Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography of Prenylquinones in Green Leaves Using an Electrochemical Detector

Ubiquinone-9, -10, plastoquinone-A, -B, -C, phylloquinone and-tocopherolquinone in spinach leaf extract were separated anddetermined by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographyusing an electrochemical detector. These prenylquinones wereeluted with a mixture of ethanol and methanol containing 50mM NaClO₄ and 2 mM HClO₄from an octadecyl silica column. Theelectrochemical detector could selectively detect the quinonesin the eluate, and enabled to determine even the minor quinonessuch as PQ-B and PQ-C which had not been evaluated by HPLC withan optical detector. The method is simple and sensitive to thedegree that amounts of prenylquinones could be determined aslow as 0.1 nmol. (Received June 18, 1984; Accepted September 3, 1984)     

Simultaneous Determination of Dermatan Sulfate and Oversulfated Dermatan Sulfate in Plasma by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Postcolumn Fluorescence Derivatization

A chemical method for the determination of dermatan sulfate (DS) and oversulfated dermatan sulfate has been developed and applied to the pharmacokinetic study of these polysaccharides in experimental animals. The analytical procedure includes a simple preparation step of administered DS and oversulfated DS from blood plasma, HPLC for the separation and detection of DS and oversulfated DS using an Asahipak NH₂P-50 column, fluorometric reaction of the polysaccharides with guanidine in a strong alkaline medium. DS and oversulfated DS were extracted from plasma by treating it with proteinase to remove plasma proteins and recovered with endogenous plasma glycosaminoglycans by ethanol precipitation. Finally, DS and oversulfated DS were analyzed by fluorometric HPLC. The detection limits of DS and oversulfated DS were 10 and 20 ng, respectively. Furthermore, we demonstrated that artificial oversulfation of DS increased its biological half-life after intravenous administration to rats.     

Donation of Electrons to Plastoquinone by NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase and by Ferredoxin-Quinone Reductase in Spinach Chloroplasts

The reduction of plastoquinone by NADPH was detected as an increasein the dark level of Chi fluorescence in osmotically rupturedchloroplasts of spinach. This activity was observed only whenthe chloroplasts were ruptured in a medium containing a highconcentration of MgCl₂. The activity was suppressed by inhibitorsof the respiratory NADH dehydrogenase (NDH) complex in mitochondria,capsaicin and amobarbital, suggesting that the activity wasmediated by chloroplastic NDH complex. Antimycin A, an inhibitorof ferredoxin-quinone reductase (FQR), and the protonophorenigericin also inhibited the increase in Chi fluorescence byNADPH. By contrast, JV-ethylmaleimide (NEM), an inhibitor offerredoxin-NADP⁺ reductase (FNR), did not suppress the fluorescenceincrease, showing that FNR is not involved in this reaction.When the osmotically ruptured chloroplasts were washed by centrifugation,a further addition of ferredoxin as well as NADPH was requiredfor an increase in fluorescence. This ferredoxin-de-pendentactivity also was suppressed by antimycin A, but only partlyinhibited by capsaicin or amobarbital, suggesting that thisis mediated mainly by FQR. These findings suggest that the NADPH-bindingsubunit of NDH complex is easily dissociated from the thylakoidmembranes during the process of the washing the thylakoids bycentrifugation. ³Present address: Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology, AcademiaSinica, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China ⁵Present address: Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering,Fukuyama University, 1 Gakuen-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, 729-02Japan     

Simultaneous Determination of Polyethylene Glycol-Conjugated Liposome Components by Using Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV and Evaporative Light Scattering Detection

Liposomes incorporating polyethylene glycol (PEG)-conjugated lipids (PEGylated liposomes) have attracted attention as drug delivery carriers because they show good in vivo stability. The lipid component of PEGylated liposomal formulations needs to be quantified for quality control. In this study, a simple reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with an evaporative light-scattering detector (ELSD) was established for simultaneous determination of hydrogenated soy phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, PEG-conjugated lipid, and hydrolysis products of phospholipid in PEGylated liposomal formulations. These lipids were separated using a C18 column with a gradient mobile phase consisting of ammonium acetate buffer and ammonium acetate in methanol at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. This method provided sufficient repeatability, linearity, and recovery rate for all lipids. However, the linearity and recovery rates of cholesterol achieved using a ultraviolet (UV) detector were better than those achieved using an ELSD. This validated method can be applied to assess the composition change during the preparation process of liposomes and to quantify lipid components and hydrolysis products contained in a commercially available liposomal formulation DOXIL®. Taken together, this reversed-phase HPLC-UV/ELSD method may be useful for the rapid or routine analysis of liposomal lipid components in process development and quality control.     

反相高效液相色谱法测定烟叶中的游离氨基酸

用不同浓度的乙醇溶液提取烟样中的游离氨基酸 ,结果显示 ,存在最佳的乙醇溶液浓度 ,使烟样中被提取的游离氨基酸总量最大 ;对比了活性炭、乙醚、5 %磺基水杨酸、阳离子交换柱的纯化效果 ,发现阳离子交换柱的纯化效果较其它三种试剂要好。在提取和纯化之后 ,采用OPA、FMOC联合在线衍生反相高效液相色谱法测定了烟样中的游离氨基酸 ,该方法使烟样中的氨基酸和亚氨基酸能被同时测定 ,并且分析方法的重现性和回收率均令人满意。最后用该方法对云南B2 F98(上部、橘黄、二等烟叶 ,98年产 )烟叶中的游离氨基酸进行了测定 ,有 15种氨基酸被测出 ,其中Pro含量最高 ,约占总量的 2 5 % ,Thr含量最低 ,约占总量的 1%。     

High Performance Liquid Chromatography Analysis of Reduced and Oxidized Glutathione in Woody Plant Tissues

A rapid, and sensitive high performance liquid chromatographymethod for quantifying both the reduced and oxidized forms ofglutathione simultaneously in woody plant tissues is reported.Samples were extracted in 10% perchloric acid with 1 mM bathophenanthrolinedisulfonic acid, homogenized, and centrifuged. The supernatantwas carboxy-methylated with iodoacetic acid, and derivatizedwith 2,4-dinitro-l-fluorobenzene. A 3-aminopropyl-Spherisorbcolumn was used, for separations. Dinitrophenol derivativeswere detected at 365 nm. The retention times were 13.9 min and15.1 min and the lowest limits of detection were 10 pmol and5 pmol for reduced and oxidized glutathione, respectively. This HPLC method was applicable to a variety of woody plantspecies and different tissues. Total glutathione content inthe bark tissue of seven of the woody plant species tested werelower during the period of active plant growth, and higher duringthe dormant stage. Such change was not observed in grape. Reducedglutathione always represented a high percentage of the totalglutathione. All tested tissues of peach plants contained glutathione.The highest and lowest levels were found in the leaves and roots,respectively. Both cherry and sugar pine seeds contained highlevels of reduced glutathione. ¹Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station Technical paper No.9560. (Received April 3, 1991; Accepted August 17, 1991)     

Simultaneous Determination of EDTA, Sorbic Acid, and Diclofenac Sodium in Pharmaceutical Preparations Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

A simple high-performance liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous determination of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), sorbic acid, and diclofenac sodium was developed and validated. Separation was achieved on a C₁₈ column (10 cm × 4.6 mm) using gradient elution. The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile–ammonium dihydrogen phosphate buffer solution (0.01 M, pH = 2.5, containing 0.8% tetra-n-butyl ammonium hydroxide). The detector wavelength was set at 254 nm. Under these conditions, separation of three compounds was achieved in less than 10 min. The effect of two metal salts and metal concentration on peak area of EDTA was investigated. The pH effect on retention of EDTA and sorbic acid was studied. The method showed linearity for EDTA, sorbic acid, and diclofenac in the ranges of 2.5–100.0, 5.0–200.0, and 20.0–120.0 μg/mL, respectively. The within- and between-day relative standard deviations ranged from 0.52 to 1.94%, 0.50 to 1.34%, and 0.78 to 1.67% for EDTA, sorbic acid, and diclofenac, respectively. The recovery of EDTA, sorbic acid, and diclofenac from pharmaceutical preparation ranged from 96.0–102.0%, 99.7–101.5%, to 97.0–102.5%, respectively. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report about simultaneous determination of EDTA, sorbic acid, and diclofenac.KEY WORDS: diclofenac sodium, EDTA, high-performance liquid chromatography, pharmaceutical preparations, sorbic acid     

Application of Fourier Transform Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Combined with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography in Rapid and Simultaneous Determination of Essential Components in Crude Radix Scrophulariae

A method is described using rapid and sensitive Fourier transform near-infrared spectroscopy combined with high-performance liquid chromatography–diode array detection for the simultaneous identification and determination of four bioactive compounds in crude Radix Scrophulariae samples. Partial least squares regression is selected as the analysis type and multiplicative scatter correction, second derivative, and Savitzky–Golay filter were adopted for the spectral pretreatment. The correlation coefficients (R) of the calibration models were above 0.96 and the root mean square error of predictions were under 0.028. The developed models were applied to unknown samples with satisfactory results. The established method was validated and can be applied to the intrinsic quality control of crude Radix Scrophulariae.KEY WORDS: crude Radix Scrophulariae, FT-NIRS, HPLC-DAD, quality control, quantification     

Studies on Tyrosine Hydroxylase System in Rat Brain Slices Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection

A new method for the measurement of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH; EC 1.14.16.2) activity in brain slices was developed by using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with electrochemical detection (ED). To estimate TH activity in brain slices containing all of the components of the enzyme system, tetrahydrobiopterin, dihydropteridine reductase, and TH itself, slices were incubated with NSD-1055, an inhibitor of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase, and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) formed from endogenous tyrosine was measured using HPLC-ED. Hydroxylation of endogenous tyrosine to DOPA in striatal slices was linear up to 90 min at 37 degrees C, and increased by incubation with 20 mM K+ to depolarize the nerve cells. Furthermore, the formation of DOPA could be detected in all parts of brain regions examined, and the activity in this slice system was nearly parallel to the maximal velocity of the homogenate from the slices as enzyme in the presence of saturating concentrations of tyrosine and 6-methyltetrahydropterin as cofactor. This assay system should be useful to study the regulatory mechanisms of TH in relatively intact tissue preparations.     

Simultaneous Determination of Serotonin, 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid, 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid and Homovanillic Acid by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection

A rapid and highly sensitive procedure for simultaneous determination of serotonin, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and homovanillic acid is described. After precipitation of proteins with perchloric acid the samples are applied directly to a high performance liquid chromatograph, with electrochemical detection. As little as 20 pg of serotonin, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and 200 pg of homovanillic acid can be detected. One chromatographic run requires less than 10 min.     

A Simplified Method for the Quantitative Determination of Indoleacetic Acid by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with a Fluorometric Detector

Quantitative analysis of endogenous IAA contents of radish plantextracts by high performance liquid chromatography with a fluorometricdetector was refined by using a C-18 SEP-PAK cartridge for thepurification procedure and indolepropionic acid as the internalstandard. The C-18 SEP-PAK cartridge efficiently purified theIAA from the acidic ether-soluble fraction of the plant extractswhen the pH of the fraction injected into the cartridge waskept under 3.5. Both of the recovery rates for IAA and indolepropionicacid were over 90% for the extraction and purification procedure.The endogenous IAA content in green radish seedlings, correctedby internal standard methods with indolepropionic acid, was20.2 ng/g fr wt. This was in good agreement with the value correctedwith radiolabeled ¹⁴C-IAA, 20.8 ng/g fr wt. (Received May 18, 1983; Accepted August 31, 1983)     

Determination of Monosaccharides,Disaccharides, and Oligosaccharides in the Same Plant Sample by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

A method for determining low-molecular carbohydrates based on the use of HPLC with refractometric detection was modified. In contrast to previous methods, the determination of the qualitative and quantitative composition of sugars in plant extracts was performed without their preliminary separation into monosaccharides, disaccharides, and oligosaccharides. The exclusion of an additional separation stage made it possible to reduce twofold the time of analysis of a single sample, to save expensive materials necessary for carbohydrate HPLC, and to increase the useful life of the analytical column.     

UPLC-MS/MS法同时测定益气养血口服液中的5种有效成分

建立了同时测定益气养血口服液中的淫羊藿苷、黄芪甲苷、黄芪皂苷域、五味子醇甲和麦冬皂苷D5种有效成分含量的超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)分析方法,用Agilent Zorbax RRHD Eclipse Plus C18(50 mm×2.1 mm,1.8滋m)色谱柱,流动相：A相为乙腈溶液,B相为含0.2%甲酸的水溶液,流速为0.35 mL/min。在电喷雾电离(ESI)正离子模式下,采用的是多重反应监测模式(MRM)进行检测。结果表明,黄芪甲苷、黄芪皂苷域、淫羊藿苷、五味子醇甲和麦冬皂苷D的线性范围分别为0.003~12 mg/L、0.3~12 mg/L、0.009~18 mg/L、0.006~1.2 mg/L、0.003~3.0 mg/L;检出限分别为1滋g/L、1滋g/L、3滋g/L、2滋g/L、1滋g/L;5种成分的加样回收率为75.9%~104%;相对标准偏差均不大于3.8%。该方法简便、准确、快速、高灵敏度,已成功地用于实际的样品分析。     

Determination of Reduced, Protein-Unbound, and Total Concentrations of N-Acetyl- -cysteine and -Cysteine in Rat Plasma by Postcolumn Ligand Substitution High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

A high-performance liquid chromatographic assay was developed for the quantitative determination of the sulfur-containing amino acids N-acetyl- -cysteine (NAC) and -cysteine (Cys) in rat plasma. The thiols were separated by reverse-phase ion-pair chromatography, and the column eluent was continuously mixed with an iodoplatinate-containing solution. The substitution of sulfur of the thiol compound with iodide was quantitatively determined by measuring changes in the absorption at 500 nm. The low-molecular-weight disulfides and mixed disulfide conjugates of thiols with proteins were entirely reduced to the original reduced compounds by dithiothreitol. By reducing these two types of disulfides separately during sample pretreatment, the reduced, protein-unbound, and total thiol concentrations could also be determined. Validation testing was performed, and no problems were encountered. The limit of detection was approximately 20 pmol of thiol on the column. The present method was used to measure the plasma concentrations of NAC and Cys in the rat after a bolus intravenous administration of NAC, focusing on disulfide formation. The binding of NAC to protein through mixed disulfide formation proceeds in a time-dependent and reversible manner. Moreover, this “stable” covalent binding might limit total drug elimination, while the unbound NAC is rapidly eliminated. Consequently, the analytical method described in this study is very useful for the determination of plasma NAC and Cys, including disulfide conjugates derived from them.     

高效液相色谱法同时检测棉花根中的多种植物激素

目的：探寻高效液相色谱同时检测棉花根中多种植物激素含量的方法。方法：采用WatersC18反相色谱柱（4.6×250mm,5μm）,在柱温为35℃、流速为1mL.min-1的条件下,以乙腈和三乙胺溶液为流动相梯度洗脱,在每种物质的保留时间附近切换至最大吸收峰（GA3除外）波长作为检测波长,并与254nm同一波长检测多种植物激素含量的方法进行比较,分离和检测棉花根中的玉米素（Z）、玉米素核苷（ZR）、赤霉酸（GA3）、生长素（IAA）和脱落酸（ABA）的含量。结果：切换波长法检测5种植物激素的灵敏度和回收率均较高,检出限均较低。回收率为：Z 96.82%、ZR 94.14%、GA3 92.75%、IAA 93.38%、ABA 95.57%;检出限为：Z 0.1μg.mL-1、ZR 0.1μg.mL-1、GA3 0.5μg.mL-1、IAA 0.3μg.mL-1;ABA 0.05μg.mL-1,能准确检测出棉花根中Z、ZR、GA3、IAA和ABA的含量。结论：采用Waters C18反相色谱柱（4.6×250mm,5μm）,在柱温为35℃、流速为1mL.min-1的条件下,以乙腈和三乙胺溶液为流动相梯度洗脱,结合切换波长法能同时检测出植物组织中多种植物激素含量。     

高效液相色谱法同时测定荷叶中6种黄酮类成分

为了探索同时测定荷叶茶及饮片中6种黄酮类成分(芦丁、金丝桃苷、紫云英苷、槲皮素、山奈素和异鼠李素)含量的方法,本研究以8种不同的荷叶样本为材料,采用高效液相色谱分析法对6种黄酮类成分进行了同时测定。样品经过前处理,以0.5%甲酸-水(A)和0.1%甲酸-乙腈(B)作为流动相进行梯度洗脱,流速为1mL/min,柱温为25℃,进样量为20μL,经Agilent TC-C18(2)(150mm×4.6mm,5μm)色谱柱分离,于360nm波长处检测,结果显示,芦丁、金丝桃苷、紫云英苷、槲皮素、山奈酚、异鼠李素6种黄酮类成分分别在1.6~160、1.8~180、2.16~216、1.4~140、2.12~212、1.6~160μg/mL浓度范围内有良好的线性关系(R20.9992),其检测稳定性、重复性、日内精密度、日间精密度以及加样回收率的RSD均小于2%。进一步用该方法对不同来源的8个荷叶样本进行检测,结果显示荷叶样本中6种黄酮类成分含量以槲皮素最高,并且以样本G荷叶茶(购自G公司,批号为130802)的槲皮素含量最高。本研究建立的同时测定6种荷叶黄酮类成分含量的方法快速、准确,可为荷叶有效成分的检测和质量控制提供技术支撑。     

蛋白的色谱复性及同时纯化

对近年来新发展的用液相色谱(LC)进行蛋白质复性及同时纯化的方法做了评述,详细介绍了蛋白质在4种液相色谱上的复性及同时纯化的方法、设备和影响因素,并对各自的优缺点进行了比较,为色谱法作为研究蛋白质折叠及用于基因工程生产治疗蛋白质的复性及同时纯化技术的进一步应用提供依据。     

Identification and Quantification of Ascorbic Acid in Kiwi Fruit by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

The content of ascorbic acid in kiwi fruit (Actinidia chinensisPlanch) of various cultivars was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). A minimal content of ascorbic acid was found in fruits of Gaivard cultivar: in juice – 5.44, skin – 1.14, and pulp – 4.20 mg/g.     

拟南芥中4种细胞分裂素的高效液相色谱法测定

应用高效液相色谱法同时测定拟南芥中4种细胞分裂素组分玉米素(Z)、玉米素核苷(ZR)、6-r,r-二甲基烯丙基氨基嘌呤(2ip)和6-r,r-二甲基烯丙基氨基嘌呤核苷(2ipr)含量。结果表明,采用反相色谱柱Waters C₁₈柱(4.6×250 mm,5 μm),在35℃以乙腈和三乙胺缓冲液为流动相梯度洗脱,流速1 ml/min,在270 nm处能准确检测出拟南芥中4种细胞分裂素组分的含量,检测限达0.001 μg/ml。