Abstract
A sensitive (1 ng ml −1) liquid chromatographic method with fluorescence detection is described for the determination of arprinocid and analogous compounds in human plasma. The method is based on chemical derivatization with chloroacetaldehyde to form highly fluorescent derivatives. Extraction of the drug from plasma and separation of the derivative from the reaction mixture are accomplished by solid-phase extraction with two silica cartridges. The effects of pH, solvent, and concentration of the reagents on the efficiency of derivatization were studied. The assay in plasma was validated in the 1–50 ng ml −1 range. The fluorescent derivatives were synthesized and fully characterized. The derivatives were also found to be efficient as energy acceptors in the oxalate ester/hydrogen peroxide chemiluminescent system.
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