title: Sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for pilocarpine in biological fluids using fluorescence derivatisation.
abstract: A sensitive assay for pilocarpine in biological fluids has been developed involving HPLC of a fluorescent derivative of 4-bromomethyl-7-methoxycoumarin. Pilosine as internal standard was added before the derivatisation step. The fluorescent derivatives were well resolved and separated from excess reagent and endogenous compounds on a cyanopropyl silica column. The detection limit of pilocarpine in biological fluids was 1.0 ng/ml and the assay was linear up to a concentration of 150 ng/ml. The assay was applied to a preliminary study of pilocarpine disposition in man after a single oral dose. This is the first report of pilocarpine excretion into saliva.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aromdee
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fawcett
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ledger
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010862:Pilocarpine / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D010862:Pilocarpine