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Table 6 Separation of isomers studies using UHPLC

From: Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-MS/MS (UHPLC-MS/MS) in practice: analysis of drugs and pharmaceutical formulations

Drugs/compounds

Column

Mobile phase system

Mode of analysis

Detector

Extraction method

Ref

Flavanone, Hesperetin, and Naringenin

Chiralpak AD-3R

Methanol

Isocratic

DAD

SPE

[165]

Flavanone, Naringenin, and Hesperetin

Chiralpak AD-3R

Methanol

Isocratic

Triple-quadrupoleMass spectrometer

SPE

[166]

Phenylethylamines and cathinones

BEH phenylCSH Fluro-phenyl

80 mM phosphate buffer (A) and acetonitrile or methanol (B)

Isocratic/gradient

PDA

–

[167]

Besifoxacin

Chiralpak IE-3

Dichloromethane: isopropyl alcohol: trifuoroacetic

acid: diethylamine (90:10:0.3:0.05 v/v/v/v)

Isocratic

UV-Visible detector

-

[168]

Warfarin

ZORBAX RRHD Eclipse C18, SB-CN, SB-C8 and SB-Phenyl Hypersil Gold AQ and Gold PFP

0.1% Phosphoric acid in water (A) 10 mM ammonium acetate (pH 6.5) (B) and 5mM ammonium phosphate dibasic in water (pH 8.0) (C). 95:5 to 5:95 % A, B or C.

Gradient

PDA

---

[169]

Debenzazepine and Carbamazepine analogs,

Hypersil Gold PFP

2 mM Ammonium formate (A) and acetonitrile (B) 0-0.2 min, 80% (A): 20% (B); 0.2–0.8 min, 5% (A) :95% (B); and back to 80% (A): 20% (B) in 0.5 min

Gradient

PDA

–

[170]

Xanthine metabolites

SB-Phenyl

0.1 H3PO4 in water: acetonitrile

Gradient

PDA

–

Steroid analogs

Eclipse Plus C18

2 mM Ammonium formate in water (pH 3.5) and acetonitrile (65:35 to 5:95 in 2.0 min)

Gradient

PDA

–

Nicotine analogs

SB-CN

5 mM Ammonium phosphate diabasic in water: acetonitrile

Gradient

PDA

–

Glucuronide analogs

SB-CN

150 mM sodium percholrate in 0.02 % perchloric acid: acetonitrile

Gradient

PDA

–

Rasagiline

Chiralpak AGP

Ammonium acetate: isopropyl alcohol (90:10, v/v)

Isocratic

PDA

--

[171]

Trantinterol

BEH C18

3 mM ammonium acetate (A) and acetonitrile (B). 0–4 min, 80-20 %(A); maintained at 70% (A) for 2.5 min

Gradient

Triple-quadrupolemass spectrometer

LLE

[172]

SCH 503034

BEH C18

A1-Methanol: water (5:95) with 40 mM PFPA and A2- methanol: water (95:5) with 40 mM PFPA.

B1- Methanol: water (5/95) with 4 mM of ammonium acetate and B2-methanol: water (95/5) with 4 mM of ammonium acetate

Gradient

Triple-quadrupolemass spectrometer

PP

[173]

Ranolazine

BEH RP18

(A) Acetonitrile: sodium dihydrogen phosphate (pH 7.3; 0.01 M)-Triethylamine (10:90:0.1, v/v/v).

(B)- Acetonitrile-mobile phase-A (55:45, v/v).0.01 min, 17 % (B); 1.5 min, 17%(B); 3.5 min, 45%(B); 5.5 min, 60% (B); 8 min, 65 %(B); 12 min, 70% (B); 13 min, 95% (B); 15 min, 95 %(B); 15.5 min, 17% (B); and 18 min, 17%(B)

Gradient

PDA

–

[174]

Rivastigmine

BEH Phenyl

(A) Acetonitrile: disodium hydrogen orthophosphate (pH 7.5; 0.01 M)-Triethylamine (10:90:0.1 v/v/v).

(B) Acetonitrile: water (80:20 v/v) 0.01 min, 5.0 %(B); 5.0 min, 35.0 % (B); 8.0 min, 60.0% (B);8.1 min, 5.0 % (B);10.0 min, 5.0%(B).

Gradient

PDA

–

[175]

Benzoic acid

Thermo Syncronis C18

0.1% formic acid in water (A) and methanol (B) 0–1.5 min, 15–46 %(B); 1.5–1.9 min, 46% (B); 1.9–4.5 min, 15% (B)

Gradient

Triple-quadrupolemass spectrometer

LLE

[176]

Phenylmercapturic acid and Benzyl mercapturic acid

BEH C18

0.1% acetic acid in water (A) and methanol (B). 0–1.0 min, 80% (A); 1.01–6.00 min, 80–70%(A); 6.00 min, 70–80 % (A)

Gradient

Triple-quadrupolemass spectrometer

LLE

[177]

Abacavir

BEH C18

Water: Acetonitrile (90:10 v/v)

Isocratic

UV-Vis and PDA

–

[178]

Stimulants agents

BEH C18

Water (A) and acetonitrile with 0.01% formic acid (B) (50:50 v/v) Four types of gradient program were used:

1. Gradient A/B: 0 min 1% B, increase to 3% B in 4.2 min, increase to 90%B in 3.8 min, 90% B for 0.5 min, decrease to 1% B in 0.1 min, and equilibration for 1.4 min.

2. Gradient C: 1% B for 1 min, increase to 15% B in 7 min, increase to 90% B in 1 min, 90% B for 1 min, decrease to 1% B in 0.1min, and equilibration for 1.9 min.

3. Gradient D: 5% B for 1.2 min, increase to 90% B in 16.8 min, 90% B for 0.7 min, decrease to 5% B in 0.1 min, and equilibration for 1.2 min.

4. Gradient E/F: 1% B for 1.2 min, increase to 90% B in 6.8 min, 90%B for 0.7 min, decrease to 1% B in 0.1 min, and equilibration for 1.2 min

Gradient

Triple-quadrupolemass spectrometer

–

[179]

Vigabatrin

Eclipse Plus C18 column

A-10 mM ammonium formate (pH 3.0 adjusted with formic acid and methanol (B), 0–1 min, 10–10% (B); 1–8 min, 10–16% (B), 8–9 min, 16–100% (B), 9–11 min, 100% (B)

Gradient

Triple-quadrupolemass spectrometer

LLE

[180]

Zoxamide

Lux Amylose-2

Acetonitrile: water (70:30 v/v)

Isocratic

Triple-quadrupolemass spectrometer

QuEChERS

[181]