Fast Analysis of Third-Generation Cephalosporins in Human Plasma by SPE and HPLC Methods
April 1st 2011A fast, selective, and reproducible high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed and validated for the analyses of third-generation cephalosporin antibiotics, namely, ceftriaxone, cefixime, and cefdinir in human plasma. The analysis was carried out on a 150 mm Ã- 4.6 mm, 5.0-µm C18 column. The mobile phase used was 80:20 (v/v) 50 mmM phosphate buffer (pH 5.0)–methanol at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min with 230-nm UV detection.
2011 Emerging Leader: Live Interview from Pittcon
March 25th 2011LCGC's Editorial Director, Laura Bush, presented Dwight R. Stoll, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Gustavus Adolphus College, with the 2011 LCGC Emerging Leader award at Pittcon this year. Afterward, she invited him to talk about his career and work.
Studying PCBs along the West African coastline
March 22nd 2011In 2001 and 2005 two research vessels detected unexpectedly high air concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) off the coast of West Africa. To investigate this further a study has been conducted on air samples from all over the West African coast.
High Throughput Method for the Determination of PAHs in Seafood by QuEChERS-SBSE-GC-MS
March 21st 2011Applicable for the determination of naphthalene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benz[a]anthracene, chrysene, benzo[a]pyrene in seafood tissues including finfish and shellfish. The method is expected to be applicable to alkylated PAHs and related compounds in similar matrices. Limits of quantitation were shown to be < 1ng/g.