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Belladonna alkaloids and phenobarbital combination pharmaceuticals analysis II: High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of phenobarbital.

A high-performance liquid chromatographic separation is described for the analysis of phenobarbital in combination pharmaceutical dosage forms containing belladonna alkaloids. A mobile phase of 0.003 M tetramethylammonium chloride in water-methanol (3:2, pH 7.4) was used to separate phenobarbital from belladonna alkaloids on an octadecylsilane column in less than 7 min. The column effluent was monitored at 240 nm, which resulted in a detection limit of 6 ng of phenobarbital. The method is applicable to elixirs, tablets, and capsules with no preliminary extraction procedure. Data from the application of the method to commercial products is also presented.

Belladonna Alkaloids↗

Learning deficits induced by 4 belladonna alkaloids are preferentially attenuated by tacrine.

AIM: To examine the antagonism of tacrine on the amnesic effects of scopolamine (Sco), anisodine (AT3), atropine (Atr), and anisodamine (Ani). METHODS: Cognitive functions and locomotor activities were determined using two sessions of step-through and open-field tests, respectively. Mice were injected with one of the belladonna alkaloids (0.05-50 mumol.kg-1, i.p.) and tacrine (50 mumol.kg-1, s.c.) 30 min before the first session. RESULTS: Tacrine completely blocked the avoidance-learning deficit caused by Sco 0.5 mumol.kg-1, AT3 and Atr 5 mumol.kg-1, or Ani 50 mumol.kg-1. But tacrine partly antagonized the learning deficit induced by Sco 5-50 mumol.kg-1 or Atr and AT3 50 mumol.kg-1. The avoidance-memory deficit caused by Sco 0.05-5 mumol.kg-1 or Atr 5 mumol.kg-1 was completely or partly attenuated by tacrine, which did not antagonize the memory deficit elicited by Sco and Atr 50 mumol.kg-1, AT3 5 and 50 mumol.kg-1, and Ani 50 mumol.kg-1. During the acquisition, the locomotor activity of the mice was inhibited by tacrine. This reduction was completely antagonized by Sco 0.5-50 mumol.kg-1, AT3 5-50 mumol.kg-1, Atr 5-50 mumol.kg-1, and only partly antagonized by AT3 and Atr 0.5 mumol.kg-1 or Ani 50 mumol.kg-1. CONCLUSION: Compared with the avoidance-memory deficit, the avoidance-learning deficit caused by belladonna alkaloids is more preferentially attenuated by tacrine.

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[Studies on analysis of Belladonna alkaloids by capillary GC and GC-MSD].

A method for analyzing belladonna alkaloids--hyoscyamine, scopolamine, anisodamine and anisodine, by means of capillary GC and GC-MSD was described. The retention data and characteristic ions of the parent and TMS derivatives of these alkaloids are given and will be very useful for identification of unknown alkaloids. The derivatization of different silylation reagents was compared, and the derivatization with MSTFA was found to be better than with BSA and BSTFA. The method has been used for studying biotransformation of these alkaloids in biosynthesis. Analysis of anisodamine and anisodine by CGC and GC-MS has not been found in the literature. In addition, the advantages of TMS derivatization are also discussed.

Chromatography, Gas↗