Abstract:

A new type fiber coated with diglycidyloxy calix［4］arene/hydroxy-terminated silicone oil (diglycidyloxy-C［4］arene/OH-TSO) made by sol-gel method was prepared for capillary electrophoresis (CE) sample pretreatment. By using headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) combined with a novel back-extraction facility coupled off-line to capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE), the determination of propranolol enantiomers in urine was achieved with combination of ultrasonic back-extraction and field amplified sample injection (FASI) technologies. Extraction and back-extraction parameters were optimized. The clean-up effect and preconcentration effect were realized without derivatization during the SPME process in terms of this strongly polar and thermally stable compound. Preconcentration of the sample by calix［4］arene fiber increased the sensitivity, yielding a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.01 mg/L by CZE-diode array detection (DAD). Method repeatability (relative standard deviations (RSD)＜6.5%) and fiber reusability (＞150 extraction procedures) were observed over a wide linear range of propranolol (0.05-10 mg/L) in urine samples. Compared with commercial SPME stationary phases, the new coating showed higher extraction efficiency and this SPME-CZE-DAD procedures could meet the demand of minimum required performance limits (MRPL) set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for the detection of propranolol in urine samples.

Key words: capillary electrophoresis, doping analysis, propranolol enantiomers , solid-phase microextraction, calix［4］arene