title: Online concentration by head-column field-amplified with large-volume sample stacking using flow injection-capillary electrophoresis for the analysis of four active components in cold medicines.
abstract: A simple, effective, and sensitive online concentration method for the detection of dextromethorphan hydrobromide (Dex), chlorphenamine hydrogen maleate (Chl), pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (Pse) and paracetamol (Par) based on flow injection-capillary electrophoresis (FI-CE) analysis with head-column field-amplified sample stacking and large-volume sample stacking was developed. The background electrolyte (BGE) was a solution composed of 55 mM borate-15% (v/v) acetonitrile (ACN) (pH 9.3). The sample was injected electrokinetically between plugs of water. Under the optimum conditions, about a 30-fold improvement in the concentration sensitivity relative to normal CE methods was achieved, giving low limits of detection (LOD) of 1.94 x 10(-5), 0.64 x 10(-5), 1.16 x 10(-5) and 2.84 x 10(-5) mg/mL for Dex, Chl, Pse and Par, respectively. The repeatability (defined as RSD) was 1.01, 1.91, 0.89 and 0.92% with the peak-area evaluation and 1.94, 3.98, 2.66 and 3.27% with the peak-height evaluation for Dex, Chl, Pse and Par, respectively. This method has been successfully applied to the analysis of commercial pharmaceutical preparations containing Dex, Chl, Pse and Par.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, China.
authors.forename: Xiumei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jingshu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xingguo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000032:analysis; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000032:analysis; D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000032:analysis; D000996:Antitussive Agents / Q000032:analysis; D002744:Chlorpheniramine / Q000032:analysis; D003139:Common Cold; D003915:Dextromethorphan / Q000032:analysis; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017022:Flow Injection Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014663:Nasal Decongestants / Q000032:analysis; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000032:analysis*; D054199:Pseudoephedrine / Q000032:analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents; D000996:Antitussive Agents; D014663:Nasal Decongestants; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D000082:Acetaminophen; D002744:Chlorpheniramine; D003915:Dextromethorphan; D054199:Pseudoephedrine