Ustiloxins are cyclopeptide mycotoxins produced by the pathogenic fungus Villosiclava virens of rice false smut. Ustiloxins A and B as two main mycotoxins were determined conveniently by LC-ESI-MS in the water extract from rice false smut balls which were mostly composed of the chlamydospores and mycelia of the pathogen. Both ustiloxins A and B in the water extract were also quantitatively anal...

A differential-pulse adsorptive stripping voltammetric method for the determination of trace amounts of the antibacterial trovafloxacin (TRFLX) is proposed. The optimal experimental parameters for the drug assay were: accumulation potential=-0.30 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), accumulation time=120 s, pulse amplitude=50 mV and scan rate=5 mV s(-1) in Britton-Robinson buffer (pH 4.5). The linear concentration...

The RP-HPLC method, useful for the separation of a protein of the erythropoietin formulations with different stabilizers, was elaborated. Using this method, rhEPO, HSA and other proteins, can be determined, depending on the sample composition. The method is sensitive and rapid. Our results indicate that this method is useful for quality control of rhEPO in final drug preparations with albumin a...

Enterolactone (EL) is an enterolignan found in human subjects. In this pilot study, the enantiomeric ratios of serum EL were determined in serum from healthy adults during consumption of habitual diet, and after an 8-day supplementation with flaxseed (25 g/day). (-)EL dominated in all serum samples collected during habitual diet consumption. However, the ratio of (-)EL and (+)EL enantiomers dif...

The light petroleum extract from the roots of Lonchocarpus muehlbergianus Hassl contained nine flavonoids, including six new ones. These are 2,4-cis-2,4,5,8-tetramethoxy-(2'',3'':6,7)-furanoflavan; 2,4-cis-4-hydroxy-2,5,8-trimethoxy-(2'',3'':6,7)-furanoflavan; 2,4-cis-2-prenyloxy-4,5,8-trimethoxy-(2'',3'':6,7)-furanoflavan; 2,4-cis-2-prenyloxy-4-hydroxy-5,8-dimethoxy-(2'',3'':6,7)-furanoflavan;...

A DNA duplex was used as a scaffold to evaluate the intrinsic reactivity of [2 + 2] photodimerization between stilbene derivatives; the duplex pre-organizes the substrates avoiding the need for an association step. Unmodified stilbenes were first introduced at base-pairing positions on complementary DNA strands. The duplex was then irradiated with 340 nm UV light. HPLC analyses revealed that [2...

A high-performance liquid-chromatographic method for the determination of acetaminophen in saliva has been developed. This method is based on the precolumn derivatization of acetaminophen with 12-(3,5-dichloro-2,4,6-triazinyl)benzo[d]benzo[1',2'-6,5]isoindolo[1,2-b][1,3]thiazolidine, a new fluorescence derivatization reagent for phenolic compounds. The resulting derivative of acetaminophen is s...

Bilirubin in Newborns: Comparison with HPLC and an Automated Diazo Method, Steven C. Kazmierczak, Alex F. Robertson, Paul G. Catrou, Kimberly P. Briley, Bill L. Kreamer, and Glenn R. Gourley ( Department of Pathology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR 97201; Departments of 2 Pediatrics and 3 Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brody School of Medic...