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Absorbance Detection (absorbance + detection)
Selected AbstractsDetermination of Tetracyclines in Honey Using Liquid Chromatography with Ultraviolet Absorbance Detection and Residue Confirmation by Mass SpectrometryCHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, Issue 9 2007Yan Liu Abstract A determination method has been optimized and validated for the simultaneous analysis of tetracycline (TC), oxytetracycline (OTC), chlortetracycline (CTC) and doxycycline (DC) in honey. Tetracyclines (TCs) were removed from honey samples by chelation with metal ions bound to small Chelating Sepharose Fast Flow columns and eluted with Na2EDTA-Mcllvaine pH 4.0 buffers. Extracts were further cleaned up by Oasis HLB solid-phase extraction (SPE), while other solid-phase extraction cartridges were compared. Chromatographic separation was achieved using a polar end-capped C18 column with an isocratic mobile phase consisting of oxalic acid, acetonitrile, and methanol. LC with ultraviolet absorbance at 355 nm resulted in the quantitation of all four tetracycline residues from honey samples fortified at 15, 50, and 100 ng/g, with liner ranges for tetracyclines of 0.05 to 2 µg/mL. Mean recoveries for tetracyclines were greater than 50% with R.S.D. values less than 10% (n=18). Detection limits of 5, 5, 10, 10 ng/g for oxytetracycline, tetracycline, chlortetracycline and doxycycline, respectively and quantitation limits of 15 ng/g for all the four tetracyclines were determined. Direct confirmation of the four residues in honey(2,50 ng/g) was realized by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). The linear ranges of tetracyclines determined by LC/MS/MS were between 5 to 300 ng/mL, with the linear correlation coefficient r>0.995. The limits of detection of 1 to 2 ng/g were obtained for the analysis of the TCs in honey. [source] High-throughput enzyme kinetics using microarraysISRAEL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, Issue 2 2007Guoxin Lu We report a microanalytical method to study enzyme kinetics. The technique involves immobilizing horseradish peroxidase on a poly-L-lysine (PLL)-coated glass slide in a microarray format, followed by applying substrate solution onto the enzyme microarray. Enzyme molecules are immobilized on the PLL-coated glass slide through electrostatic interactions, and no further modification of the enzyme or glass slide is needed. In situ detection of the products generated on the enzyme spots is made possible by monitoring the light intensity of each spot using a scientific-grade charged-coupled device (CCD). Reactions of substrate solutions of various types and concentrations can be carried out sequentially on one enzyme microarray. To account for the loss of enzyme from washing in between runs, a standard substrate solution is used for calibration. Substantially reduced amounts of substrate solution are consumed for each reaction on each enzyme spot. The Michaelis constant Km obtained by using this method is comparable to the result for homogeneous solutions. Absorbance detection allows universal monitoring, and no chemical modification of the substrate is needed. High-throughput studies of native enzyme kinetics for multiple enzymes are therefore possible in a simple, rapid, and low-cost manner. [source] Separation of Nile Blue-labelled fatty acids by CE with absorbance detection using a red light-emitting diodeELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 8 2007Michael C. Breadmore Dr. Abstract The separation of fatty acids derivatised with Nile Blue (NB) by CE with detection using a red light-emitting diode (LED) was examined. NB was selected as the derivatisation agent due to its high molar absorption coefficient of 76,000,M,1cm,1 at 633,nm, making it well suited for sensitive absorbance detection using a red 635,nm LED. NB-labelled fatty acids were separated by both MEKC using SDS micelles, i -PrOH and n -BuOH and by NACE in a number of solvents including MeOH, EtOH and ACN. The sensitivity of NACE was superior to MEKC, with detection limits of 5×10,7,7×10,7,M obtained for each acid, approximately 20 times lower than the MEKC method. The NACE detection limits are approximately 100 times lower than previous reports on the separation of fatty acids by CE using indirect absorbance detection, ten times lower than using indirect fluorescence detection and are inferior only to those obtained using precapillary derivatisation and direct fluorescence detection. The efficiency of the NACE method was also superior to MEKC and allowed the separation of unsaturated fatty acids to be examined, although it was not possible to baseline-resolve linoleic (C18:2) and linolenic (C18:3) acids in a reasonable time. The method was used to analyse the fatty acid profile of two edible oils, namely sunflower and sesame oils, after alkali hydrolysis, where it was possible to identify both the saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in each sample. [source] Enantioseparation of warfarin and its metabolites by capillary zone electrophoresisELECTROPHORESIS, Issue 15 2003Qingyu Zhou Abstract A capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method with direct ultraviolet (UV)-absorbance detection is presented for the simultaneous enantiomeric separation of warfarin and its main metabolites, including warfarin alcohols, 4'-, 6-, and 7-hydroxywarfarin, using highly sulfated ,-cyclodextrin (HS-,-CD) as the chiral selector. This chiral separation method was optimized in terms of the electrophoretic parameters, which included the concentration of HS-,-CD used, the type and composition of organic modifier added to the background electrolyte (BGE) buffer, and the BGE buffer pH. Chiral separation of warfarin and its major metabolites was achieved with high resolution, selectivity, efficiency, repeatability, and reproducibility. This optimized chiral analysis of warfarin along with its metabolites was completed within a satisfactory electrophoresis time of 20 min. [source] Single sample extraction protocol for the quantification of NAD and NADH redox states in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeJOURNAL OF SEPARATION SCIENCE, JSS, Issue 18 2008Jennifer L. Sporty Abstract A robust redox extraction protocol for quantitative and reproducible metabolite isolation and recovery has been developed for simultaneous measurement of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and its reduced form, NADH, from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Following culture in liquid media, yeast cells were harvested by centrifugation and then lysed under nonoxidizing conditions by bead blasting in ice-cold, nitrogen-saturated 50 mM ammonium acetate. To enable protein denaturation, ice cold nitrogen-saturated CH3CN/50 mM ammonium acetate (3:1 v/v) was added to the cell lysates. Chloroform extractions were performed on supernatants to remove organic solvent. Samples were lyophilized and resuspended in 50 mM ammonium acetate. NAD and NADH were separated by HPLC and quantified using UV,Vis absorbance detection. NAD and NADH levels were evaluated in yeast grown under normal (2% glucose) and calorie restricted (0.5% glucose) conditions. Results demonstrate that it is possible to perform a single preparation to reliably and robustly quantitate both NAD and NADH contents in the same sample. Robustness of the protocol suggests it will be (i) applicable to quantification of these metabolites in other cell cultures; and (ii) amenable to isotope labeling strategies to determine the relative contribution of specific metabolic pathways to total NAD and NADH levels in cell cultures. [source] Gradient HPLC of antibiotics in urine, ground water, chicken muscle, hospital wastewater, and pharmaceutical samples using C-18 and RP-amide columnsJOURNAL OF SEPARATION SCIENCE, JSS, Issue 2 2008Ashwini Kumar Abstract A simple and highly sensitive high pressure liquid chromatographic (HPLC-UV) method has been developed for the determination of ofloxacin, lomefloxacin, cinoxacin, and nalidixic acid, in mobile phase citrate buffer (0.001 M) of pH 4.5 prepared in water (X), methanol (Y), and ACN (Z) using gradient at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min by direct UV absorbance detection at , = 280 nm. Separation of analytes was studied on the C-18 and RP-amide columns and best results were observed on the RP-amide column with LODs (3.3×S/m) 0.89, 0.55, 0.67, and 1.41 ng/mL for ofloxacin, lomefloxacin, cinoxacin, and nalidixic acid, respectively, and better RSD than the C-18 column. The recovery of Fluoroquinolones (FQs) in urine, ground water, hospital wastewater, and chicken muscle using this method is more than 90%. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of ofloxacin, lomefloxacin, cinoxacin, and nalidixic acid in urine, ground water, pharmaceutical dosage forms, hospital wastewater, and chicken muscle. [source] Plasma pharmacokinetics of high-dose oral busulfan in children and adults undergoing bone marrow transplantationPEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION, Issue 2003Bruce Bostrom Abstract: We have analyzed the plasma pharmacokinetics of busulfan in 272 patients receiving high-dose oral busulfan and intravenous cyclophosphamide in conjunction with allogeneic or autologous bone marrow transplantation. The patients ranged in age from 2 months to 59 yr (mean 10, median 12 yr) and had the following diagnoses: thalassemia or sickle cell anemia (n = 74); leukemia or myelodysplasia (n = 112); inborn errors of metabolism (n = 41) or immunodeficiency (n = 45). Plasma specimens were collected following the first dose for each patient which ranged from 1 to 4 mg/kg (mean ± SD, 1.21 ± 0.41, median 1.15). Busulfan was quantitated using ultraviolet absorbance detection after derivatization and HPLC separation. Pharmacokinetic parameters were derived by modeling the raw data to fit first-order single compartment kinetics. The kinetic parameters showed wide interpatient variability independent of age and diagnosis. There was a statistically significant correlation of age with the following parameters: area under the curve (AUC); maximal concentration; minimum concentration; clearance; volume of distribution and absorption half-time. The coefficients of determination (i.e. correlation coefficient squared) were low ranging from 0.04 to 0.12 implying only a small part (i.e. 4,12%) of the variance was explained by age. Although busulfan pharmacokinetics are age-related most of the variability is not explained by age or diagnosis. [source] A new metabolite of nodakenetin by rat liver microsomes and its quantification by RP-HPLC methodBIOMEDICAL CHROMATOGRAPHY, Issue 2 2010Peng Zhang Abstract The biotransformation of nodakenetin (NANI) by rat liver microsomes in vitro was investigated. Two major polar metabolites were produced by liver microsomes from phenobarbital-pretreated rats and detected by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) analysis. The chemical structures of two metabolites were firmly identified as 3,(R)-hydroxy-nodakenetin-3,-ol and 3,(S)-hydroxy-nodakenetin-3,-ol, respectively, on the basis of their 1H-NMR, MS and optical rotation analysis. The latter was a new compound. A sensitive, selective and simple RP-HPLC method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of NANI and its two major metabolites in rat liver microsomes. Chromatographic conditions comprise a C18 column, a mobile phase with MeOH-H2O (40 : 60, v/v), a total run time of 40 min, and ultraviolet absorbance detection at 330 nm. In the rat heat-inactivated liver microsomal supernatant, the lower limits of detection and quantification of metabolite I, metabolite II and NANI were 5.0, 2.0, 10.0 ng/mL and 20.0, 5.0, 50.0 ng/mL, respectively, and their calibration curves were linear over the concentration range 50,400, 20,120 and 150,24000 ng/mL, respectively. The results provided a firm basis for further evaluating the pharmacokinetics and clinical efficacy of NANI. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] |