Simultaneous liquid-chromatographic determination of prednisone and prednisolone in plasma.

1988 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 1897-1899 ◽  
Author(s):  
M H Cheng ◽  
W Y Huang ◽  
A I Lipsey

Abstract This high-performance liquid-chromatographic (HPLC) method for simultaneous determination of prednisone and its metabolite, prednisolone, in plasma is a modification of the method of Frey et al. (Clin Chem 1979;25:1944-7). Heparinized plasma (1.0 mL) with 0.1 mL of internal standard solution (11-deoxy-17-hydroxycorticosterone, 2 mg/L) is extracted with 7.0 mL of dichloromethane, then washed sequentially with 0.1 mol/L HCl, 0.1 mol/L NaOH, and deionized water, 2.0 mL each. The extract is evaporated and the residue reconstituted with 75 microL of mobile phase, methanol/H2O (40/60 by vol). Thirty microliters of this is injected onto a reversed-phase C6 column, which is eluted at 1.4 mL/min. Analytical recoveries of prednisone and prednisolone were 94-98% and 102-106%, respectively. Day-to-day precision (CV) was 3.8% for prednisone, 6.1% for prednisolone. We encountered no interference from the 21 other steroids and 25 drugs tested. This method is simple, accurate, and precise.

1981 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
D R Uges ◽  
P Bouma

Abstract We have developed "high-performance" liquid-chromatographic methods for determining 4-aminopyridine, an acetylcholine-releasing drug, in serum, saliva, and urine. As little as 1 microgram/L can be detected by extracting the alkalinized sample plus the internal standard (3,4-diaminopyridine) into dichloromethane, mixing the organic phase with 1-pentanol, evaporating the dichloromethane, and injecting the residue onto a reversed-phase column, where it is eluted with acetonitrile/methanol/aqueous ammonium carbonate, with detection at 245 nm. Analytical recoveries from serum averaged 86.7%. The CV at 50 micrograms/L was 2.9% (n = 8). For urine samples containing very high concentrations of 4-aminopyridine, we mixed urine and potassium carbonate in an automatic injector vial, extracted the drug into dichloromethane, centrifuged, and injected an aliquot of the extract into the chromatograph. Analytical recoveries averaged 92%, and the CV was about 2% for drug concentrations of 0.1-8 mg/L of urine.


1983 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 1840-1842 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Lehmann ◽  
H L Martin

Abstract We have adapted to erythrocytes a method for the determination of alpha- and gamma-tocopherols in plasma and platelets. Erythrocytes (50 microL) were extracted with methanol containing tocol (internal standard) and pyrogallol. Tocopherols were partitioned into chloroform, washed, and injected in methanol onto a reversed-phase (C18) "high-performance" liquid-chromatographic column. The mobile phase was methanol/water (99/1 by vol) at a flow rate of 2 mL/min and detection was with a "high-performance" spectrophotofluorometer. The limit of detection for either tocopherol is 0.10 microgram/mL of packed cells. Analytical recoveries ranged from 93 to 104%. Some values for tocopherols in human erythrocytes are presented.


1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 1222-1224 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Houin ◽  
J P Jeanniot ◽  
P Ledudal ◽  
J Barré ◽  
J P Tillement

Abstract We describe a "high-performance" liquid-chromatographic assay for simultaneously determining propisomide and its mono-N-dealkylated metabolite in plasma and urine. After extraction with dichloromethane at alkaline pH, the unchanged drug, its metabolite, and the internal standard are separated by liquid chromatography on a reversed-phase column and the absorbance of the eluate is measured at 254 nm. Selectivity, sensitivity, and reproducibility are excellent. Results are similar to those by gas chromatography for propisomide but, in addition, the metabolite can be simultaneously measured in the same clinical sample. We also report results by this method for blood and plasma samples from a volunteer receiving a single 200-mg dose of propisomide.


1980 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 476-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn E Damon ◽  
Bruce C Pettitt

Abstract Fructose, glucose, and sucrose were determined quantitatively in molasses by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using maltose as an internal standard. After a simple cleanup procedure, chromatographic separation required less than 20 min for the 17 molasses samples. HPLC gave lower results for reducing sugars (fructose plus glucose) and for sucrose by an average of 3.9 and 1.2%, respectively, when compared to results obtained by classical methods. The lower values are believed to result from elimination of interfering substances by this method. The values probably reflect more accurately the true composition of the molasses. Repetitive injections of a standard solution indicated a coefficient of variation of 2.0% for fructose and glucose and of 2.2% for sucrose.


2003 ◽  
Vol 68 (11) ◽  
pp. 883-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragica Zendelovska ◽  
Trajce Stafilov

A rapid, specific and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of famotidine in human plasma has been developed. Famotidine and the internal standard were chromatographically separated from plasma components using a Lichrocart Lichrospher 60 RP select B cartridge for solid-phase separation with a mobile phase composed of 0.1 % (v/v) triethylamine in water (pH 3) and acetonitrile (92:8, v/v). UV detection was set at 270 nm. The calibration curve was linear in the concentration range of 10.0 ? 350.0 ng mL-1. The method was implemented to monitor the famotidine levels in patient samples.


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