title: Standardization of a multi-wavelength UV detector for liquid chromatography-based toxicological analysis.
abstract: The performance of a multi-wavelength UV detector for automated drug identification following liquid chromatographic separation was evaluated. The ability of selected wavelength ratios to distinguish two closely related drugs was considered at different concentrations. Calibration of the detector based on wavelength ratios was then utilized to standardize two different detectors and to evaluate instrument-to-instrument variation of a series of detectors. Reproducibility of the second-derivative zero intercept for these drug spectra was also evaluated. Standardization of detector performance by reference to these two parameters permitted the transfer of UV spectral libraries stored on one instrument to another without compromising the reliability of qualitative data.
authors.affiliation: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Clinical Systems Division, Hercules, CA 94547.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Binder
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Regalia
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Essien
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosenblum
mesh_terms: D000662:Amphetamines / Q000652:urine*; D002138:Calibration / Q000592:standards; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004809:Ephedrine / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D010645:Phentermine / Q000652:urine; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D010645:Phentermine; D004809:Ephedrine