Simultaneous liquid chromatographic determination of metals and organic compounds in pharmaceutical and food-supplement formulations using evaporative ... [An article from: Analytica Chimica Acta]

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A novel method for the non-derivatization liquid chromatographic determination of metals (potassium, aluminium, calcium and magnesium) and organic compounds (ascorbate and aspartate) was developed and validated based on evaporative light scattering detection (ELSD). Separation of calcium, magnesium and aluminium was achieved by the cation exchange column Dionex CS-14 and an aqueous TFA mobile phase according to the following time program: 0-6min TFA 0.96mLL^-^1, 6-7min linear gradient from TFA 0.96-6.4mLL^-^1. Separation of potassium, magnesium and aspartate was achieved by the lipophilic C"1"8 Waters Spherisorb column and isocratic aqueous 0.2mLL^-^1 TFA mobile phase. Separation of sodium, magnesium, ascorbate and citrate was also achieved by the C"1"8 analytical column, according to the following elution program: 0-2.5min aqueous nonafluoropentanoic acid (NFPA) 0.5mLL^-^1; 2.5-3.5min linear gradient from 0.5mLL^-^1 NFPA to 1.0mLL^-^1 TFA. In all cases, evaporation temperature was 70^oC, pressure of the nebulizing gas (nitrogen) 3.5bar, gain 11 and the flow rate 1.0mLmin^-^1. Resolution among calcium and magnesium was 1.8, while for all other separations was >=3.2. Double logarithmic calibration curves were obtained within various ranges from 3-24 to 34-132@mgmL^-^1, and with good correlation (r>0.996). Asymmetry factor ranged from 0.9 to 1.9 and limit of detection from 1.3 (magnesium) to 17@mgmL^-^1 (ascorbate). The developed method was applied for the assay of potassium, magnesium, calcium, aluminium, aspartate and ascorbate in pharmaceuticals and food-supplements. The accuracy of the method was evaluated using spiked samples (%recovery 95-105%, %R.S.D.