title: Analysis of cephalexin from canine skin biopsy by liquid chromatography with ultraviolet-visible photodiode-array detection.
abstract: A sensitive and selective ion-paired liquid chromatographic method with UV-VIS photodiode-array detection was developed to measure cephalexin in skin biopsy samples. The method involved a sonication of minced canine skin with ethanol-acetonitrile-water (30:20:50, v/v/v) and ultrafiltration of received extract through 10,000 daltons. Separation of cephalexin from other components was by liquid chromatography using a reversed-phase column which was eluted with an ion-paired acetonitrile-water solution. Detection was achieved with a UV-VIS photodiode-array detector scanning from 230 to 320 nm. Cephalexin in the eluate was quantitated at its wavelength maximum of 260 nm. The evaluation of chromatographic peak homogeneity was performed by absorbance ratios, contour maps, first-derivative spectra and a three-dimensional spectrochromatogram. Additionally, the cephalexin peak identity was confirmed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tyczkowska
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Aronson
mesh_terms: D002506:Cephalexin / Q000032:analysis*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D012867:Skin / Q000032:analysis*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D002506:Cephalexin