scholarly journals Optimization of the Conditions for the Analysis of Curcumin and a Related Compound in Curcuma longa with Mobile-Phase Composition and Column Temperature via RP-HPLC

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 6306-6310 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.J. Lee ◽  
Y.S. Kim ◽  
P.M. Jung ◽  
J.Y. Ma
Author(s):  
Luana Mifsud Buhagiar ◽  
Manuel Scorpiniti ◽  
Nicolette Sammut Bartolo ◽  
Janis Vella Szijj ◽  
Victor Ferrito ◽  
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Objective: Separation of tricyclic compounds sets the keystone for determining parent drug to metabolite concentration ratios and analysing impurities. The combined effects of acetonitrile composition and pH of the mobile phase on the separation of amitriptyline and nortriptyline by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) are presented.Methods: A series of RP-HPLC triplicate runs were carried out using acetonitrile and a phosphate buffer as the mobile phase and a Kinetex® C18 LC Column as the stationary phase using an Agilent 1260 Infinity Series® II liquid chromatography system with UV/visible detection. The stationary phase, column temperature, injection volume and flow rate were kept unchanged during analysis. Mobile phase composition and pH were varied to observe impact on peak shape, resolution and retention time, taking into consideration green analytical chemistry aspects.Results: Optimal chromatographic outcomes were achieved when using the mobile phase made up of 35% acetonitrile and 65% buffer at a pH of 5.6. These conditions resulted in nortriptyline and amitriptyline eluting at 4.66 min and 5.92 min respectively. Increasing the organic modifier content of the mobile phase to 40% completed separation within a run time of 4 min with comparable resolution. The 2 min gained by increasing 5% acetonitrile may not be justified due to potential implications on greening laboratory practices.Conclusion: Reversed-phase chromatography embodies a simple method for the separation of compounds that are similar in structure. Attuning the percentage of organic modifier and buffer pH provides acceptable retention times, without compromising resolution between neighbouring peaks.


2009 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Savic ◽  
Goran Nikolic ◽  
Vladimir Bankovic ◽  
Ivan Savic

A sensitive and selective RP-HPLC method was developed and validated for the quantitative determination of trimazolin hydrochloride in nasal drops formulations. The mobile phase composition was water-acetonitrile (50:50, v/v) and the UV detection was carried out at 270 nm. Linearity range in the concentration range of 10 to 110 ?g cm-3. The method was tested and validated for various parameters according to ICH guidelines. The detection and quantization limits were found to be 1.45 and 4.8 ?g cm-3, respectively. The results demonstrated that the procedure for estimation of trimazolin hydrochloride in nasal drops formulations was accurate, precise and reproducible.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keabetswe Masike ◽  
Ian Dubery ◽  
Paul Steenkamp ◽  
Elize Smit ◽  
Edwin Madala

Dicaffeoylquinic acids (diCQAs) are plant metabolites and undergo trans-cis-isomerization when exposed to UV irradiation. As such, diCQAs exist in both trans- and cis-configurations and amplify the already complex plant metabolome. However, analytical differentiation of these geometrical isomers using mass spectrometry (MS) approaches has proven to be extremely challenging. Exploring the chromatographic space to develop possible conditions that would aid in differentially separating and determining the elution order of these isomers is therefore imperative. In this study, simple chromatographic parameters, such as column chemistry (phenyl versus alkyl), mobile phase composition (methanol or acetonitrile), and column temperature, were investigated to aid in the separation of diCQA geometrical isomers. The high-performance liquid chromatography photodiode array (HPLC-PDA) chromatograms revealed four isomers post UV irradiation of diCQA authentic standards. The elution profile/order was seen to vary on different reverse-phase column chemistries (phenyl versus alkyl) using different mobile phase composition. Here, the elution profile/order on the phenyl-derived column matrices (with methanol as the mobile phase composition) was observed to be relatively reproducible as compared to the alkyl (C18) columns. Chromatographic resolution of diCQA geometrical isomers can be enhanced with an increase in column temperature. Lastly, the study highlights that chromatographic elution order/profile cannot be relied upon to fathom the complexity of isomeric plant metabolites.


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