Abstract
A selective and sensitive micellar electrokinetic chromatography method with laser-induced fluorescence detection was developed for the quantification of ephedrine (E) and pseudoephedrine (PE) derivatized with 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole. After conducting a series of optimizations, a running buffer of 10 mM sodium borate + 16 mM SDS was used for separation of the derivatives. A linear relationship for E and PE was obtained in the range of 0.044-6.6 microg mL(-1) (correlation coefficient: 0.9943 for E, 0.9946 for PE), and the detection limits for E and PE were 0.70 and 0.30 ng mL(-1), respectively. The sensitivity of E and PE was improved by several multiples of ten over those of CZE-LIF method. The method was applied to the analysis of the two alkaloids in ephedra herbal medicine and preparations with recoveries in the range of 98.3-107.1%.
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