Analysis of barbiturates in blood by high-performance liquid chromatography

Gill, Richard; Lopes, Álvaro A. T.; Moffat, C.

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Gill, Richard

Lopes, Álvaro A. T.

Moffat, C.

Abstract(s)

A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) assay for the identification and quantification of barbiturates in blood at therapeutic levels has been developed. An ODS-silica column is used with an eluent of 40% methanol at pH 8.5. The barbiturates are detected at 240 nm. The sample preparation procedure involves extraction of unfractionated blood (100 1) with hexane—diethyl ether (50:50, v/v) and is very rapid. Talbutal is used as an internal standard. The method has been applied to the determination of five barbiturates (amylobarbitone, butobarbitone, cyclobarbitone, pentobarbitone and quinalbarbitone) in blood after therapeutic doses of the drugs. An application of the HPLC assay to forensic casework is demonstrated.