HPLC-FLD for the simultaneous determination of primary and secondary amino acids from complex biological sample by pre-column derivatization.

A rapid, sensitive, and reproducible pre-column derivatisation procedure has been established for the simultaneous determination of 20 amino acids by high-performance liquid chromatography using fluorescence detection. The amino acids were derivatized using o-phthalaldehyde and 9-fluorenylmethyl-chloroformate reagents. The optimal conditions for simultaneous separation and detection of both primary and secondary amino acids were investigated. The developed method has several advantages, namely automated pre-column derivatization, short analysis time with optimal separation, a simple and economical mobile phase, high level of precision for peak area and retention time, and higher sensitivity with more reliability of peak identification. The biological media development is the key parameter for macromolecule drug discovery. Biological media amino acids in three consecutive discovery batches were determined and the results showed a good agreement with hypothetical value. The method appears suitable for application to measure biological media amino acids at various stages of macromolecule drug discovery.

Synthesis and preliminary evaluation of some N-[5-(2-furanyl)-2-methyl-4-oxo-4H-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-carboxamide and 3-substituted-5-(2-furanyl)-2-methyl-3H-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones as antimicrobial agents.

Two series of N-[5-(2-furanyl)-2-methyl-4-oxo-4H-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-carboxamide (4a-m) and 3-substituted-5-(2-furanyl)-2-methyl-3H-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones (5a-m) were synthesised using appropriate synthetic route. All the test compounds 4a-m and 5a-m were assayed in vitro for antibacterial activity against two different strains of Gram-negative (Escherichia coli and S. typhi) and Gram-positive (S. aureus, B. subtilis) bacteria and the antimycobacterial activity was evaluated against M. tuberculosis and M. avium strains. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined for test compounds as well as for reference standards. The test compounds have shown significant antibacterial and antimycobacterial activity against all the microbial strains used, when tested in vitro. In general, along with the thienopyrimidinone ring, substituted amido or imino side chain at position 3 is essential for antimicrobial activity. Among the compounds tested, compounds 4c, 4e and 4g in N-[5-(2-furanyl)-2-methyl-4-oxo-4H-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-carboxamide series and compounds 5c, 5e and 5g in 3-substituted-5-(2-furanyl)-2-methyl-3H-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ones series were found to be the most potent. Further the toxicity of most potent compounds 4c, 4e and 4g and 5c, 5e and 5g were assessed using hemolytic assay and minimal hemolytic concentration (MHCs) were determined. In general, test compounds were found to be non-toxic up to a dose level of 200 micromol L(-1) (MHC).