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Abstract
A simple reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method with UV detection has been developed for the quantification of nicotine in cutaneous microdialysis studies. Nicotine was analyzed using 5 μm Lichrospher® 60 RP-18 Select B column (125 × 4 mm i.d.). The mobile phase used was water-methanol-0.1 M buffer acetate (pH = 4.5)–acetonitrile – acetic acid (74 : 3 : 20 : 2 : 1 v/v), adjusted to pH = 4.2 with diethylamine at a flow-rate of 0.7 ml/min. Detection was carried out at 254 nm at room temperature. The limit of quantification was 20 ng/ml; linearity was obtained from 50 to 5000 ng/ml. The intra- and inter assay coefficient of variation was less than 5%. The present method was applied to analysis of nicotine in in vivo cutaneous microdialysis samples.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This research was supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), Brazil.