Research Progress in Theacrine / 中国药师

Theacrine is one kind of natural purine alkaloids, which mainly exists in an unusual Chinese tea known as Kucha. It shows various biological activities, such as anti-depression, sedative and hypnotic effects and anti-inflammatory and analgesic activi-ties. The study on theacrine dates back to a few decades ago. According to the references published in recent years, the resource, preparation, characterization and pharmacological effects of theacrine were reviewed, and its application prospect was also explored.

Determination of Resveratrol in Serum and Organs of Mice by RP-HPLC / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE: To develop RP-HPLC method for the rapid determination of resveratrol in serum and tissue homogenates (in some organs) of mice.METHODS:HPLC determination was performed using Kromasil C18 column,the mobile phase consisted of methanol - water (48∶ 52) with a flow rate of 1ml/min,the column was under room temperature with its pressure at 12kPa,the detection wavelength was 303nm and the sample size was 20?l. RESULTS: The linear range for resveratrol was 0.25～25?g/ml, with minimal detectable drug concentration at 0.1?g/ml (S/N=3). The average absolute rec_overy of the samples was above 88% and the methodological recovery rates of which ranged from 96% to 100%,RSD were below 10%. CONCLUSIONS: The established determination method is economical, reliable, simple and rapid, and suitable for the blood concentration determination of resveratrol and the study of its distribution in animal body.

Concentration Determination of Floxuridine in Serum and Organs of Mice by RP-HPLC / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE: To establish RP-HPLC method for the fast determination of floxuridinein in serum and homogenate of some of the organs of mice. METHODS: The determination was performed on C18 chromatographic column with its mobile phase consisted of phosphate buffer(pH= 7.4) - methanol(95∶5) and with its detection wavelength at 268nm. RESULTS: Linear detection concentration ranges of floxuridinein were all at 15～240?g/ml. The minimum detection concentration was 3?g/mL(S/N≥3). The average extraction recovery was above 95%. The average recovery ranged from 91%to 112%. Both the intra-day and inter-day precisions were less than 10%. CONCLUSION: The method is simple, rapid, reliable and economical, and it can be used for the determination of serum floxuridinein concentration and the study of its body distribution in animals.

Optimization of the Preparation Techniques of Floxuridinyl Diacetate Solid Lipid Nanoparticles by Orthogonal Test / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To optimize the preparation techniques for floxuridinyl diacetate solid lipid nanoparticles(FUDRA-SLN).METHODS:The FUDRA-SLN was prepared by film-ultrasound dispersion method with soybean phos?pholipids as carrier,and the preparation techniques were optimized by means of an orthogonal test design with entrapment ef?ficiency and appearance as indexes of investigation.RESULTS:The FUDRA-SLN prepared in the optimized techniques was even and regular in appearances,with particle diameter at(215?83)nm,entrapment efficiency at98.27%and drug loading dosage at8.20%.CONCLUSIONS:FUDRA-SLN prepared by the optimized film-ultrasound dispersion method has a high entrapment efficiency and high drug loading dosage,and this method is suitable for the laboratory preparation.