales, such as a 0-3 scale, makes it possible to build calibration graphs based on the different stimulus-response models (Fechner, Stevens, Hill) and, with a proper calibration, up to nine different concentration levels can be discriminated by an eight-judge panel. The signal shows a good long-term stability, and its precision varies between 3.7 and 8% of the whole scale, with 5.7% as average. Sensitivity is extremely dependent on the compound: in the best case a concentration change of 20% can be detected, while in the worst, concentrations must differ more than one order of magnitude. In average, concentrations must differ between 2 and 4.7 times (including calibration error) or between 1.2 and 2.3 (excluding calibration error). The performance of the different judges, the effect of the close elution of two odors and the benefits derived from the use of more complex scales (7-points) are briefly discussed from the perspective of the analytical performance of GC-O methods.

Calibration↗

Overloaded gradient elution chromatography on heterogeneous adsorbents in reversed-phase liquid chromatography.

Overloaded band profiles of phenol were measured on a C18-Kromasil column in gradient elution conditions. The mobile phase used was a mixture of methanol and water. The volume fraction of methanol was allowed to vary between 0 and 0.5. A general adsorption model, which expresses the amount of phenol adsorbed q* as a function of both its concentration C and the composition phi of the organic modifier (methanol) in the mobile phase, was empirically derived from previous independent adsorption experiments based on frontal analysis (FA) and frontal analysis by the characteristic point (FACP). Accordingly, the general model was an extension of the simplest heterogeneous model, the Bilangmuir model, to non-isocratic conditions. The low-energy sites followed the classical linear solvent strength model (LSSM), but not the high-energy sites whose saturation capacity linearly decreased with phi. The general model was validated by comparing the experimental and simulated band profiles in gradient elution conditions, in linear and non-linear conditions, as well. The band profiles were calculated by means of the equilibrium-dispersive model of chromatography with a finite difference algorithm. A very good agreement was observed using steps gradient (delta phi) from 0 to 50% methanol and gradient times t(g) of 20, 25, 30, 40, 60, 80 and 100 min. The agreement was still excellent for steps gradient from 5 to 45% (t(g) = 25 min), 5 to 35% (t(g) = 50 min), 5 to 25% (t(g) = 50 min) and 5 to 15% (t(g) = 50 min). Significative differences appeared between experience and simulation when the slope of the gradient (delta phi/t(g)) became too strong beyond 3.3% methanol per minute. This threshold value probably mirrored the kinetic of arrangement of the G18-bonded chains when the methanol content increased in the mobile phase. It suggested that the chromatographic system was not in a full thermodynamic equilibrium state when very steep mobile phase gradients were applied.

Adsorption↗

Multiple peaks in high-performance liquid chromatography of proteins. beta-Lactoglobulins eluted in a hydrophobic interaction chromatography system.

The chromatographic behavior of beta-lactoglobulins when eluted in hydrophobic interaction chromatography systems is studied. By modifying some factors, such as pH and temperature, the relationship between shape of the chromatographic peak and protein structure is shown. At pH 4.5 and low temperature multiple peaks for beta-LG A and beta-LG B are observed and assigned to aggregates. The effects of other parameters, besides pH and temperature, such as volume and concentration of injected sample, contact time between protein and stationary and/or mobile phases, and nature and concentration of mobile phase upon aggregation are studied. Comparison of the chromatographic behavior of both variants of beta-lactoglobulin is made.

Animals↗

Micellar electrokinetic chromatography as an alternative to high-performance liquid chromatography for separation and determination of phenolic compounds in Japanese spirituous liquor.

A capillary electrophoretic method has been developed for the separation and determination of vanillin, ferulic acid, vanillic acid and 4-vinylguaiacol in Japanese spirituous liquor. These phenolic compounds were extracted from Japanese spirituous liquor by solid-phase extractioin and were successfully separated by micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) with 25 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate. MEKC required short analysis times and it could be an alternative technique for the analysis of vanillin, ferulic acid, vanillic acid and 4-vinylguaiacol in Japanese spirituous liquor. These phenolic compounds in five Japanese spirituous liquor samples were determined by this method. No significant difference in separation patterns and amounts was observed among the repeated analysis.

Alcoholic Beverages↗

Critical comparison of retention models for the optimisation of the separation of anions in ion chromatography. II. Suppressed anion chromatography using carbonate eluents.

Seven theoretical retention models, namely the linear solvent strength model (using the dominant equilibrium approach and competing ion effective charge approach), the dual eluent species model, the Kuwamoto model, the extended dual eluent species model, the multiple species eluent/analyte model and the empirical end-points model, were used to describe the retention behaviour of anions in suppressed ion chromatography (IC). An extensive set of experimental retention data was gathered for 24 anions (fluoride, formate, bromate, chloride, hexanesulfonate, bromide, chlorate, nitrate, iodide, thiocyanate, perchlorate, sulfite, succinate, sulfate, tartrate, selenate, oxalate, tungstate, phthalate, molybdate, chromate, thiosulfate and phosphate) on a Dionex AS4A-SC column using carbonate eluents of varying concentration and HCO3-:CO3(2-) ratios. Statistical comparison of the predicted and experimentally obtained retention factors showed that the performance of the theoretical models improved with the complexity of the model. However the empirical model (in which a linear relationship is assumed between the logarithm of retention factor and the logarithm of eluent strength, but the slope is determined empirically) gave the most consistent performance across the widest range of anions. The empirical end-points model was also shown to be the most satisfactory model due to its low knowledge requirements and easy solution. Compared with non-suppressed IC (see Part I), the retention behaviour in suppressed IC was found to be easier to model by all retention models.

Anions↗

Evaluation of volatile eluents and electrolytes for high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and capillary electrophoresis-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry of proteins. I. Liquid chromatography.

Proteins ranging in molecular mass from 14,000 to 80,000 were analyzed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry (RP-HPLC-ESI-MS) using 60 x 1.0 mm I.D. microbore-columns packed with 2.3 microns highly crosslinked, octadecylated poly(styrene-divinylbenzene) particles. Proteins were eluted at temperatures of 80-90 degrees C with gradients of acetonitrile in 0.10-0.50% aqueous solutions of trifluoroacetic acid, formic acid or acetic acid. Substitution of trifluoroacetic acid, the most commonly used mobile phase additive for RP-HPLC, by formic acid resulted in a 35-160-fold improvement in analyte detectability at the cost of an only 32-104% increase in peak width at half height of eluting chromatographic peaks. The lower limits of detection for carbonic anhydrase (M(r) 29,022.7) in full scan and selected ion monitoring mode were 37 and 2.3 fmol, respectively. Measurement of protein masses by RP-HPLC-ESI-MS was accurate and highly reproducible with maximum mass deviations of 0.025% and relative standard deviations of less than 0.011%. Calibration plots of peak area versus concentration allowed the reliable quantitation of proteins in a concentration range of 0.010-1.0 mg/ml. Finally, the optimized method was applied to the separation, identification and quantification of proteins in real samples such as commercial protein preparations, monoclonal antibody fragments, allergen extracts and whey drinks.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid↗

Comparison of turbulent-flow chromatography with automated solid-phase extraction in 96-well plates and liquid-liquid extraction used as plasma sample preparation techniques for liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

Turbulent flow chromatography (TFC) combined with the high selectivity and sensitivity of tandem mass spectrometry (MS-MS) is a new technique for the fast direct analysis of drugs from crude plasma. TFC in the 96-well plate format reduces significantly the time required for sample clean-up in the laboratory. For example, for 100 samples the workload for a technician is reduced from about 8 h by a manual liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) assay to about 1 h in the case of TFC. Sample clean-up and analysis are performed on-line on the same column. Similar chromatographic performance and validation results were achieved using HTLC Turbo-C18 columns (Cohesive Technologies) and Oasis HLB extraction columns (Waters). One 96-well plate with 96 plasma samples is analyzed within 5.25 h, corresponding to 3.3 min per sample. Compared to this LLE and analysis of 96 samples takes about 16 h. Two structurally different and highly protein bound compounds, drug A and drug B, were analyzed under identical TFC conditions and the assays were fully validated for the application to toxicokinetics studies (compliant with Good Laboratory Practices-GLP). The limit of quantitation was 1.00 microg/l and the linear working range covered three orders of magnitude for both drugs. In the case of drug A the quality of analysis by TFC was similar to the reference LLE assay and slightly better than automated solid-phase extraction in 96-well plates. The accuracy was -3.1 to 6.7% and the precision was 3.1 to 6.8% in the case of drug A determined for dog plasma by TFC-MS-MS. For drug B the accuracy was -3.7 to 3.5% and the precision was 1.6 to 5.4% for rat plasma, which is even slightly better than what was achieved with the validated protein precipitation assay.

Animals↗

n-Alkyl fluorenyl phases in chromatography. II. Dynamic behavior and high-performance liquid chromatography applications.

The dynamic behavior of two n-hexyl fluorenyl phases (fluorene-6A [3a(Tn)(Qm)y], fluorene-6B [3b(Tn)(Qm)y]) and three n-decyl fluorenyl phases (fluorene-10A [4a(Tn)(Qm)y], fluorene-10B [4b(Tn)(Qm)y], and fluorene-10C [4c(M1)(Qm)y]) is investigated by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy using the dipolar filter technique with both 13C and 1H detection. These results are compared with those from other dynamic measurements, like the relaxation times in the rotating frame (T1pH) and the variation of the contact time (T(CH)). Additionally, another type of a fluorenyl phase [5a(Tn)(Qm)y], which has an aromatic moiety connected to the silica gel by amido couplings, was also investigated by the dipolar filter method. The solid-state NMR dynamic measurements indicate an increased mobility of the n-alkyl fluorenyl phases compared to the amido coupled fluorenyl phase. The lower the ligand density of the studied n-alkyl fluorenyl phases, the higher their mobility. The separation behavior of the respective phases in high-performance liquid chromatography was investigated with samples containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nitro explosives. Depending on the amount of the chemically bound aromatic moiety and the length of their n-alkyl spacer groups, pi-pi interactions with the solute molecules are involved in the separation process and cause it to proceed at a different rate. Therefore, n-alkyl fluorenyl phases can be classified as mixed-mode phases.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid↗

Characterisation of TNF-alpha-related peptides by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

Ion-spray triple quadrupole mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography were used to investigate the products from the solid phase synthesis of (H)-Leu-Thr-Glu-Asn-(OH), a TNF-alpha active-site probe. The target sequence was assembled using tert.-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) chemistry in stepwise fashion from the C-terminal on an Boc-Asn-OCH2-Pam-copoly(styrene-divinylbenzene) resin [Pam = 4-(carboxamidomethyl)benzyl ester]. The crude product was deprotected and cleaved from the resin by HF-p-cresol treatment for 1 h at 0 degrees C. HPLC analysis at 214 nm indicated two late-eluting major products and an early-eluting product. Preparative HPLC demonstrated that the early-eluting product contained ca. 80% of the expected recovered sample mass. Each component was then directly analysed by mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry. The early eluting peak was confirmed as the desired LTEN sequence. Synthesis of the same sequence using 9-fluorenyl methoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) chemistry gave an identical product and confirmed the above analysis. The most significant by-product was derived from arylation of the glutamyl group by the quencher p-cresol. The likely origins of the by-products are discussed.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Use of directly coupled ion-exchange liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a strategy for polar metabolite identification.

Ion-exchange LC-MS and LC-NMR have been successfully used to identify a novel N-acetyl metabolite of a highly polar drug candidate [2-(ethanimidoylamino)ethyl]sulfonyl alanine (GW273629) under development as a therapeutic agent. This has been achieved using a simple HPLC method without the need for complicated and time consuming pre- or post-column derivatisation. Ion-exchange chromatography using simple ionic strength buffer and organic solvent mobile phases, as applied here, should be suitable for the analysis of other charged polar species. Optimisation of the system described could result in the development of a rational generic HPLC approach specifically designed for the characterisation of polar drug molecules and their metabolites.

Animals↗

The assay of fentanyl and its metabolites in plasma of patients using gas chromatography with alkali flame ionisation detection and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Fentanyl was determined using gas chromatography (GC) and alkali flame ionisation detection (AFID), in the plasma of patients who had received a high single dose (up to 60 microgram/kg body weight). The relative standard deviation is 6% for 11 ng/ml while the calculated detection limit is 3.3 ng of fentanyl per 1 ml of plasma. The concentration of fentanyl in patients ranged from 40 to 3 ng/ml of plasma. The concentration of fentanyl in patients ranged from 40 to 3 ng/ml of plasma in the first hour after administration. In the plasma of patients treated with fentanyl two metabolites could be detected and identified using GC-AFID and GC-MS.

Fentanyl↗

Bioaffinity chromatography: synergy between interactive chromatography and molecular recognition for the separation and analysis of macromolecules.

Affinity chromatography, commonly regarded as an integral tool in macromolecular separation sciences, also provides an analytical method to study structure-function relationships of macromolecular interaction processes and to design recognition molecules. The latter, as found recently for the case of antisense peptides, may be useful as affinity agents in immobilized forms to effect new types of biomolecular separation.

Chromatography, Affinity↗

Micellar electrokinetic chromatography as a generalized alternative to high-performance liquid chromatography for purity determination of a class of investigational antibacterial drugs.

Micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) was successfully used to provide purity data for a number of oxazolidinone antibacterials. A run buffer of 100 mM SDS and 40 mM HEPES (pH 7.5, NaOH) separated fifteen different materials of neutral and cationic, anionic or zwitterionic character, usually with efficiencies ten-fold of those observed for HPLC. Different HPLC conditions were required for compounds with different structural characteristics. While the high efficiency and finite migration window of MEKC may allow observation of impurities not seen by HPLC, general use of this method for purity screening of combinatorial compounds will require micellar solutions tolerant of high amounts of organic, in order to accommodate materials of low aqueous solubility.

Anti-Infective Agents↗

Size-exclusion chromatography performed in capillaries. Studies by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Miniaturization of the chromatographic column led to increased sensitivity and shortened time of analysis. In our work we applied 300 microm I.D. capillaries packed with a novel stationary phase Superdex Peptide for the size-exclusion chromatography, capable of separating molecules within the mass range of 0.1-7 kDa. Here we proved that such capillary columns can operate effectively at high sensitivity. Several peptide mixtures were efficiently chromatographed and analyzed on line with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry as a detection technique. A CNBr peptide map, derived from human globin alpha subunit, was effectively separated using this method. These fragments are difficult to elute from the reversed-phase column at low pH, therefore, such approach can be considered as a complementary to other separation techniques, in particular for analyzing hydrophobic components and complex mixtures.

Chromatography, Gel↗

Comparison of sensitivity between gas chromatography-low-resolution mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry for determining metandienone metabolites in urine.

In doping control laboratories the misuse of anabolic androgenic steroids is commonly investigated in urine by gas chromatography-low-resolution mass spectrometry with selected ion monitoring (GC-LRMS-SIM). By using high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) detection sensitivity is improved due to reduction of biological background. In our study HRMS and LRMS methods were compared to each other. Two different sets were measured both with HRMS and LRMS. In the first set metandienone (I) metabolites 17alpha-methyl-5beta-androstan-3alpha,17beta-dio l (II), 17-epimetandienone (III), 17beta-methyl-5beta-androst-1-ene-3alpha,17alpha-diol (IV) and 6beta-hydroxymetandienone (V) were spiked in urine extract prepared by solid-phase extraction, hydrolysis with beta-glucuronidase from Escherichia coli and liquid-liquid extraction. In the second set the metabolites were first spiked in blank urine samples of four male persons before pretreatment. Concentration range of the spiked metabolites was 0.1-10 ng/ml in both sets. With HRMS (resolution of 5000) detection limits were 2-10 times lower than with LRMS. However, also with the HRMS method the biological background hampered detection and compounds from matrix were coeluted with some metabolites. For this reason the S/N values of the metabolites spiked had to be first compared to S/N values of coeluted matrix compounds to get any idea of detection limits. At trace concentrations selective isolation procedures should be implemented in order to confirm a positive result. The results suggest that metandienone misuse can be detected by HRMS for a prolonged period after stopping the intake of metandienone.

Adult↗

Comparison of quantitative high performance thin layer chromatography and the high performance liquid chromatography of parabens.

A method is described for the densitometric determination of the p-hydroxybenzoic esters and p-hydroxybenzoic acid in mixtures or in drugs. This method is compared with the one used in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The calibration curves were linear in interval 0.250-3.60 mumol ml-1 per 200 nl per spot. The limit of detection and the relative standard deviation (RSD) are higher than in HPLC (RSD is 6% in HPTLC. 3% in HPLC; limit of detection about 40 pmol in HPTLC and 25 pmol in HPLC) but HPTLC quantitative determination of parabens in drugs is faster.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid↗