title: Improvement of chemical analysis of antibiotics. XV. Isocratic high-performance liquid chromatographic methods for the analysis and preparative separation of the components of bacitracin.
abstract: Isocratic high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) systems were established for analytical and preparative separation of the components of the antibiotic preparation bacitracin (BC). The best analytical results were obtained using a C18 modified silica gel column (Capcell Pak C18) with a solvent system of 0.04 M disodium hydrogenphosphate buffer and methanol (4:6), pH 9-10. The calibration graphs showed good linear relationships between 50 and 1000 ng for BC-A and between 65 and 1000 ng for BC-F. With respect to the preparative HPLC, a Capcell Pak C18 column with methanol-0.05 M aqueous sodium sulphate solution (6:4) as a mobile phase gave satisfactory results. The isolation of BC-A and -F was readily achieved without decomposition of the components by using the present preparative HPLC followed by desalting on a prepacked C18 cartridge.
authors.affiliation: Aichi Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D001414:Bacitracin / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D000432:Methanol; D010710:Phosphates
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010710:Phosphates; D001414:Bacitracin; D000432:Methanol