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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-9-12
pubmed:abstractText
The determination of polyhedral boron compounds such as sodium borocaptate directly in blood plasma is described using FTIR with computed nonlinear background subtraction of the water absorption band. The procedure can be performed in less than 15 min to a sensitivity level of 5 ppm boron (as a signal/noise ratio of 2.5), which is satisfactory in the clinical application of such compounds in neutron capture therapy of cancer. For boron compounds with suitable organic solubility, extraction from plasma into carbon tetrachloride is described as an alternative approach not requiring computed subtraction and capable of achieving a sensitivity level of 1 ppm. Both the boron and the lipid content of liposome formulations containing the polyhedral boron compounds can be measured simultaneously by FTIR. After extraction into CHCl3:CH3OH (1:1) or dispersion in ethanol, the extracts are evaporated to dryness and redissolved in carbon tetrachloride for FTIR assay.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0724-8741
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
723-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry for the assay of polyhedral boron compounds in plasma and pharmaceutical formulations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article