Title
Development and validation of a GC-NPD/micro-ECD method using dual column for the determination of benzodiazepine in human whole blood and plasma
Date Issued
01 October 2010
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad Arturo Prat
Publisher(s)
Sociedad Chilena de Quimica
Abstract
Four benzodiazepines flunitrazepam, nitrazepam, clonazepam, and alprazolam, have been analyzed from biological matrices by dual column gas chromatography using a nitrogen-phosphorus detector (NPD) and a micro-electron capture detector (m-ECD). The recoveries of the four benzodiazepines spiked into human whole blood and plasma were 88.8 - 97.9 and 90.7 - 97.5%, respectively. The regression equations for the four benzodiazepines showed excellent linearity. The detection limits (LODs) were 0.14 - 0.95 ng/mL for whole blood and 0.13 - 0.93 ng/mL for plasma. The method is simple and sensitive for the determination of benzodiazepines in human whole blood and plasma, and may be useful in forensic science practice.
Start page
454
End page
457
Volume
55
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-79958198778
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society
ISSN of the container
07179324
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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