title: Automated high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of acyclovir in plasma.
abstract: Owing to the low plasma concentrations of acyclovir obtained during pharmacokinetic studies after low-dosage oral administration, a sensitive, automated HPLC method had to be developed for determining acyclovir in a large number of plasma samples. Extraction and injection of the samples were done automatically by a Gilson ASPEC system using tC18, 100-mg Sep-Pak Vac extraction columns. The extracts were chromatographed on a Nova-Pak C18 column with sodium octanesulphonate and methanol in the mobile phase. The analyte was detected at 250 nm. The calibration graphs were linear up to at least 1200 ng/ml and the limit of quantification was 10 ng/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology (G6), UOFS, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Swart
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Hundt
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Groenewald
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000097:blood*; D001331:Automation; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D000212:Acyclovir