Optimization of RP-HPLC analysis of low molecular weight organic acids in soil

RP-HPLC analysis for low molecular weight organic acids in soil solution has been optimized. An Atlantis (TM) C-18 column was used for the analyses. An optimal determination for eleven organic acids in soil solution was found at room temperature (25 degrees C) and 220 nm detection wavelength, with a mobile phase of 10 mM KH2PO4 -CH3OH (955, pH 2.7), a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min and 10 mu L sample size. The detection limits ranged 3.2-619 ng/mL, the coefficients of variation ranged 1.3-4.6%, and the recoveries ranged 95.6-106.3% for soil solution with standard addition on the optimal conditions proposed.

Retention modeling and simultaneous optimization of pH value and gradient steepness in RP-HPLC using feed-forward neural networks

A novel approach is proposed for the simultaneous optimization of mobile phase pH and gradient steepness in RP-HPLC using artificial neural networks. By presetting the initial and final concentration of the organic solvent, a limited number of experiments with different gradient time and pH value of mobile phase are arranged in the two-dimensional space of mobile phase parameters. The retention behavior of each solute is modeled using an individual artificial neural network. An "early stopping" strategy is adopted to ensure the predicting capability of neural networks. The trained neural networks can be used to predict the retention time of solutes under arbitrary mobile phase conditions in the optimization region. Finally, the optimal separation conditions can be found according to a global resolution function. The effectiveness of this method is validated by optimization of separation conditions for amino acids derivatised by a new fluorescent reagent.

Study of normal and modified nucleosides in serum by RP-HPLC

Modified nucleosides derived predominantly from transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) have been studied as possible tumor markers. In this paper a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method has been applied to study 15 normal and modified nucleosides in serum. The nucleoside levels in normal human serum were established, and the concentrations of 15 nucleosides in serum from 19 cancer patients were determined, it was found that the concentrations of modified nucleosides were significantly higher in patient sera. Based on 15 nucleoside concentrations in serum, factor analysis could classify correctly 90% of cancer patients from the normal humans Further work showed that urine was slightly better than serum when determining nucleosides as biological marker candidates. More work is ongoing to determine the clinical usefulness of modified nucleosides as tumor markers.

Excretion pattern investigation of urinary normal and modified nucleosides of breast cancer patients by RP-HPLC and factor analysis method

Modified nucleosides, formed post-transcriptionally in RNA by a number of modification enzymes, are excreted in abnormal levels in the urine of patients with malignant tumors. To test their usefulness as tumor markers, and to compare them with the conventional tumor markers, a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method and a factor analysis method have been used to study the excretion pattern of nucleosides of breast cancer patients. A clear cut differentiation of the breast cancer group and the healthy individuals in two clusters without overlapping was obtained. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

RP-HPLC测定几种花类药材黄酮含量

目的：为充分利用花类药材，建立马蔺花、桃花、月季等15种花类药材中黄酮含量测定的RP—HPLC方法，并比较它们的含量。方法：花类药材用甲醇提取，反相高效液相色谱法分析药材中槲皮素、山柰酚、异鼠李素3种黄酮苷元。结果：采用KromasilC_18柱（4．6mm×250／mm，5μm），以甲醇-0．1％磷酸（50：50）为流动相，可使3种黄酮苷元达到基线分离，其中马蔺花含槲皮素1．536％，桃花含山柰酚0．572％，茶花含异鼠李素0．029％，皆为听测样品中最高。结论：本实验首次采用RP—HPLC法测定这15种花类药材的总黄酮含量，本方法操作简便，快速，准确，可作为黄酮的定量分析方法。

藏药短管兔耳草中松果菊苷和麦角甾苷的RP-HPLC分析

建立了藏药短管兔耳草中松果菊苷和麦角甾苷含量的高效液相色谱分析法.采用Waters XTerra RP18色谱柱(150mm×4.6 mm,5μm),以甲醇-1%冰醋酸溶液(28:72,V:V)为流动相,流速1.0 mL/min,检测波长330 nm,柱温30℃,在20 min内分离检测了该两种化合物.松果菊苷和麦角甾苷进样量分别在0.077～4.950μg(r=0.999 9)和0.085～5.450μg(r=0.999 9)内呈良好线性,平均加样回收率分别为98.35%和92.50%,RSD分别为2.35%和2.86%.所建立的方法简便、快捷、结果准确可靠,重现性好,可用于藏药短管兔耳草的质量控制,并为兔耳草属植物中苯丙素苷类化合物的分离分析提供一定的参考.

藏药独一味RP-HPLC色谱指纹图谱的建立及其质量评价

[目的]建立独一味药材HPLC指纹图谱，研究不同地区独一味药材的质量，为其质量控制提供有效的方法。[方法]采用RP-HPLC方法梯度洗脱，测定10批不同地区的独一味样品。[色谱备件]Kromasil C18柱（250mm×4．60mm，5μm），流动相为甲醇-0．4％的磷酸水溶液（55：45），梯度洗脱程序为0～70min，甲醇的体积分数由1％线性增加至15％；70～100min内，甲醇由15％线性增加至17％；100～130min内，甲醇由17％线性增加至20％；130～150min，甲醇由20％线性增加至100％；流速为1ml/min，检测波长为254n／n，柱温为30℃。[结果]确定了独一味药材中的7个共有峰。根据聚类分析结果，将独一味药材分为3类。[结论]该研究建立的方法重复性好，可用于不同地区独一味药材的质量评价，结合含量测定可用于独一味药材的质量的全面控制。

RP-HPLC测定藏木香中土木香内酯和异土木香内酯含量

目的 建立了反相高效液相色谱法同时测定藏木香中土木香内酯和异土木香内酯的方法.方法 采用Phenomenex Kromasil C18色谱柱(4.6mm×250mm,5.0μm);流动相为乙腈-0.04%磷酸溶液(50:50);检测波长:194 nm;流速:1.0 mL•min~(-1).结果 异构体土木香内酯和异土木香内酯达到基线分离,含量测定的线性良好,线性范围和相关系数分别为0.07～4.80μg•L~(-1) (r=0.999 8),0.07～4.85μg•L~(-1) (r=0.999 8);回收率分别为97.5%和102.1%;方法精密度良好,RSD分别为1.56%和1.87%(n=5);方法重现性良好,RSD分别为1.67%和0.92%(n=5).结论 所建立的方法简便、快捷、准确,重现性好,可用于藏木香药材及其制剂的质量控制.

Using HPLC retention parameters to estimate fish bioconcentration factors of organic compounds

Reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) was employed to develop predictive models for fish bioconcentration factors (BCF) of organic compounds. Estimation of BCF from RP-HPLC retention parameters on octadecyl-bonded silica gel (ODS), cyanopropyl-bonded silica gel (CN), and phenyl-bonded silica gel (Ph) columns were investigated. The results show that, for a set of compounds belonging to different chemical classes, the CN stationary phase is the best one among the three columns and better than n-octanol/water model for BCF estimation. A multi-column RP-HPLC model, using the retention parameters on the CN and Ph columns as the variables of multiple linear regression equations, was further evaluated to estimate BCF of organic compounds belonging to different chemical classes, and the results show that the multi-column RP-HPLC model is better than that of any single RP-HPLC column for BCF estimation.

野生与栽培药材麻花秦艽的HPLC／UV指纹图谱研究

采用反相高效液相色谱一二极管阵列的检测方法，分析了不同产地11批麻花秦艽药材，建立麻花秦艽药材的指纹图谱，进行野生药材与栽培药材的对比研究。结果表明：最佳条件可较全面的反映麻花秦艽药材的主要成分，栽培药材与野生药材相似度较好。

HPLC测定四川及青海地区獐牙菜植物中6种主要成分的含量

目的:建立反相高效液相色谱法同时测定四川及青海地区部分獐牙菜中獐牙菜苦苷、龙胆苦苷、芒果苷、当药醇苷、异荭草苷、1,8-二羟基-3-甲氧基(口山)酮的含量.方法:采用RP-HPLC,使用Kromasil C_(18)(4.6 mm×250mm,5 μm)柱;流动相甲醇-水(含0.02%磷酸);梯度洗脱程序为0～50 min,甲醇的体积分数(下同)由20%上升至80%;50～55 min由80%增至100%,55～60 min为100%,流速1 mL•min~(-1),检测波长254 nm;柱温35 ℃.结果:6种成分均达到基线分离,线性良好.结论:该方法快速、准确、重复性好,为该类药材的入药提供了理论依据.

Separation and determination of the major active components in Tibetan folk medicinal species Swertia franchetiana by HPLC with DAD

A sensitive and specific reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method with diode array detection (DAD) was established for the quantitative determination of the nine active components, namely, swertiamarin (SWM, 1), mangiferin (MA, 2), gentipicroside (GE, 3), sweroside (SWO, 4), isoorientin (IS, 5), swertisin (SWS, 6), swertianolin (SWN, 7), 7-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-1 -> 2)-beta-D-xylopyranosyl]-1,8-dihydroxy-3-methoxyxanthone (RX, 8), and bellidifolin (BE, 9) used as the external standard, in Tibetan folk medicinal species Swertia franchetiana. Based on the baseline chromatographic separation of most components from the methanolic extract of Swertia franchetiana on a reversed-phase Eclipse XDB-C8 column with water-acetonitrile-formic acid as mobile phase, the nine components were identified by comparison with standard samples and qualified by using the external standard method with DAD at 254 nm. The correlation coefficients of all the calibration curves were found to be higher than 0.9980. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) of the peak areas and retention times for the nine standards were less than 2.07% and 2.86%, respectively.

棕点湍蛙皮肤分泌液中促胰岛素释放肽的分离纯化、基因克隆及活性分析

通过分离纯化棕点湍蛙(Amolops loloensis)皮肤分泌液中的生物活性物质,得到有促胰岛素释放活性的分离峰,并鉴定其结构.采用葡聚糖Sephadex G-50凝胶层析和反相高效液相(RP-HPLC)等手段对棕点湍蛙皮肤分泌液进行分离纯化,利用胰岛素释放实验进行活性检测,Edman降解法测定活性峰的氨基酸序列,反转录法构建cDNA文库并克隆其基因.得到一个具有显著的促胰岛素释放活性的十六肽,测得其氨基酸序列为:FMPIvGKsMSGLSGKL-NH2,命名为amolopin-1.由cDNA(开放阅读框为192bp)推导的氨基酸一级结构显示,其前体由64个氨基酸残基(aa)组成,包括高度保守的信号肽(22aa),酸性肽以及成熟肽.经过数据库序列比对,从棕点湍蛙皮肤中得到一个新的促胰岛素释放肽,进一步分析其作用机理和药代动力学,极有可能得到一个新的治疗糖尿病的降糖药物.

金环蛇蛇毒中的一种新型胰蛋白酶抑制剂

目的:从金环蛇蛇毒中分离纯化名为bungaruskunin 1的一种新型胰蛋白酶抑制剂,并从其毒腺的cDNA文库中克隆出该胰蛋白酶抑制剂的cDNA全序列.方法:通过Sephadex G-50, CM-Sephadex C-25, HPLC, RP-HPLC (C4 column)方法分离纯化bungaruskunin 1.样品的丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂活性则是在室温条件下50mmol·L-1 Tris-HCl, pH 7.8的缓冲液中通过对显色底物的水解抑制作用来检测的.金环蛇毒腺RNA用TRIZOL提取,并用SMARTM PCR cDNA synthesis kit (Clontech)建成cDNA文库.根据其信号肽的保守区域合成引物从该文库中扩增出bungaruskunin 1的cDNA全序列,进行胶回收,酶连到pMDl8-T载体中转化测序.结果:bungaruskunin 1的前体由83个氨基酸组成,其中信号肽含有24个氨基酸,成熟肽即:bungaruskunin 1合有59个氨基酸.bungaruskunin 1的cDNA序列与从红腹伊澳蛇Pseudechis porphyriacus中分离纯化得到的丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂blackelin的cDNA序列的相似性高达64%.bungaruskunin 1是一种含有保守Kunitz端的Kuntiz蛋白酶抑制剂家族的一员,从而能够抑制蛋白酶和弹性酶的活性.在cDNA文库中,我们同时还筛选到了2种新的β-bungarotoxin B链的序列.结论:这些发现很好地证明了蛇中Kunitz/BPTI胰蛋白酶抑制剂和毒性神经的家族可能起源于共同的祖先.