Simultaneous determination of paracetamol, dextromethorphan, chlorpheniramine, pseudoephedrine and major impurities of paracetamol and pseudoephedrine by using capillary electrophoresis

Abstract A capillary electrophoresis method was developed for the first time and optimized for the determination of paracetamol, pseudoephedrine, dextromethorphan, chlorpheniramine, 4-aminophenol and ephedrine in tablet formulation. Optimum electrophoretic conditions were achieved by using a background electrolyte of 75 mmol L-1 sodium borate buffer at pH 8.0, a capillary temperature of 30°C, a separation voltage of 30 kV and a pressure injection of the sample at 50 mbar for 10 s. Calibration graphs showed a good linearity with a coefficient of determination (R2) of at least 0.999 for all compounds. Intraday and interday precision (expressed as relative standard deviation (RSD) %) were lower than 1.39% for capillary electrophoresis method. The developed method was demonstrated to be simple and rapid for the determination of paracetamol, pseudoephedrine, dextromethorphan, chlorpheniramine, 4-aminophenol and ephedrine in tablet formulation providing recoveries in the range between 99.62 and 100.57% for all analytes.

Aplicação da eletroforese capilar - espectrometria de massas para identificação dos produtos de degradação do aripiprazol em medicamentos / Application of capillary electrophoresis - mass spectrometry to identify aripiprazole degradation products in drugs

Diretrizes internacionais e nacionais como a FDA (Food and Drug Administration), ICH (International Council for Harmonisation) e ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária) estabelecem a exigência de testes de estabilidade para entender melhor a qualidade de um medicamento. O estudo de estabilidade deve ser realizado usando métodos indicativos de estabilidade que possam qualificar e quantificar os insumos farmacêuticos do medicamento, bem como as impurezas e produtos de degradação nele contidos. O aripiprazol é um antipsicótico atípico de segunda geração aprovado para o tratamento de esquizofrenia, transtorno bipolar, depressão e transtornos do espectro do autismo. Os métodos oficiais descritos nas farmacopeias para avaliar o aripiprazol e suas impurezas utilizam a cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (HPLC) como técnica principal. Nesta pesquisa, objetivou-se desenvolver um método indicativo de estabilidade por eletroforese capilar de zona (CZE) para o aripiprazol na forma farmacêutica de comprimidos, e identificação dos produtos de degradação por espectrometria de massas. O estudo de degradação forçada e a optimização do método desenvolvido por CZE foram realizados utilizando o conceito de delineamento de experimentos (DoE). A separação do aripiprazol de seus produtos de degradação foi conseguida usando uma coluna capilar de sílica fundida (30,2 cm x 75 µm ID), eletrólito de formiato de amônio 6 mmol/L (pH 3) com 5% de metanol sob um potencial de 15 kV e detecção em 214 nm. A capacidade indicativa de estabilidade do método foi investigada pela análise do aripiprazol após ser submetido a condições de estresse ácido, alcalino, térmico, fotolítico e oxidativo, de acordo com as diretrizes ICH. A oxidação foi a principal via de degradação entre as condições de estresse avaliadas. O aripiprazol foi separado dos seus produtos de degradação oxidativa em tempo de corrida abaixo de 5 minutos. O método por CZE mostrou ser linear na faixa de 60 - 140 µg/mL, R2 = 0,9980, precisão calculada como desvio padrão relativo (DPR) menor que 2% e exatidão calculada como recuperação média de 100,93 ± 0,77%. Os resultados obtidos demonstram que o método por HPLC-RP em modo gradiente, separou o aripiprazol e seus produtos de degradação em um tempo de corrida de 30 minutos. Quatro produtos de degradação foram detectados pelo método LC-MS e o principal produto de degradação oxidativo foi identificado. O aripiprazol mostrou-se suscetível à oxidação no grupo piperazina, gerando principalmente o composto aripiprazol-1-N-óxido

International and national guidelines such as the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), ICH (International Council for Harmonization) and ANVISA (National Health Surveillance Agency) establish the requirement for stability tests to better understand quality of a medicine. The stability study must be carried out using stability indicating methods that can qualify and quantify the pharmaceutical ingredients of the drug, as well as the impurities and degradation products contained therein. Aripiprazole is a second-generation atypic antipsychotic drug approved for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and autism spectrum disorders. The official method described in the pharmacopoeias to evaluate aripiprazole and its impurities is high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) as the main technique. In this research, the objective was to develop an indicative method of stability by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) for aripiprazole in the pharmaceutical form of tablets, and identification of degradation products by mass spectrometry. The forced degradation study and the optimization of the method developed by CZE were carried out using the concept of design of experiments (DoE). The separation of aripiprazole from its degradation products was achieved using a fused silica capillary column (30,2 cm x 75 µm ID), 6 mmol/L ammonium formate electrolyte (pH 3) with 5% methanol under a potential of 15 kV and detection at 214 nm. The indicative stability of the method was investigated by analyzing aripiprazole after being subjected to acid, alkali, thermal, photolytic and oxidative stress conditions, according to the ICH guidelines. Oxidation was the main degradation pathway among the stress conditions evaluated. Aripiprazole was separated from its oxidative degradation products at run times below 5 minutes. The CZE method proved to be linear in the range of 60 - 140 µg/mL, R2 = 0,9980, precision calculated as a relative standard deviation (DPR) of less than 2% and accuracy calculated as a mean recovery of 100,93 ± 0,77%. The results obtained demonstrate that the HPLC-RP method in gradient mode separated aripiprazole and its degradation products in a run time of 30 minutes. Four degradation products were detected by the LC-MS method and the main oxidative degradation product was identified. Aripiprazole was shown to be susceptible to oxidation in the piperazine group, generating mainly the compound aripiprazole-1-N-oxide

Determination of ATP and its metabolites in dietary energy supplements by capillary electrophoresis

Abstract This study aimed to develop a simple and fast capillary electrophoresis (CE) method for the simultaneous determination of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and its metabolites in dietary energy supplements. Reverse polarity separation mode for faster separation of the three strong negatively charged analytes and capillaries with a 25 µm inner diameter was employed. At -433 V/cm field strength at background electrolyte (BGE) consist with 0.1 M tris-HCl, 0.5 mM tetradecyltrimethylammonium chloride (TTAC) as positively charged surfactant and 0.3 mg/mL hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) to reduce the electroosmotic flow (EOF), a complete separation of the three species were achieved in less than 15 minutes. The data acquisition was conducted at a wavelength of 254 nm. Three different commercialised dietary energy supplements were analysed.

Application of capillary zone electrophoresis to determine second-generation H1 antihistaminic drugs, loratadine and rupatadine

Abstract The second generation of H1 antihistamines from the piperidine group are often used for treating allergic diseases due to their action on histaminic receptors, the primary mediator of allergy. Moreover, the antihistamines have anti-inflammatory action, mediated through platelet-activating factor blocking activity. A simple and rapid capillary zone electrophoresis method was developed and validated for the determination of loratadine (LOR) and rupatadine (RUP) in tablets. The analyses were carried out using a fused silica capillary of 50.2 cm (40 cm effective length), 75 µm i.d. The background electrolyte was composed of boric acid 35 mmol/L, pH 2.5. Voltage of 20 kV, hydrodynamic injection of 3447.3 Pa for 3s, temperature at 25 ºC, and UV detection at 205 nm were applied. Electrophoretic separation was achieved at 1.8 and 2.8 min for RUP and LOR, respectively. The method was linear for both drugs in a range of 50.0 to 400.0 µg/mL (r>0.99). The limits of detection and quantification were 46.37 and 140.52 µg/mL, for LOR and 29.60 and 89.69 µg/mL for RUP respectively. The precision was less than 5.0 % for both drugs. The average recovery was approximately 100 %. The proposed novel method can significantly contribute to the rapid detection of counterfeit products and in quality control of drug products containing antihistamines

Development of analytical method for quantification of antineoplastic in drug delivery systems

Nos últimos anos têm crescido cada vez mais o número de pesquisas envolvendo nanotecnologia para obtenção de medicamentos com liberação controlada, pois esses sistemas podem: proteger o fármaco de incompatibilidades tanto biológicas quanto físico-químicas assim como controlar a biodisponibilidade do fármaco. Embora com todas essas vantagens não existem métodos in vitro realmente capazes de prever com precisão a liberação dos fármacos por esses sistemas, por esse motivo, é muito importante o desenvolvimento de métodos de liberação in vitro para determinar a cinética de liberação desses sistemas.O presente trabalho teve como objetivo desenvolver e validar os métodos de eletroforese capilar (CE) e cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (HPLC) para determinar a eficiência de encapsulação do fármaco imatinibe em nanopartículaspreviamente elaboradas e caracterizadas, assim como estudar sua liberação in vitro por CE. As nanopartículas foramdesenvolvidas pelo método de nanoprecipitaçãoe caracterizadas quanto ao tamanho, potencial zeta, morfologia e eficiência de encapsulação. A eletroforese capilar é uma técnica alternativa muito promissora em relação ao HPLC devido ao seu baixo custo, menor tempo de corrida e menos poluente ao meio ambiente. Os métodos de quantificação por CE e HPLCforam desenvolvidose validadossegundo as diretrizes do ICH, Farmacopeia Americana e ANVISA, permitindo desenvolver um estudo de liberação.As nanoesferas desenvolvidas apresentaram diâmetro médio próximo a 150nm, com índice de polidispersão menor que 0,1 e aproximadamente 90% de eficiência de encapsulação. Ambos métodos se mostraram lineares com coeficientes de determinação superiores a 0,99, os métodos se mostraram precisos (%DPR< 2), exatos(101,0±4,2% e 98,0±2,5% para HPLC e CE, respectivamente)e seletivos.O método de CE permitiu desenvolver um método de estudo de liberação independente das membranas de diálise

In recent years, there has been a growing number of researches involving nanotechnology to obtain controlled release drugs, these systems can: protect the drug against biological and physico-chemical incompatibilities; controlling the bioavailability of the drug. Although with all these advantages there are no in vitro methods really capable of accurately predicting drugs release by such systems, therefore, the development of in vitro release methods to determine the release kinetics of such systems is very important. The objective of the present work was to develop and validate capillary electrophoresis (CE) and HPLC methods to determine the encapsulation efficiency of the imatinib drug in previously elaborated and characterized nanoparticles, as well as to study its release in vitro by CE method. The nanoparticles were synthesized using the nanoprecipitation method and characterized by size, zeta potential, morphology and encapsulation efficiency. Capillary electrophoresis is a very promising alternative to HPLC because of its low cost, less runtime and less polluting environment. The CE and HPLC methodswere developed and validated according ICH, American Pharmacopoeia and ANVISA guidelines.Developed nanospheres had an average diameter close to 150nm, with polydispersity index less than 0.1 and approximately 90% encapsulation efficiency. Both methods were linear with determination coefficients higher than 0.99, the methods were precise (%RSD < 2), accurate (101.0±4,2% and 98.0±2,5% for HPLC and CE, respectively) and selective. Capillary electrophoresis method allowed to develop a drug release study independent of dialysis membranes

Investigação do refluxo vésico-ureteral por abordagens metabolômicas alvo e global em urina utilizando como plataformas analíticas CE-MS, CESI-MS, RPLC-MS e HILIC-MS / Investigation of vesicoureteral reflux by target and untargeted metabolomic approaches in urine using CE-MS, CESI-MS, RPLC-MS and HILIC-MS as analytical platforms

O refluxo vésico-ureteral (RVU) é uma das condições urológicas comumente diagnosticada entre crianças. Altos graus dessa condição podem causar cicatrização renal, insuficiência renal e hipertensão arterial. A uretrocistografia miccional é o método mais comumente utilizado para o diagnóstico, no entanto, esse procedimento envolve sedação, cateterismo vesical e expõe a criança a uma quantidade significativa de radiação. A investigação metabolômica pode fornecer novos entendimentos sobre a doença e visa a descoberta de metabólitos específicos associados a ela. Assim, existe um potencial considerável para a implementação de perfil metabólico em análises clínicas. Dessa forma, buscou-se estabelecer uma alternativa não invasiva para identificar crianças com o RVU através da metabolômica. Para a investigação metabolômica alvo um método por eletroforese capilar acoplada ao espectrômetro de massas (CE-MS) com analisador to tipo ion trap foi desenvolvido e validado para a determinação de 27 aminoácidos em urina. Os parâmetros experimentais relacionados às configurações da interface CE-MS, eletrólito (BGE) e espectrômetro de de massas (MS) foram otimizados, proporcionando uma boa separação dos 27 aminoácidos, incluindo os isômeros L-leucina, L-isoleucina e L-alloisoleucina, em menos de 30 min. O líquido auxiliar (SHL) foi composto de 0,5% (v/v) ácido fórmico em 60% (v/v) água/metanol à uma vazão de 5 µL min-1. O BGE consistiu de 0,80 mol L-1 de ácido fórmico e 15% (v/v) de metanol. Um procedimento de stacking por pH foi implementado para aumentar a detectabilidade (uma solução de NH4OH a 12,5% (v/v) foi injetada a 0,5 psi/9 s antes das amostras). O método foi validado de acordo com os protocolos FDA e ICH, exibindo parâmetros aceitáveis. A quantificação bem sucedida dos aminoácidos em amostras de urina de um estudo piloto do RVU foi alcançada. A avaliação estatística dos resultados mostrou que alguns dos aminoácidos avaliados podem carregar informações que possibilitam discriminar as amostras de urina entre os grupos teste e controle. Para a análise metabolômica global urinária, métodos por RPLC-MS e HILIC-MS foram otimizados. Cinco colunas com diferentes propriedades foram investigadas para RPLC e quatro colunas para HILIC; adicionalmente, foram investigados a influência dos aditivos e pH da fase móvel. As condições ótimas foram determinadas avaliando o formato de pico, a relação sinal-ruído, o tempo de retenção, o número de molecular features detectados e sua distribuição durante o gradiente de eluição. A melhor condição obtida para RPLC utiliza a coluna CSH C18 e fase móvel composta por 0,1% (v/v) ácido fórmico em água (A) e 0,1% (v/v) ácido fórmico em acetonitrila (B). Para HILIC, o melhor desempenho foi obtido com a coluna zwitteriônica ZIC-HILIC e fase móvel composta por 10 mmol L-1 acetato de amônio pH 6,8 (B) e 95% (v/v) acetonitrila e 5% 200 mmol L-1 acetato de amônio pH 6,8 (A). As amostras de urina dos grupos controle e teste foram submetidas à análise metabolômica global por RPLC-MS usando o método otimizado e por CESI-MS. Os resultados indicaram que diversas rotas metabólicas podem ter sido alteradas pelo RVU. Alteração dos níveis de carnitinas e acilcarnitinas, aminoácidos e derivados, purinas e outros foi observada. Ainda, a presença de acilcarnitinas na urina podem indicar danos mitocondriais e a diminuição de triptofano e aumento do ácido quinurênico indicam uma alteração no metabolismo do triptofano

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is one of the most commonly urologic conditions diagnosed among children. A high degree of this condition can cause kidney scarring, kidney failure and high blood pressure. Voiding cystourethrography is the standard method for diagnosis; however, this procedure involves sedation, bladder catheterization and exposes the child to a significant amount of radiation. Metabolomics has provided new insights about the disease and aims to discover specific metabolites associated with it. Thus, there is a considerable potential for the implementation of metabolic profile in clinical analyses. Thus, we attempted to establish a noninvasive alternative to identify children with VUR through metabolomics approach. For target metabolomics, a CE-MS method was developed and validated for the separation and quantitative analysis of 27 amino acids in urine. Experimental parameters related to the CE-MS interface (based on co-axial sheath liquid, SHL), background electrolyte (BGE) and mass spectrometer (MS) settings were optimized providing a good separation of 27 amino acids, including the isomers L-leucine, L-isoleucine and L-alloisoleucine, in less than 30 min. The SHL was composed of 0.50% (v/v) formic acid in 60% (v/v) methanol-water delivered at a flow rate of 5 µL min-1. The BGE consisted of 0.80 mol L-1 formic acid and 15% (v/v) methanol. A pH stacking procedure was implemented to enhance sensitivity (a 12.5% (v/v) NH4OH solution was injected at 0.5 psi/9 s prior to samples). The proposed method was thoroughly validated according to FDA and ICH protocols exhibiting acceptable parameters. A successful quantification of amino acids in urine samples from the VUR cohort was achieved. The statistical evaluation of the results showed that some of the amino acids may carry information for the discrimination of the urine samples between the test and control groups. For untargeted metabolomics analysis, methods by RPLC-MS and HILIC-MS were optimized. Five columns with different properties were investigated for RPLC and four columns for HILIC; additionally, the influence of additives and pH of the mobile phase were investigated. The optimum conditions were determined assessing the peak shape, signal-to-noise ratio, retention time, number of molecular features detected and their distribution during the elution gradient. The best condition obtained for RPLC uses CSH C18 column and mobile phase composed by 0.1% (v/v) formic acid in water (A) and 0.1% (v/v) formic acid in acetonitrile (B). For HILIC, the best performance was obtained with the zwitterionic ZIC-HILIC column and mobile phase composed by 10 mmol L-1 ammonium acetate pH 6.8 (B) and 95% (v/v) acetonitrile and 5% (v/v) 200 mmol L-1 ammonium acetate pH 6.8 (A). Urine samples from the control and test groups were submitted to global metabolomics analysis by RPLC-MS using the optimized method and by CESI-MS. The results indicated that several metabolic pathways may have been altered by VUR. Changes of carnitine and acylcarnitine levels, amino acids and derivatives, purines and others was observed. Furthermore, the presence of acylcarnitines in the urine may indicate mitochondrial damage and the decrease of tryptophan and increase of the kynurenic acid indicate a change in the metabolism of tryptophan

Simultaneous determination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid in pharmaceutical preparations by capillary zone electrophoresis

ABSTRACT Clavulanic acid enhances the antibacterial spectrum of amoxicillin by rendering most β-lactamase producing isolates susceptible to the drug. A fast, simple and efficient capillary electrophoresis method was developed for the simultaneous determination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid from complex mixtures. Using a 25 mM sodium tetraborate as background electrolyte at a pH of 9.30, + 25 kV applied voltage, 25 °C system temperature, UV determination at 230 nm; we succeeded in simultaneous separation of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid in approximately 2 minutes. The analytical performance of the method was evaluated in terms of reproducibility, precision, accuracy, and linearity. The optimized analytical method was applied for the determination of the two analytes from combined commercial pharmaceutical preparations. This CE method is fast, inexpensive, efficient, and environmentally friendly when compared with the more frequently used high performance liquid chromatography methods described in the literature.

RESUMO O ácido clavulânico acentua o espectro antibacteriano de amoxicilina, tornando a maioria dos isolados produtores de β-lactamase sensíveis ao fármaco. Desenvolveu-se um método rápido, simples e eficiente de electroforese capilar (EC) para a determinação simultânea de amoxicilina e de ácido clavulânico a partir de misturas complexas. Usando tetraborato de sódio 25 mM como electrólito em pH de 9,30, voltagem aplicada de + 25 kV, em sistema a 25 ° C e determinação por UV a 230 nm, a foi bem-sucedida a separação simultânea de amoxicilina e ácido clavulânico em, aproximadamente, 2 minutos. O desempenho analítico do método foi avaliado em termos de reprodutibilidade, precisão, exatidão e linearidade. O método analítico otimizado foi aplicado para a determinação dos dois analitos em associação, a partir de preparações farmacêuticas comerciais. Este método de EC é rápido, barato, eficiente e ecologicamente correto, quando comparado aos métodos de cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência mais frequentemente descritos na literatura.

Development of alternative methods for the determination of raloxifene hydrochloride in tablet dosage form / O desenvolvimento de métodos alternativos para a determinação do cloridrato de raloxifeno na forma de dosagem em comprimidos

Three methods are proposed for the quantitative determination of raloxifene hydrochloride in pharmaceutical dosage form: ultraviolet method (UV) high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and micellar capillary electrophoresis (MEKC). These methods were developed and validated and showed good linearity, precision and accuracy. Also they demonstrated to be specific and robust. The HPLC and MEKC methods were tested in regards to be stability indicating methods and they showed to have this attribute. The UV method used methanol as solvent and optimal wavelength at 284 nm, obeying Lambert-Beer law in these conditions. The chromatographic conditions for the HPLC method included: NST column C18 (250 x 4.6 mm x 5 µm), mobile phase water:acetonitrile:triethylamine (67:33:0,3 v/v), pH 3.5, flow rate 1.0 mL min^-1, injection volume 20.0 µl, UV detection 287 nm and analysis temperature 30 °C. The MEKC method was performed on a fused-silica capillary (40 cm effective length x 50 µm i.d.) using as background electrolyte 35.0 mmol L^-1 borate buffer and 50.0 mmol L^-1 anionic detergent sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) at pH 8.8. The capillary temperature was 32°C, applied voltage 25 kV, UV detection at 280 nm and injection was perfomed at 45 mBar for 4 s, hydrodimanic mode. In this MEKC method, potassium diclofenac (200.0 µg mL^-1) was used as internal standard. All these methods were statistically analyzed and demonstrated to be equivalent for quantitative analysis of RLX in tablets and were successfully applied for the determination of the drug...

Três métodos são propostos para a quantificação de cloridrato de raloxifeno em sua forma farmacêutica de comprimidos: espectrofotometria no ultravioleta (UV), cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (HPLC) e eletroforese capilar micelar (MEKC). Estes métodos desenvolvidos e validados demonstraram linearidade, precisão e exatidão. Também foram específicos e robustos. Os métodos HPLC e MEKC foram desenvolvidos para indicar a estabilidade do fármaco e demonstraram ter este atributo. O método UV usou metanol como solvente e comprimento de onda de 284nm, obedecendo a Lei de Lambert-Beer nestas condições. Os parâmetros cromatográficos para o método HPLC foram: coluna NST C18 (250 x 4,6 mm x 5 µm), fase móvel composta de água:acetonitrila:trietilamina (67:33:0,3 v/v), pH 3,5, vazão da fase móvel de 1,0 mL min^-1, volume de injeção de 20 µl, detecção no comprimento de onda de 287 nm e temperatura de análise de 30°C. O método MEKC foi realizado utilizando capilar de sílica fundida (40 cm de comprimento efetivo x 50 µm de diâmetro interno) usando como fase móvel solução tampão borato 35.0 mmol L^-1 e solução de dodecil sulfato de sódio (SDS) 50.0 mmol L^-1 pH 8,8. A temperatura de análise foi de 32 °C, com voltagem aplicada de 25 kV, detecção no comprimento de onda de 280 nm e injeção da amostra realizada a 45 mBar por 4 s em modo hidrodinâmico. Para este método MEKC, foi utilizado diclofenaco de potássio (200.0 µg mL^-1) como padrão interno. Todos os métodos foram analisados estatisticamente e demostraram ser equivalentes para a análise quantitativa de raloxifeno em comprimidos e foram aplicados com sucesso na determinação do fármaco...

Characterization of Leiurus abdullahbayrami (Scorpiones: Buthidae) venom: peptide profile, cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity

Background Scorpion venoms are rich bioactive peptide libraries that offer promising molecules that may lead to the discovery and development of new drugs.Leiurus abdullahbayrami produces one of the most potent venoms among Turkish scorpions that provokes severe symptoms in envenomated victims.Methods In the present study, the peptide profile of the venom was investigated by electrophoretic methods, size-exclusion and reversed-phase chromatography and mass spectroscopy. Cytotoxic and antimicrobial effects were evaluated on a breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) and various bacterial and fungal species.Results Proteins make up approximately half of the dry weight of L. abdullahbayrami crude venom. Microfluidic capillary electrophoresis indicated the presence of 6 to 7 kDa peptides and proved to be a highly practical peptidomics tool with better resolution when compared to conventional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Mass spectroscopy analysis helped us to identify 45 unique peptide masses between 1 to 7 kDa with a bimodal mass distribution peaking between molecular weights of 1 to 2 kDa (29%) and 3 to 4 kDa (31%). L. abdullahbayrami crude venom had a proliferative effect on MCF-7 cells, which may be explained by the high concentration of polyamines as well as potassium and calcium ions in the arachnid venoms. Antimicrobial effect was stronger on gram-negative bacteria.Conclusions This work represents the first peptidomic characterization of L. abdullahbayrami venom. Considering the molecular weight-function relationship of previously identified venom peptides, future bioactivity studies may lead to the discovery of novel potassium and chloride ion channel inhibitors as well as new antimicrobial peptides fromL. abdullahbayrami venom.

Application of capillary electrophoresis to the simultaneous determination and stability study of four extensively used penicillin derivatives

The applicability of capillary electrophoresis for the analysis of four extensively used penicillin derivatives (benzylpenicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, oxacilllin) has been studied. Because of structural similarities, the electrophoretic behavior of these derivatives is very similar; consequently an efficient separation using the conventional capillary zone electrophoresis is hard to be achieved. Their simultaneous separation was solved by using micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography, the separation being based on the differential partition of the analytes between the micellar and aqueous phase. Using a buffer solution containing 25 mM sodium tetraborate and 100 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate as surfactant, at a pH of 9.3, applying a voltage of + 25 kV at a temperature of 25 °C, we achieved the simultaneous separation of the studied penicillin derivatives in less then 5 minutes. The separation conditions were optimized and the analytical performance of the method was evaluated in terms of precision, linearity, limit of detection, and quantification. Also, a simple capillary zone electrophoresis method was applied to study the stability of the studied penicillin derivatives in water at different temperatures, using ciprofloxacin hydrochloride as internal standard. It was observed that the extent of the hydrolysis of penicillins in water is highly dependent on the time and also temperature.

Estudou-se a aplicabilidade de electroforese capilar para a análise de quatro derivados de penicilina (benzilpenicilina, ampicilina, amoxicilina, oxacilina) amplamente utilizados. Em razão das semelhanças estruturais, o comportamento electroforético destes derivados é muito semelhante e, por conseguinte, a separação eficaz utilizando a electroforese capilar de zona convencional é difícil de ser efetuada. A separação simultânea foi realizada por cromatografia capilar electrocinética micelar, que se baseia na partição diferencial entre os analitos na fase micelar e aquosa. Utilizando-se solução tampão contendo 25 mM de tetraborato de sódio e 100 mM de dodecil sulfato de sódio, como agente tensioativo, com pH de 9,3, voltagem de +25 kV, à temperatura de 25 °C, obteve-se a separação simultânea das penicilinas estudadas em menos de 5 minutos. As condições de separação foram otimizadas e o desempenho do método analítico foi avaliado em termos de precisão, linearidade, limite de detecção e de quantificação. Além disso, aplicou-se método de electroforese capilar de zona simples para estudar a estabilidade de penicilinas em água a diferentes temperaturas, utilizando cloridrato de ciprofloxacino como padrão interno. Estabeleceu-se que o grau de hidrólise de penicilinas em água é altamente dependente do tempo e também da temperatura.

Desenvolvimento de metodologias indicativas de estabilidade para medicamentos que atuam no diabetes mellitus tipo II / Development of stability indicating methods for drugs that are used in diabetes mellitus 2

O diabetes mellitus (DM) é uma síndrome na qual o metabolismo de hidratos de carbono, gorduras e proteínas está alterado, por falta de secreção de insulina ou por diminuição da sensibilidade tissular a este hormônio. O DM pode ser do tipo I, também denominado diabetes mellitus insulinodependente (DMID), caracterizado pela falta de secreção da insulina, e do tipo II, também denominado diabetes mellitus não insulinodependente (DMNID), caracterizado pela menor sensibilidade dos tecidos efetores às ações metabólicas da insulina. Embora ainda não haja cura definitiva, há vários tratamentos disponíveis que proporcionam qualidade de vida para o paciente portador, como a administração de hipoglicemiantes orais. Nesta pesquisa, objetivou-se desenvolver métodos indicativos de estabilidade para a glibenclamida e o cloridrato de metformina. Assim, foram desenvolvidos métodos de rastreamento ortogonais utilizando a cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (HPLC) e a eletroforese capilar (CE), metodologias que foram desafiadas com os estudos da degradação forçada. Realizou-se, também, a identificação do principal produto de degradação da glibenclamida utilizando a cromatografia líquida acoplada à espectrometria de massa (LC-MS). O método por HPLC teve o melhor desempenho no monitoramento dos produtos de degradação da glibenclamida, apresentando boa linearidade nas concentrações entre 0,210 e 0,360 mg/mL; com coeficiente de correlação maior de 0,99. A precisão calculada como desvio padrão relativo (DPR) foi menor de 3%, exatidão do método comprovada mediante teste de recuperação, obtendo-se valores de 100±3,0%. No teste de especificidade, foram detectados três potenciais produtos de degradação, com os seguintes tempos de retenção relativos (TRR) de 0,33; 0,46 e 0,83. O método CZE teve o melhor desempenho no monitoramento dos produtos de degradação do cloridrato de metformina, apresentando boa linearidade nas concentrações entre 0,210 e 0,360 mg/mL, com coeficiente de...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a syndrome which alters the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins by lack of insulin secretion or a decrease in tissue sensitivity to insulin. Type 1 DM is also known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is characterized by lack of insulin secretion. The second type of diabetes known as Type II, also called non-insulin dependent, is characterized by the reduced sensitivity of target tissues to the metabolic actions of insulin. Although there is no definitive cure, there are several treatments available that provide quality of life for the patient how treatment with oral hypoglycemic agents. This study had as objective to developed stability-indicating methods for glibenclamide and metformin hydrochloride. Thus, the techniques used in this study involved high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE), and both were challenged with forced degradation studies. The identification of degradation products of glibenclamide was also performed, utilizing the mass spectrometry (MS) technique. However, the HPLC technique had the best performance for monitoring the degradation products of glibenclamide, which showed a good linearity in concentrations between 0.210 - 0.360 mg/ml, with a correlation coefficient greater than 0.99. The precision was calculated as a relative standard deviation (RSD) which was less than 3%; the accuracy of the method calculated as the percent recovery was obtained with the following values: 100 ± 3.0%. On the specificity were detected three potential products of degradation utilizing forced degradation, with the following relative retention times (RRT) 0.33, 0.46 and 0.83. The CZE method had the best performance to monitoring the degradation products of metformin hydrochloride, which showed good linearity of concentrations between 0.210 and 0.360 mg/ml, with a correlation coefficient greater than 0.99. The intra-day and inter-day precision calculated as DPR was less than...

Abnormal haemoglobins: detection & characterization.

Haemoglobin (Hb) abnormalities though quite frequent, are generally detected in populations during surveys and programmes run for prevention of Hb disorders. Several methods are now available for detection of Hb abnormalities. In this review, the following are discussed: (i) the methods used for characterization of haemoglobin disorders; (ii) the problems linked to diagnosis of thalassaemic trait; (iii) the strategy for detection of common Hb variants; and (iv) the difficulties in identification of rare variants. The differences between developing and industrialized countries for the strategies employed in the diagnosis of abnormal haemoglobins are considered. We mention the limits and pitfalls for each approach and the necessity to characterize the abnormalities using at least two different methods. The recommended strategy is to use a combination of cation-exchange high performance chromatography (CE-HPLC), capillary electrophoresis (CE) and when possible isoelectric focusing (IEF). Difficult cases may demand further investigations requiring specialized protein and/or molecular biology techniques.

Determinación cuantitativa por electroforesis capilar de zona de mangiferina en tabletas VIMANG® 300 mg / Quantitative determination through capillary zone electrophoresis of mangiferin in 300 mg VIMANG® tablets

La mangiferina se seleccionó como marcador en el control de calidad del ingrediente farmacéutico activo VIMANG® y sus formulaciones, que se han empleado como suplemento nutricional, cosmético y fitomedicamento. El trabajo tuvo como objetivo la validación del método electroforesis capilar para la determinación cuantitativa de mangiferina en la formulación farmacéutica tabletas VIMANG® 300 mg. Se evaluaron la especificidad, linealidad, exactitud y precisión. Los resultados obtenidos demostraron que el método fue específico, al no existir interferencias de los excipientes o sus productos de degradación. La linealidad mostró un coeficiente de correlación de 0,9979 en el intervalo de concentraciones estudiado. Los coeficientes de variación para la repetibilidad y la precisión intermedia fueron menores de 2 por ciento. La exactitud mostró un recobrado del 100,20 por ciento que no difiere significativamente de 100 por ciento En conclusión, el método validado es específico, lineal, preciso y exacto, y constituye una alternativa ventajosa al método cromatografía líquida de alta resolución establecido con anterioridad en el laboratorio

Mangiferin was selected as marker in the quality control of active principle VIMANG® and its formulations, which have been used as nutritional supplement, cosmetic, and phytomedication. This paper was aimed at validating the capillary electrophoresis method for the quantitative analysis of mangiferin in the pharmaceutical formulation 300 mg VIMANG® tablets. The specificity, linearity, accuracy and precision were assessed. The results showed the method specificity owing to lack of interference by the excipients or their degradation products. Linearity showed a correlation coefficient of 0,9979 in the studied concentration range. The variation coefficients for repeatability and intermediate precision were less than 2 percent. Accuracy reached a recovery rate of 100,20 percent that is not statistically different from 100 percent. It may be concluded that the validated method is specific, linear, precise and accurate and could be an advantageous alternative to the high resolution liquid chromatography method used at the lab setting

Rapid DNA identification using 6+1 STR kit and EX-Q20 electrophoresis / 法医学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To establish a rapid STR genotyping method for individual identification.@*METHODS@#Two hundred blood samples from FTA were collected. Equal amount of blood were collected by puncher and analyzed using two methods (6+1 STR kit in combination with EX-Q20 electrophoresis and Sinofiler kit in combination with POP4 electrophoresis). Consuming time and results of two methods were compared.@*RESULTS@#6+1 STR kit in combination with EX-Q20 electrophoresis method can obtain all genotyping results and be shorter time.@*CONCLUSION@#6+1 STR kit in combination with EX-Q20 electrophoresis method is used to STR genotyping with accurate, reliable results and this new method is potential value in mass personnel investigation and comparison in major criminal cases. It also can raise the work efficiency.

Propostas metodologicas para componentes em matrizes alimenticias, alimentos enriquecidos e contaminantes utilizando eletroforese capilar acoplada a espectrometria de massas e detecção UV/VIS / Methodological proposals for food matrix components, enriched foods and contaminants using capillary electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry and UV/Vis detection

O trabalho envolve o desenvolvimento de métodos para análise de alimentos visando a determinação de ácidos fenólicos em frutas, ácido fólico em farinhas enriquecidas e corantes Sudan em produtos de pimenta utilizando eletroforese capilar nos modos de detecção UV e MS. A separação de dez ácidos fenólicos (ácidos clorogênico, siríngico, p-cumárico, benzóico, p-hidroxibenzóico, ferúlico, vanílico, cafeico, gálico e protocatecuico) foi obtida por eletroforese capilar de zona (CZE). Um eletrólito composto de 50 mmol L-1 de tetraborato e 7,5% metanol (v/v) permitiu a separação em linha de base dos dez ácidos fenólicos em menos de 15 minutos. A fim de promover o "clean-up", pré-concentração e liberação dos ácidos fenólicos esterificados, um procedimento de extração líquido-líquido seguido pela hidrólise alcalina foi realizado. O método foi validado obtendo-se limites de detecção de 1,63-3,80 µg mL-1 e limites de quantificação de 4,95-11,39 µg mL-1. O método otimizado foi aplicado para análise de frutas como a abiu-roxo (Chrysophyllum caimito), amora silvestre (Morus nigra L.) e tomate de árvore (Cyphomandra betacea), identificando os ácidos fenólicos na fração livre e hidrolisada. Este trabalho também otimizou o processo de extração e caracterizou a composição de ácidos fenólicos na forma livre e hidrolisada presentes no açaí Juçara (Euterpe precatória Mart.), açaí do Pará (Euterpe oleracea) e em produtos comercias de açaí como polpa congelada e "açaí na tigela". Para a determinação do ácido fólico, estudos de pré-concentração online foram realizados. A focalização do ácido fólico foi obtida por CZE e MEKC, devido a fenômenos de isotacoforese transiente. Um método de extração simples baseado na dissolução da farinha em solução de Na2HPO4 seguida de ultrassom e adição de HCl concentrado foi adotado. Entretanto, a detecção do ácido fólico no extrato foi obtida por MEKC com injeção de grande volume de amostra em condições eletroforéticas de 40 mmol L-1 TBS e 30 mmol L-1 SDS, 15 kV a 310 nm. Os limites de detecção e de quantificação atingidos foram de 0,047 e 0,14 µg mL-1, sendo adequados para quantificação do ácido fólico em farinhas de trigo. Um método para determinação de corantes Sudan (I, II, III e IV) em alimentos foi desenvolvido por cromatografia eletrocinética micelar (MEKC) com preenchimento parcial do capilar. A separação dos quatro corantes foi obtida utilizando-se um preenchimento de 25% do capilar (volume total) com eletrólito composto por 40 mmol L-1 NH4HCO3, 25 mmol L-1 SDS e 32,5% ACN (v/v). O restante do capilar foi preenchido com um tampão composto de 40 mmol L-1 NH4HCO3 e 32,5% (v/v) de ACN. Após otimização do método por CE-UV o método foi aplicado para o acoplamento ao CE-MS. Para detecção dos compostos no MS os parâmetros de ionização foram otimizados. A separação em linha de base dos quatro compostos foi obtida em menos de 10 min com limites de detecção de 0,57 a 0,75 µg mL-1 para detecção no UV-Vis e 0,05 a 0,2 µg mL-1 para detecção no MS. O método foi eficaz para a determinação destes corantes adicionados a amostras de molho de tomate e pimenta e chilli em pó

The present work involves the development of methods for food analysis in order to determinate phenolic acids in fruits, folic acid in enriched flour and Sudan dye in chilli products by capillary electrophoresis with UV/Vis and MS detection. The separation of ten phenolic acids (benzoic, caffeic, chlorogenic, p-coumaric, ferulic, gallic, p-hydroxybenzoic, protocatechuic, syringic, and vanillic acid) was obtained by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE). An electrolyte composed by 50 mmol L-1 of tetraborate and 7,5% methanol (v/v) allowed the baseline resolution of all phenolic acids under investigation in less than 15 min. In order to promote sample clean up, to preconcentrate the phenolic fraction and to release esterified phenolic acids from the fruit matrix, elaborate liquid-liquid extraction procedures followed by alkaline hydrolysis were performed. The proposed method was validated with limits of detection of 1.63-3.80 µg mL-1 and limits of quantification of 4.95-11.39 µg mL-1. The optimized method was applied to evaluation of phenolic contents of abiu-roxo (Chrysophyllum caimito), wild mulberry (Morus nigra L.) and tree tomato (Cyphomandra betacea). This work also optimized the extraction process and characterized the free and hydrolysed forms of phenolic acids in Juçara açaí (Euterpe precatória Mart.), Pará´s açaí (Euterpe oleracea) and commercial products such as frozen pulp and açaí desserts. For the determination of folic acid, on-line preconcentration studies were performed. The focalization of folic acid was obtained by CZE and MEKC by transient isotacophoresis. A simple method of extraction based on dissolution of flour in a Na2HPO4 solution followed by ultrasonication and the addition of concentrated HCl was adopted. However, the detection of folic acid in flour extract was obtained by MEKC with the large volume sample injection with eletrophoretic conditions of 40 mmol L-1 TBS and 30 mmol L-1 SDS, 15 kV and 310 nm. The limits of detection and quantification reached were 0.047 and 0.14 µg mL-1, which are suitable limits to quantify folic acid in enriched wheat flours. A method of Sudan dyes (I, II, III and IV) was developed by micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) with partial filling technique. Filling 25 % of the capillary with a MEKC solution containing 40 mmol L-1 NH4HCO3, 25 mmol L-1 SDS and 32.5 % ACN (v/v), a baseline separation of the four azo-dyes was obtained. The rest of capillary was filled with 40 mmol L-1 NH4HCO3 and 32.5 % ACN (v/v). After the optimization by CE-UV the method was applied to CE-MS coupling. To detect the compounds in MS the ionization parameters were optimized. The baseline separation of four compounds was obtained in less than 10 min with limit of detection within 0.57 to 0.75 µg mL-1 to UV-Vis detection and 0.05 to 0.2 µg mL-1 to MS detection. The method was efficient in the determination of these dyes spiked in tomato chilli sauces and chilli powder

Development and implication of a capillary electrophoresis methodology for ciprofloxacin, paracetamol and diclofenac sodium in pharmaceutical formulations and simultaneously in human urine samples

This work studies the development of a simple and fairly rapid methodology for simultaneous determination/ separation of three frequently co-administered drugs; ciprofloxacin [CIP], paracetamol [PCT] and diclofenac sodium [DIG] using capillary electrophoresis [CE] with UV detection at 260 nm. Separation was achieved in only 6.5 min with a simple buffer of sodium tetraborate [50 mM] at pH 9.0. The Parameters affecting the separation and detection were optimized. The calibration curves were linear in the range of 5-500 microg/mL for CIP, 5-250 micro g/mL for PCT and 1-125 microg/mL for DIC sodium under the optimized conditions. The lower limit of detection [LOD] was found to be 1 microg/mL for CIP and PCT and 0.5 microg/mL for DIC. The method was successfully used for the analysis of drugs in commercial pharmaceutical formulations and simultaneously from patient's urine sample with RSD 0.5-2.4%. Results obtained with CE method are compared with standard HPLC procedure and were found in good agreement

Determination of Carbohydrate-deficient Transferrin Levels by Using Capillary Electrophoresis in a Korean Population / 대한진단검사의학회지

BACKGROUND: Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) levels have rarely been determined in an Asian population. We evaluated the analytical performance of a test for measuring CDT levels by using capillary electrophoresis (EP). METHODS: We determined the precision of CDT measurement by using capillary EP and nephelometry and compared the CDT values obtained using both the methods. We included healthy control subjects, abstinent patients with liver disease, and individuals consuming varying amounts of alcohol. RESULTS: The CDT measurement by using capillary EP were correlated well with those CDT measurement by using nephelometry, N Latex CDT assay, Y=0.5706X+1.581, R=0.930. The results obtained from both methods showed good qualitative agreement with each other (kappa coefficient=0.61). Genetic variants of transferrin isoforms were detected in 4.1% of the tested population. Both the CDT and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) levels in the abstinent patients with liver disease were significantly higher than those in healthy abstinent individuals (0.9% vs. 0.5%, 109.5 mg/dL vs. 28.5 mg/dL, respectively), but the difference in CDT values in the 2 groups was less pronounced for the CDT values. Individuals who had a mean daily alcohol intake of more than 60 g/day showed significantly higher CDT levels than those who had a mean daily alcohol intake of less than 60 g/day (1.9% vs. 0.7%, P=0.03). CONCLUSIONS: The CDT test using capillary EP showed good performance, and this method has several advantages such as automation and detection of variant forms. Thus, CDT can be a more useful marker than GGT for monitoring alcohol abstinence, especially in patients with liver disease.

Frecuencias de las perdidas de heterocigocidad en la regi¨®n que codifica para HLA en biopsias de pacientes con c¨¢ncer de cuello uterino / Frequency of Heterozygosity Loss in the Region to be Encoded by HLA in Biopsies of Patients with Cervical Cancer

Objetivo: Determinar las frecuencias de p¨¦rdidas de heterocigocidad de LOH en las regiones 6p21.3 y 15q21 que codifican para HLA y ¦Â2 microglobulina, para establecer su correlaci¨®n con el estadio tumoral, teniendo en cuenta que las LOH en HLA I ocurren como un evento gen¨¦tico temprano del c¨¢ncer y pueden contribuir a su desarrollo. M¨¦todos: Se tomaron muestras de sangre perif¨¦rica (SP) y biopsias de cuello uterino de pacientes con NICIII y CCU. Se amplificaron 11 microsat¨¦lites relacionados con el sistema HLA en pares normal-tumor a partir de ADN purificado de c¨¦lulas de SP y c¨¦lulas tumorales microdisectadas. Las LOH fueron determinadas por electroforesis capilar y analizadas mediante los programas GeneScan y Genotyper. Resultado: Todas las muestras amplificaron m¨¢s de 7 microsat¨¦lites (promedio 9,5). El porcentaje de heterocigocidad para los marcadores de microsat¨¦lites utilizados en las muestras de cuello uterino vari¨® entre 51,8% y 95%, y la LOH, entre 17,4% y 50,0%. Las frecuencias observadas para LOH en los diferentes estadios tumorales fueron: 42,9% en el grupo de NIC-III; 57% en CCU en estadio I; 63,6% en CCU en estadio II y 92,85% en pacientes con estadios m¨¢s avanzados (III-IV). Conclusi¨®n: Se observ¨® una mayor frecuencia de LOH en los grupos de pacientes con estadios avanzados de CCU, al comparar con pacientes con NIC-III.

Objective: To determine the frequency of LOH heterozygosity in the regions 6p21.3 and 15q21 which encode for HLA and ¦Â2microglobulina in order to establish their correlation with tumoral stage, taking into account that LOH and HLA I occur as an early genetic event in cancer and can contribute to its development. Methods: Peripheral blood (PB) samples and cervical biopsies were taken from patients with CIN III and invasive cancer. Amplification was made of eleven microsatellites related to the HLA system, in normal-tumor pairs, based on purified DNA PB cells and micro-dissected tumor cells. LOH were determined through capillary electrophoresis and analyzed with GeneScan and Genotyper programs. Results: All samples amplified at more than 7 microsatellites (average 9.5). The percentage of heterozygosity for microsatellite markers used in the cervical samples varied between 51.8% and 95%; the LOH, between 17.4% and 50.0%. The frequencies observed for LOH in the different tumoral stages were: 42.9% in the CIN III group; 57% in invasive cancer Stage I; 63.6% in Stage II, and 92.85% in patients in the most advanced stages (III-IV). Conclusion: Greater frequency of LOH was observed in groups of patients with advanced stages of invasive cancer in comparison with patients with CIN III.

Enantioselective metabolism of hydroxychloroquine employing rats and mice hepatic microsomes / Metabolismo enantiosseletiva da hidroxicloroquina empregando microssomas hepáticos de ratos e camundongos

Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an important chiral drug used, mainly, in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and malaria, and whose pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties look to be stereoselective. Respecting the pharmacokinetic properties, some previous studies indicate that the stereoselectivity could express itself in the processes of metabolism, distribution and excretion and that the stereoselective metabolism looks to be a function of the studied species. So, the in vitro metabolism of HCQ was investigated using hepatic microsomes of rats and mice. The microsomal fraction of livers of Wistar rats and Balb-C mice was separated by ultracentrifugation and 500 μL were incubated for 180 minutes with 10 μL of racemic HCQ 1000 μg mL-1. Two stereospecific analytical methods, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE), were used to separate and quantify the formed metabolites. It was verified that the main formed metabolite is the (-)-(R)-desethyl hydroxychloroquine for both animal species.

A hidroxicloroquina (HCQ) é um importante fármaco quiral usado, principalmente, no tratamento de artrite reumatóide, lupus eritematoso sistêmico e malária e cujas propriedades farmacocinéticas e farmacodinâmicas parecem ser estereosseletivas. Em relação às propriedades farmacocinéticas, alguns estudos prévios indicam que a estereosseletividade pode se expressar nos processos de metabolismo, distribuição e excreção e que o metabolismo estereosseletivo parece ser função da espécie estudada. Sendo assim, o metabolismo in vitro da HCQ foi investigado usando microssomas de fígado de ratos e de camundongos. A fração microssômica de fígados de ratos Wistar e de camundongos Balb-C foi isolada por ultracentrifugação e 500 μL foram incubados por 180 minutos com 10 μL de HCQ racêmica 1000 μg mL-1. Dois métodos analíticos estereoespecíficos, por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (HPLC) e eletroforese capilar (CE), foram usados para separar e quantificar os metabólitos formados. Verificou-se que o principal metabólito formado é o (-)-(R)-desetilidroxicloroquina para ambas as espécies de animais.