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S Chiku

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Plasma direct injection high-performance liquid chromatographic method for simultaneously determining E3810 enantiomers and their metabolites by using flavoprotein-conjugated column.

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method using the column-switching technique was developed for the simultaneous determination of E3810 and its metabolites (M1-M4). An avidin column was used for in-line pretreatment to exclude plasma proteins, allowing direct injection of a large volume of plasma. A flavoprotein-conjugated chiral stationary phase in a gradient elution mode then gave baseline separation of E3810 and the four metabolites. The enantiomers of E3810 and M3 were also separated. The method is simple, rapid, accurate, and precise. Since no extraction procedure is employed, which might involve different recoveries of different metabolites, no internal standard is necessary. The method was applied to analyze E3810 and its metabolites in plasma after intravenous injection of the drug in beagle dogs.

2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles↗

Enantioselective high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for determination of the enantiomers of a new anti-ulcer agent, E3810, in beagle dog plasma and rat plasma.

An enantioselective high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of E3810, a new anti-ulcer agent, in Beagle dog plasma and rat plasma has been developed. After extraction from plasma with ethyl acetate, E3810 enantiomers were measured by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography on a Chiralcel OD-R column. The enantiomers were detected by ultraviolet absorbance detection at 290 nm. The recoveries of E3810 enantiomers and internal standard were greater than 91%. The calibration curves were linear from 0.03 to 20 micrograms/ml for Beagle dog plasma and from 0.1 to 100 micrograms/ml for rat plasma. The limits of quantification of both enantiomers were 0.03 micrograms/ml for Beagle dog plasma and 0.1 micrograms/ml for rat plasma. The intra- and inter-day accuracy and precision data showed good reproducibility of the method. The assay was applied for the analysis of E3810 enantiomers in plasma after intravenous administration of racemic E3810 to Beagle dogs and rats. This method should be very useful for enantioselective pharmacokinetic studies of E3810.

2-Pyridinylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazoles↗

Novel urinary metabolite of d-delta-tocopherol in rats.

A novel metabolite of d-delta-tocopherol was isolated from the urine of rats given d-3,4-[3H2]-delta-tocopherol intravenously. The metabolite was collected from the urine of rats given d-delta-tocopherol in the same manner as that of the labeled compound. It was found that the metabolites consisted of sulfate conjugates. The portion of the major metabolite released with sulfatase was determined to be 2,8-dimethyl-2-(2'-carboxyethyl)-6-chromanol by infrared spectra, nuclear magnetic resonance spectra, and mass spectra. The proposed structure was confirmed by comparing the analytical results with those of a synthetically derived compound. As a result of the structural elucidation of this novel metabolite, a pathway for the biological transformation of delta-tocopherol is proposed which is different from that of alpha-tocopherol. A characteristic feature of the pathway is the absence of any opening of the chroman ring throughout the sequence.

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