title: Assay of naproxen in rat serum by high-performance thin-layer chromatography/densitometry.
abstract: A simple, sensitive, and reproducible high-performance thin-layer chromatographic method using densitometry is presented for the determination of naproxen in rat serum. Only 0.1 mL serum was used for extraction. Separations were performed on 10 x 10 cm plates coated with silica gel, with toluene-ethyl acetate-acetic acid (82 + 15 + 3) as the mobile phase. Benzophenone was used as the internal standard. Quantification was performed by densitometry at 260 nm. The response response for naproxen was linear (r = 0.992) over the range 2-100 mg/L. Method validation demonstrated good recoveries (92-96%), sensitivity (limit of quantitation, 1 mg/L), repeatability of sample application (4%), repeatability of the method (8%), and intermediate precision (5%). The procedure was applied to the quantitation of naproxen in rat serum.
authors: Université des Sciences et Technologies Houari Boumedienne, Institut de Chimie, Centre de Recherche en Analyse Physico-Chimique, Alger, Algeria.
authors: M H
authors: MH
authors: Guermouche
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Atik
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Chader
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000097:blood*; D002138:Calibration; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003720:Densitometry; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009288:Naproxen / Q000097:blood*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009288:Naproxen