Determination of urinary oxidative DNA damage marker 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine and the association with cigarette smoking.

8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8OHdG) has been widely used as a biomarker of oxidative DNA damage in both animal models and human studies. To evaluate the effect of cigarette smoking on oxidative stress, we studied the levels of urinary 8OHdG from smokers and non-smokers and investigated the association with cigarette smoking. The urinary 8OHdG concentrations were determinated by capillary electrophoresis with end-column amprometric detection (CE-AD) after a single-step solid phase extraction (SPE), and then quantitatively expressed as a function of creatinine excretion.

[Separation and determination of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid from Cornus officinalis by capillary electrophoresis].

A cycledextrin-modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography technique for separating and determination oleanolic acid and ursolic acid in the fruit of Cornus officinalis was developed. The two bio-active components was completely separated using a buffer containing 60 mmol/L SDS, 2.5 mmol/L NaH2PO4, 2.