SPE Column (spe + column)

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Selected Abstracts


Preparation and Characteristics of Esculin-Imprinted Polymers

HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, Issue 6 2007
Guo-Song Wang
Abstract Four molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were prepared in MeOH with esculin (=6,7-dihydroxycoumarin 6-(, - D -glucopyranoside)=6-(, - D -glucopyranosyloxy)-7-hydroxy-2H -1-benzopyran-2-one) as the imprinted molecule, methacrylic acid (=2-methylprop-2-enoic acid; MAA), acrylamide (=prop-2-enamide; AM), 4-vinylpyridine (=4-ethenylpyridine; 4-VP), or 2-vinylpyridine (=2-ethenylpyridine; 2-VP) as the functional monomer, respectively, as well as ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (=2-methylprop-2-enoic acid ethane-1,2-diyl ester; EGDMA) as the cross-linking agent. The interaction between the template and the functional monomers was investigated by fluorescence and UV spectrophotometry, respectively, which revealed the presence of esculin/monomer complexes in the stoichiometric ratio 1,:,2 in the pre-polymerization mixture. The resultant polymers were studied in equilibrium binding experiments to evaluate the recognition ability and the binding capacity towards esculin. The results showed that MIP1, prepared with MAA as the functional monomer, exhibited advantageous characteristics of high binding capacity, optimal imprinting effect, and good selectivity towards esculin. The Scatchard analysis indicated that there are two types of binding sites in MIP1, and its binding parameters including the apparent maximum numbers of binding sites and the dissociation constants were calculated. Finally, by packing an SPE column (SPE=solid-phase extraction) with MIP1, the esculin was separated and enriched successfully by this sorbent from samples of Cortex fraxini, and the average recovery was up to 74.7%. [source]


A combined loop-SPE method for the automated preparation of [11C]doxepin

JOURNAL OF LABELLED COMPOUNDS AND RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS, Issue 4 2002
R. Iwata
Abstract A simple and versatile loop-solid phase extraction (SPE) method was developed for the automated preparation of [11C]doxepin, a histamine H1 receptor antagonist, from [11C]methyl triflate ([11C]MeOTf). This labeling agent was passed through a Teflon or Tefzel loop coated internally with a film of the precursor solution. The reaction products were then flushed from the loop to a short SPE column, where they were concentrated and then injected onto a semi-preparative HPLC column simply by switching an injection valve. By applying this combined loop-SPE technique the whole procedure turned out to be easily automated. The formation of [11C]methylated doxepin ([11C]methyldoxepin) was observed and the ratio of doxepin to methyldoxepin was found to be clearly correlated with the mass ratio of nordoxepin to MeOTf. This observation highlights the importance of [11C]MeOTf specific activity in the [11C]methylation of secondary amines. Using this method, [11C]Doxepin was prepared in over 40% radiochemical yield from high specific activity [11C]MeOTf. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


A novel on-line solid-phase extraction approach integrated with a monolithic column and tandem mass spectrometry for direct plasma analysis of multiple drugs and metabolites

RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY, Issue 22 2005
Xu Zang
An on-line solid-phase extraction liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (SPE LC/MS/MS) assay using a newly developed SPE column and a monolithic column was developed and validated for direct analysis of plasma samples containing multiple analytes. This assay was developed in an effort to increase bioanalysis throughput and reduce the complexity of on-line SPE LC/MS/MS systems. A simple column-switching configuration that requires only one six-port valve and one HPLC pumping system was employed for on-line plasma sample preparation and subsequent gradient chromatographic separation. The resulting analytical method couples the desired sensitivity with ease of use. The method was found to perform satisfactorily for direct plasma analysis with respect to assay linearity, specificity, sensitivity, precision, accuracy, carryover, and short-term stability of an eight-analyte mixture in plasma. A gradient LC condition was applied to separate the eight analytes that cannot be distinctly differentiated by MS/MS. With a run time for every injection of 2.8,min, a minimum of 300 direct plasma injections were made on one on-line SPE column without noticeable changes in system performance. Due to the ruggedness and simplicity of this system, generic methods can be easily developed and applied to analyze a wide variety of compounds in a high-throughput manner without laborious off-line sample preparation. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]