| Autor: |
Fullinfaw, R.O., Bury, R.W., Moulds, R.F.W. |
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Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications; January 1988, Vol. 433 Issue: 1 p131-140, 10p |
| Abstrakt: |
We describe a liquid chromatographic screening procedure for the detection of stimulant laxatives in urine. A 2-ml urine sample was incubated with 500 U of β-glucuronidase for 2 h at 60°C. The sample was acidified with sodium acetate (pH 5.0) and extracted with 5 ml of an isopropanol-chloroform (1:9) mixture. The organic layer was cleaned up further by washing with 5 ml disodium hydrogen-phosphate (pH 7.5) before being transferred to a conical tube and evaporated to dryness. The residue was reconstituted in 100 μl mobile phase and 3 μl were injected onto a Hewlett-Packard Hypersil ODS (5 μm) column. The ultraviolet absorbance of the eluent was monitored at 225 nm. Rhein, bisacodyl diphenol, bisoxatin diphenol, phenolphthalein, bisacodyl, bisoxatin and danthron all eluted within 6 min. The screen was evaluated using urine specimens obtained from 19 patients who claimed they had taken one or more of the laxatives under consideration within the past 48 h. Only two patients who claimed to have taken Coloxyl with Danthron®showed negative results. Eighteen of twenty laxatives (90%) taken by the patients were detected and their identity verified by plotting post-run ultraviolet spectra. We therefore conclude that the screen is sufficiently reliable to be of help in the early detection of surreptitious abusers of stimulant laxatives. |
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