A quantitative analytical method has been established for the determination of a semi-synthetic epipodophyllotoxin, etoposide, in plasma. The method employs reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and electrochemical detection. Sample preparation consisted of extraction with 1,2-dichloroethane followed by phase separation, evaporation of the organic phase, and reconstitution of the residue. Observed recoveries were 76.8 and 87.5% for 50 and 500 ng/ml, respectively. The method had a linear range of 10-1000 ng/ml. Correlation coefficients of 0.997 or greater were obtained during validation experiments and study sample analysis.
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Cureus
December 2024
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, GRC.
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Applied Bioinformatics, Department of Computer Science, University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72074, Germany.
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January 2025
University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Eye Center, 203 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
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Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine.
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The Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines. Electronic address:
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