title: High-performance liquid chromatography spectrometric analysis of trans-resveratrol in rat plasma.
abstract: A HPLC method for determination of trans-resveratrol concentrations in rat plasma was developed. Plasma samples were treated with acetonitrile to deposit proteins. The analysis used a Hypersil ODS(2) C(18) column (5 microm, 4.6 mm x 250 mm) and methanol/distilled water as the mobile phase (flow-rate=1 mL/min). The UV detection wavelength was 303 nm, and chlorzoxazone was used as the internal standard. The calibration curve was linear over the range of 0.02-40 microg/mL with a correlation coefficient of 0.9997. This concentration range corresponds well with the plasma concentrations of resveratrol in pharmacokinetic studies. There was 98.7%, 91.3% and 84.4% recovery from 0.02, 0.4 and 40 microg/mL plasma samples respectively. The R.S.D. of intra- and inter-day assay variations were all less than 12%. This HPLC assay is a quick, precise and reliable method for the analysis of resveratrol in pharmacokinetic studies.
authors.affiliation: Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xijing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guangji
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Andrew Keith
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Davey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D000077185:Resveratrol; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet / Q000379:methods*; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D013267:Stilbenes; D000077185:Resveratrol