title: Phanquinone as a suitable derivatization reagent in micellar electrokinetic chromatography and HPLC analysis of amino acids.
abstract: Phanquinone (chemically: 4,7-phenanthroline-5,6-dione) was applied as an original precolumn derivatization reagent for amino acids followed by separation using MEKC with UV detection (240 nm). The derivatization reaction was carried out at 68 degrees C in the presence of aqueous phosphate buffer (pH 8.0) and it was found to be complete after 30 min. Twelve derivatized standard amino acids were separated in about 22 min under MEKC conditions using sodium cholate (250 mM) as the surfactant in phosphate buffer (20 mM, pH 9.0). The developed method was validated for the analysis of D,L-phosphoserine (D,L-p-Ser) and L-glutamine (L-Gln); good linearity (r > 0.999) was achieved in the calibration range of 0.25-2.5 micromol/mL. The sensitivity of the MEKC method (LOD 0.1 micromol/mL; LOQ 0.25 micromol/mL, RSD% <5.0%, n = 3) was found to be adequate for quantitation of amino acids in pharmaceuticals. Quantitative applications of the validated MEKC method were carried out by the analysis of commercially available oral polyaminoacid formulations (tablets and extemporaneous solutions) containing L-Gln and D,L-p-Ser; the obtained results were found to be in agreement with those from a validated reference RP-HPLC method.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy. roberto.gotti@unibo.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gotti
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gioia
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: Vanni
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cavrini
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D020374:Chromatography, Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary / Q000379:methods*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010618:Phenanthrolines / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D010618:Phenanthrolines; C004902:phanquinone