J. N. Ye

Determination of monoamine transmitters and tyrosine in biological samples by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection

SummaryCapillary electrophoresis (CE) has been employed for the separation of monoamine transmitters (MAs) and tyrosine (Tyr), combined with electrochemical detection (ED) at a carbon disc electrode. The effects of several factors such as the acidity and concentration of running buffer, the separation voltage, the potential applied to the working electrode and the injection time were investigated to find the optimum conditions. Detection limits (S/N=3) ranged from 48.8 to 315.4 nmol·L−1, and the response was linear over 3 order of magnitude for MAs and Tyr. The proposed method was successfully applied to determine MAs and Tyr in the cerebral cortex, thalamus and spinal cord of rats with satisfactory assay results.

Determination of ionization constants of saccharides by capillary zone electrophoresis with amperometric detection

SummaryA method based on a linear model enabling the efficient determination of the ionization constants (Ka) of saccharides by capillary zone electrophoresis with amperometric detection has been demonstrated. TheKa values obtained from the plots of the reciprocal effective mobility against the inverse concentration of sodium hydroxide were in agreement with literature values.

Determination of active ingredients in hawthorn and hawthorn piece by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection

Capillary-zone electrophoresis with electrochemical detection has been used for the separation and determination of (-)-epicatechin, rutin, hyperin, chlorogenic acid, and quercetin in hawthorn and hawthorn piece. The effects of several important factors, including the running buffer acidity, the separation voltage, and the working electrode potential, were evaluated to acquire the optimum analytical conditions. The working electrode was a 300-μm carbon-disk electrode at a working potential of +0.95 V (vs. SCE). Under the optimum conditions, the analytes can be well separated within 16 min in a 75-cm-long fused-silica capillary. The current response was linear over two orders of magnitude with detection limits (S/N = 3) ranging from 6.00 × 10−8 to 3.75 × 10−7 g/mL for all analytes. The method was successfully used in the analysis of hawthorn and hawthorn piece and the assay results were satisfactory.

Determination of phenols in Fructus Lycii by capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection

A high-performance capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection (CE-ED) method has been developed for the determination of bioactive phenols in Fructus Lycii samples. Under the optimum conditions, the seven analytes could be well separated within 24 min in a 80 mM borax running buffer. Good linear relationship was established between peak current and concentration of analytes over three orders of magnitude with detection limits (S/N = 3) ranging from 3.5 × 10−8 to 6.0 × 10−8 g/mL for all analytes. The proposed method has been successfully applied for the study on the efficiency of electrochemically active ingredients in polar extracts of Fructus Lycii after a relatively simple pretreatment.

Study on electrochemical profiles of Valeriana medicinal plants by capillary electrophoresis

The objective of this work was to develop a high-performance capillary electrophoresis with amperometric detection (CE-AD) method for the determination of pharmacologically active ingredients in extracts of Valeriana medicinal plants. The method was validated for linearity, repeatability, limits of detection (LODs) and limits of quantification (LOQs), etc. The LODs and LOQs of eight compounds were found to be in the range from 1.0 × 10−8 to 1.2 × 10−7 and 3.3 × 10−8 to 4.0 × 10−7 g/mL, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied for the analyses and comparison of bioactive components in Valeriana samples after a relatively simple extraction procedure, and the resultant “electrochemical profiles” can intuitively demonstrate the content diversity of each electrochemically active ingredient in Valeriana samples from different places and plant parts. It was found the content of bioactive ingredients may vary by an order of magnitude depending on natural conditions, e.g. soil, climate, humidity etc.