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Bingren Xiang

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A linear modulation-based stochastic resonance algorithm applied to the detection of weak chromatographic peaks.

A simple stochastic resonance algorithm based on linear modulation was developed to amplify and detect weak chromatographic peaks. The output chromatographic peak is often distorted when using the traditional stochastic resonance algorithm due to the presence of high levels of noise. In the new algorithm, a linear modulated double-well potential is introduced to correct for the distortion of the output peak. Method parameter selection is convenient and intuitive for linear modulation. In order to achieve a better signal-to-noise ratio for the output signal, the performance of two-layer stochastic resonance was evaluated by comparing it with wavelet-based stochastic resonance. The proposed algorithm was applied to the quantitative analysis of dimethyl sulfide and the determination of chloramphenicol residues in milk, and the good linearity of the method demonstrated that it is an effective tool for detecting weak chromatographic peaks.

Algorithms↗

Stochastic resonance is applied to quantitative analysis for weak chromatographic signal of roxithromycin in beagle dog plasma.

Based on the theory of stochastic resonance, the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of HPLC/UV chromatographic signal of roxithromycin is enhanced by cooperation of signal, noise and nonlinear system. A simple new method for the determination of low concentration of roxithromycin in beagle dog plasma is presented. Using signal enhancement by stochastic resonance, this method extends the limit of quantitation from the reported 0.5 to 0.1 microg/ml. During validation of the new method, HPLC/MS was used as a comparison technique. The results indicate that the recovery and low concentrations of roxithromycin in beagle dog plasma were equivalent between the two methods (P>0.05). Stochastic resonance may be a promising tool for improving detection limits in trace analysis.

Animals↗

Determination of telmisartan in rat tissues by in-tube solid-phase microextraction coupled to high performance liquid chromatography.

A poly(methacrylic acid-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, MAA-EGDMA) monolithic capillary was used for the direct and on-line extraction of telmisartan from Sprague-Dawley rat tissue (heart, kidney, and liver) homogenates. Under optimized conditions, the tissue homogenates were simply diluted with a mixture of phosphate buffer (pH 2)/ACN (90:8 v/v), and then injected for extraction only after centrifugation and filtration. Coupled to HPLC with fluorescence detection, the method was linear over the range of 1.25-1500 ng/g for telmisartan in heart and kidney, 12.5-15 000 ng/g in liver with correlation coefficients over 0.9992. The detection limits were found to be in the range from 0.24 to 1.8 ng/g. RSDs for intra- and inter-day ranged from 1.2 to 8.1%. The determination of telmisartan in treated rat tissues was achieved by using the proposed method.

Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers↗

[Isolation and purification of the process impurity in losartan by reversed-phase column chromatography].

A process impurity (approximately 4%, w/w) was isolated from losartan crude by low-pressure reversed-phase column chromatography. At first the elution portions containing the target compound were collected. After evaporation and recrystallization, the purity of the target compound was found to be over 99% based on high performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet absorption. The electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry result showed that it was an isomeric compound of losartan, which had same fragmentation pattern with its parent compound. And at last the compound was further characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance. This research demonstrates that the low-pressure reversed-phase column chromatography can raise separation efficiency and recovery comparing with other conventional column chromatography, and the technique can be applied as an effective means for the enrichment and extraction of impurities in pharmaceutical separation.

Adsorption↗

Biocompatible in-tube solid-phase microextraction coupled to HPLC for the determination of angiotensin II receptor antagonists in human plasma and urine.

A poly (methacrylic acid-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, MAA-EGDMA) monolithic capillary was used for the in-tube solid-phase microextraction (in-tube SPME) of several angiotensin II receptor antagonists (ARA-IIs) from human plasma and urine. Under the optimized extraction condition, the protein component of the biological sample was flushed through the monolithic capillary, while the analytes were successfully trapped. Coupled to HPLC with fluorescence detection, this on-line in-tube SPME method was successfully applied for the determination of candesartan, losartan, irbesartan, valsartan, telmisartan, and their detection limits were found to be 0.1-15.3ng/mL and 0.1-15.2ng/mL in human plasma and urine, respectively. The method was linear over the range of 0.5-200ng/mL for telmisartan, 5-2000ng/mL for candesartan and irbesartan, 10-2000ng/mL for valsartan, and 50-5000ng/mL for losartan with correlation coefficients being above 0.9985 in plasma sample and above 0.9994 in urine sample. The method reproducibility was evaluated at three concentration levels, resulting in the R.S.D. <7%. The poly (MAA-EGDMA) monolithic capillary was demonstrated to be robust and biocompatible by using direct injections of biological samples.

Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists↗

Fingerprint analysis of Psoralea corylifolia L. by HPLC and LC-MS.

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was developed for fingerprint analysis of Psoralea corylifolia. Liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MSn) technique was first employed to identify the components of the fingerprint. The samples were separated with an Alltima C18 column (250 mm x 4.6 mm, 5 microm) by linear gradient elution using water-acetic acid (A; 100:0.1, v/v) and acetonitrile (B; 0 min, 40%; 15 min, 50%; 35 min, 60%; 45 min, 70%; 55 min, 80%; and maintained for 5 min) as mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min and detector wavelength at 245 nm. A standard procedure was developed for HPLC fingerprint analysis. Average chromatogram of 10 batches of P. corylifolia L. from Sichuan and Henan Provinces, PR China, which has been considered as the original and genuine herbal medicine for a long time, was first established as the characteristic fingerprint. There are 12 common peaks in this fingerprint. Ten of these common peaks were identified by MS data. This profile was then used to identify and assess the differences among the herb grown in various areas of China. The HPLC fingerprint analysis is specific and may serve for quality identification and comprehensive evaluation of P. corylifolia.

Benzofurans↗

Determination of phenazopyridine in human plasma via LC-MS and subsequent development of a pharmacokinetic model.

This paper describes a new LC-MS method for the determination of phenazopyridine and the subsequent development of a pharmacokinetic model for phenazopyridine in vivo. Phenazopyridine hydrochloride is a strong analgesic used in the treatment of urinary tract infections. Although it has been used as a clinical treatment for a very long time, pharmacokinetic data and suitable methods for its determination in plasma are currently lacking. The study described in this paper used high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, HPLC-MS, to determine the plasma concentrations of phenazopyridine in human subjects after oral administration. After liquid-liquid extraction, the phenazopyridine in the plasma was analyzed on a C18 column under SIM mode. A double-peak phenomenon was observed in most of the concentration-time profiles of the subjects. Although some drugs are known to cause this phenomenon, phenazopyridine has not been reported to do so. Several possible causes were analyzed in order to obtain an explanation. We proposed a two-site absorption compartment model to fit the concentration data in vivo, which has one more absorption site than the classical one-compartment model. The model describes the concentration profiles in different dose groups well and could provide an explanation for the double-peak phenomenon. The three dose groups exhibited similar model parameters and a linear pharmacokinetic process over the dose range used.

Area Under Curve↗

Preparative SEC column packed with microporous particles prepared from cellulose.

New microporous particles with large pore size (mean pore diameter of 820 nm) are successfully prepared from a mixture of cellulose and konjac glucomannan (RC-KGM3) in 1.5 M NaOH-0.65 M thiourea aqueous solution by coagulating with 5 weight percentage (wt%) CaCl(2), and then 2 wt% HCl aqueous solution. A preparative size-exclusion chromatographic (SEC) column packed with the gel particles is used for the fractionation of a dextran in water. The exclusion limit and fractionation range of the stationary phase are molecular masses of 125 yen 104 g/mol and 5.6 yen 104 to 125 yen 104 g/mol, respectively. The dextran [dextran 50, weight-average molecular mass (M(w)) = 40.1 yen 104 g/mol, polydispersity index (d) = 3.5] is fractionated by the preparative SEC column to obtain six fractions, and four of them are refractionated twice by the same preparative SEC column. The refractionated samples F-3-3 and F-4-3 are characterized by analytical SEC combined with laser light scattering and light scattering to obtain M(w) of 91.8 and 61.9 yen 104 g/mol, as well as d of 1.3 and 1.4, respectively. The results indicate that the fractions having narrow molecular mass distribution are satisfactorily prepared with the SEC column. The described SEC column can be successfully used to fractionate polymers in aqueous solution.

Cellulose↗

Determination of nifuratel in human plasma by HPLC and study on its pharmacokinetics.

A simple and sensitive reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography method using UV detection is established for the determination of nifuratel in human plasma and applied to a study of its pharmacokinetics. Plasma samples are extracted with ethyl acetate. A C(18) column and a mobile phase of 0.01 M (pH 7) phosphate buffer (KH(2)PO(4)) and acetonitrile (61:39, v/v) are used. Analysis is run at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min with the detector operated at a wavelength of 367 nm. The calibration curve is linear over a concentration range of 0.2-40 ng/mL with a correlation coefficient of 0.9996. The limit of detection is 0.1 ng/mL. The mean absolute recovery value is greater than 80%. The intraday precision (relative standard deviation) ranges from 1.89% to 7.32%, and the interday precision ranges from 1.71% to 7.83%. The results show that the area under the plasma concentration-time curve, time to maximum observed plasma concentration, maximum concentration reached in the concentration profile, and elimination half-life between the testing tablets and reference tablets have no significant difference (P > 0.05). Relative bioavailability is 104.0% +/- 16.5%.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid↗