title: Sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of coumarin in plasma.
abstract: A high-performance liquid chromatographic method was developed for the determination of coumarin in plasma at low concentrations. The method involves a single-step extraction of the alkalinized sample with hexane and subsequent evaporation of the organic phase in the presence of hydrochloric acid to collect and concentrate the coumarin. Analysis of the acidic phase was performed on a C8 column and coumarin was detected by measuring the UV absorbance at 275 nm. The limit of detection was 0.3 microgram l-1. The assay was used to study the evolution of concentrations of coumarin in one volunteer after oral administration of a single 10-mg dose.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Hôpital Maison-Blanche, Reims, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lamiable
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vistelle
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Trenque
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fay
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Millart
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Choisy
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D003374:Coumarins / Q000097:blood* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D003374:Coumarins; C030123:coumarin