Use of Micellar Liquid Chromatography to Determine Mebendazole in Dairy Products and Breeding Waste from Bovine Animals.

Mebendazole is an anthelmintic drug used in cattle production. However, residues may occur in produced food and in excretions, jeopardizing population health. A method based on micellar liquid chromatography (MLC) was developed to determine mebendazole in dairy products (milk, cheese, butter, and curd) and nitrogenous waste (urine and dung) from bovine animals.

Procedure for the Screening of Eggs and Egg Products to Detect Oxolonic Acid, Ciprofloxacin, Enrofloxacin, and Sarafloxacin Using Micellar Liquid Chromatography.

A method based on micellar liquid chromatography was developed to determine oxolinic acid, ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, and sarafloxacin in eggs and egg products. The antimicrobial drugs were obtained in a micellar solution which was directly injected. The analytes were resolved using a C18 column and a mobile phase of 0.

Micellar liquid chromatography determination of rivaroxaban in plasma and urine. Validation and theoretical aspects.

A Micellar Chromatographic method to determine rivaroxaban in plasma and urine has been developed. The samples were dissolved in the mobile phase (SDS 0.05 M - 1-propanol 12.

Optimization and Validation of a Chromatographic Method for the Quantification of Isoniazid in Urine of Tuberculosis Patients According to the European Medicines Agency Guideline.

Isoniazid is a drug that is widely used against tuberculosis. However, it shows high interpatient variability in metabolism kinetics and clinical effect, which complicates the prescription of the medication and jeopardizes the success of the therapy. Therefore, in a specific patient, the pharmacokinetics of the drug must be elucidated to decide the proper dosage and intake frequency to make the drug suitable for therapeutic drug monitoring.

A rapid and reliable assay to determine flumequine, marbofloxacin, difloxacin, and sarafloxacin in commonly consumed meat by micellar liquid chromatography.

Background: Micellar liquid chromatography - fluorescence detection was used to determine the antibiotics flumequine, marbofloxacin, difloxacin, and sarafloxacin in porcine, bovine, poultry, ovine, caprine, rabbit, and equine meat, to verify compliance with EU Regulation 37/2010 with regard to the occurrence of veterinary drugs in food.

Results: The analytes were isolated from the matrix by ultrasonication-assisted leaching in a micellar solution, and the supernatant was filtered and directly injected. The fluoroquinolones were resolved in < 19 min using a C18 column, with an isocratic mobile phase of 0.

Development of a method to determine axitinib, lapatinib and afatinib in plasma by micellar liquid chromatography and validation by the European Medicines Agency guidelines.

A method based on micellar liquid chromatography to quantify the tyrosine kinase inhibitors axitinib, lapatinib and afatinib in plasma is reported. The sample pretreatment was a simple 1/5-dilution in a pure micellar solution, filtration and direct injection, without requiring extraction or purification steps. The three drugs were resolved from the matrix in 17min, using an aqueous solution of 0.

Validation of a procedure to quantify oxolinic acid, danofloxacin, ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin in selected meats by micellar liquid chromatography according to EU Commission Decision 2002/657/EC.

The suitability of an analytical method to determine oxolinic acid, danofloxacin, ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin in edible tissues, based on micellar liquid chromatography coupled with fluorescence detection, to be applied in chicken, turkey, duck, lamb, goat, rabbit and horse muscle, is described. The method was fully matrix-matched in-lab revalidated, for each antimicrobial drug and meat, following the guidelines of the EU Commission Decision 2002/657/EC. The permitted limits were the maximum residue limits stated by the EU Commission Regulation 37/2010.

Development and validation of a micellar liquid chromatographic method to determine three antitumorals in plasma.

Aim: A micellar liquid chromatographic method to determine several anticancer drugs (pazopanib, dabrafenib and regorafenib) in plasma was developed and validated by the guidelines of the EMA.

Experimental: Plasma samples were directly injected, after a 1/5-dilution in a micellar solution. The drugs were resolved in <18 min using a C18 column.

Determination of diuron, terbuthylazine, and terbutryn in wastewater and soil by micellar liquid chromatography.

An analytical method for the quantification of the herbicides and algaecides diuron, terbuthylazine, and terbutryn in wastewater and soil by micellar liquid chromatography was developed. The sample preparation was expedited to reduce the number of intermediate steps and the use of chemicals. The analytes in soils were recovered by ultrasonication in the mobile phase.

Determination of oxolinic acid, danofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and enrofloxacin in porcine and bovine meat by micellar liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.

A method was developed for the determination of oxolinic acid, danofloxacin, ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin by micellar liquid chromatography - fluorescence detection in commercial porcine and bovine meat. The samples were ultrasonicated in a micellar solution, free of organic solvent, to extract the analytes, and the supernatant was directly injected. The quinolones were resolved in <22min using a mobile phase of 0.

A review on development of analytical methods to determine monitorable drugs in serum and urine by micellar liquid chromatography using direct injection.

Therapeutic drug monitoring is a common practice in clinical studies. It requires the quantification of drugs in biological fluids. Micellar liquid chromatography (MLC), a well-established branch of Reverse Phase-High Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC), has been proven by many researchers as a useful tool for the analysis of these matrices.

Use of micellar liquid chromatography for rapid monitoring of fungicides post harvest applied to citrus wastewater.

A method based on micellar liquid chromatography has been developed to simultaneously monitor four pesticides largely post-harvest applied to citrus: thiabendazole, pyrimethanil, o-phenylphenol and imazalil. Water samples were filtered and directly injected without other treatment, thus avoiding extraction steps. The composition of the mobile phase was optimized using a chemometrical approach to achieve and excellent resolution to 0.

Development and validation of a method to determine thiabendazole and o-phenylphenol in wastewater using micellar liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection.

A micellar liquid chromatographic method to determine thiabendazole (TBZ) and o-phenylphenol in wastewater is described here. The sample was directly injected without any additional treatment other filtration. The pesticides were resolved in <11 min, using a mobile phase of 0.

A method to quantify several tyrosine kinase inhibitors in plasma by micellar liquid chromatography and validation according to the European Medicines Agency guidelines.

A procedure based on micellar liquid chromatography has been developed to monitor five tyrosine kinase inhibitors in plasma, prescribed against several kinds of cancer: erlotinib, imatinib, sunitinib, sorafenib and lapatinib. The sample was diluted in a micellar solution and directly injected, thus clean-up steps were not required. The analytes were resolved without interferences in <20 min using a C18 column and a mobile phase of 0.

Analysis of epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine in urine samples of hospital patients by micellar liquid chromatography.

An analytical method based on micellar liquid chromatography was developed to determine the concentration of three catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine) in urine. The detection of these compounds in urine can be useful to diagnose several diseases, related to stress and sympathoadrenal system dysfunction, using a non-invasive collection procedure. The sample pretreatment was a simple dilution in a micellar solution, filtration, and direct injection, thus avoiding time-consuming and tedious extraction steps.

Determination of adulteration of malachite green in green pea and some prepared foodstuffs by micellar liquid chromatography.

A simple, fast, and robust micellar LC method was developed for the separation and identification of the nonpermitted color malachite green in green pea and some ready-to-eat foodstuffs. Malachite green (4-[(4-dimethylaminophenyl) phenyl-methyl]-N,N-dimethylaniline) is a hazardous dye that is used to treat fungal and protozoan infections in fish and is a common adulterant (coloring agent) in green pea and other green vegetables because of its green color. In the present work, malachite green was determined in various foodstuffs using a direct injection technique on an RP C18 column with isocratic elution.

Analysis of thiabendazole, 4-tert-octylphenol and chlorpyrifos in waste and sewage water by direct injection – micellar liquid chromatography.

A micellar liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the simultaneous quantification of the pesticides thiabendazole and chlorpyrifos, as well as an alkylphenol, which is included in pesticide formulations, i.e., 4-tert-octylphenol, in water.

Validation of human clinical genetic tests.

In the last ten years, a high amount of genetic assays has been developed for molecular biopathology and genetic laboratories of the hospitals, mainly developed and provided by external companies. In some cases, the specialized staff members of the hospitals (doctors, biopathologists, geneticists or pharmacists) develop their own methods. The validation of these methods is required before their use in clinical testing, in order to assess its reliability.

Validation of rapid microbiological methods.

Classical microbiological methods currently have unacceptably long cycle times. Rapid microbiological methods have been available on the market for decades and have been applied by the clinical and food industries. However, their implementation in the pharmaceutical industry has been hampered by stringent regulations on validation and comparison with classical methods.

Determination of tamoxifen and its main metabolites in plasma samples from breast cancer patients by micellar liquid chromatography.

A method was developed for the analysis of tamoxifen and its main derivatives (4-hydroxytamoxifen, N-desmethyl-tamoxifen, tamoxifen-N-oxide and endoxifen) in human plasma, using micellar liquid chromatography coupled with fluorescence detection. Analytes were off-line derivatized by sample UV-irradiation for 20 min to form the photocycled fluorescent derivatives. Then samples were diluted, filtered and directly injected, thus avoiding extraction steps.

Quantification of tamoxifen in pharmaceutical formulations using micellar liquid chromatography.

This paper describes a micellar liquid chromatographic method used to analyze tamoxifen (TAMO) in pharmaceutical formulations, while focusing in its interesting features. Solid samples were solved in a micellar solution, irradiated at 254 nm, filtered and injected. Extraction steps were avoided and thus expediting the procedure.

Application of micellar liquid chromatography for the determination of antitumoral and antiretroviral drugs in plasma.

In micellar liquid chromatography, the mobile phase is made of a surfactant and, eventually, an alcohol. This article describes several methods to measure the concentration of antitumoral and antiretroviral drugs in plasma, utilizing micellar liquid chromatography. Samples can be injected after dilution with a micellar solution and filtration, because proteins and other endogenous compounds are solubilized in micellar medium.

Use of micellar liquid chromatography to analyze darunavir, ritonavir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir in plasma.

Danuravir, ritonavir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir are together prescribed against AIDS as a highly active antiretroviral therapy regimen. Micellar liquid chromatography has been applied to determine these four antiretroviral drugs in plasma. The sample preparation is shortened to the dilution of the sample in a micellar solution, filtration, and injection.

Determination of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in plasma and urine by micellar liquid chromatography coupled to fluorescence detection.

Citalopram, paroxetine and fluoxetine are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRIs) currently used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. We present an analytical method using micellar liquid chromatography to quantify these three drugs in pharmaceutical formulations, plasma and urine. The resolution was performed using a mobile phase of 0.