De Leenheer AP, Nelis HJ. Liquid chromatographic determination of minocycline in human serum.
J Pharm Sci 1979;
68:1527-30. [PMID:
529045 DOI:
10.1002/jps.2600681217]
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Abstract
A rapid, specific, and sensitive liquid chromatographic assay for minocycline in human serum is described. The drug and an internal standard (oxytetracycline) were extracted into ethyl acetate from 0.5 ml of buffered serum (pH 6.5). Chromatographic separation was achieved on a 10-micrometer Lichrospher 100 CH 8 column with acetonitrile--citric acid (0.1 M) as the eluent. The column effluent was monitored at 352 nm. The assay was linear up to 3 micrograms/ml with a mean coefficient of variation of 3.3% (n = 6). An extraction recovery of 89.4 +/- 3.2% (mean +/- SD, n = 17) was obtained over the 0.5--2.6 micrograms/ml range. The detection limit averaged 50 ng/ml. A serum concentration-time profile in humans after oral intake is presented.
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