Investigating matrix interference in the pharmacopeial limit test for aluminum in citric acid: a re-examination, for revision of the method

In many pharmacopoeias, the limit test used for determining the level of aluminum in citric acid labeled for use in the manufacture of dialysate, is based on solvent extraction using 8-hydroxyquinoline and measurement of fluorescence. However, the fluorescence intensity (F.I.) readout from the extract of citric acid samples has been found to be highly dubious, showing low value, and even lower than that of a blank solution. The aim of this work therefore was to examine what effects the matrix has on the test. The comparison of the two standard curves of aluminum solutions in water, against those prepared in citric acid solutions revealed that they differed greatly in terms of slope and y-intercept. In addition, the F.I. values on the plot of the citric acid solution were much lower than that prepared in the water. In another experiment, a decrease in the F.I. of aluminum solution was clearly seen when the co-existing concentration of citric acid was increased. The results inferred that citric acid interfered with the test due to its acidity and metal-chelating capabilities. Based on this evidence, the pharmacopeial limit test for aluminum in citric acid should be revised; otherwise, it could yield results that underestimate aluminum levels and lead to inaccurate conclusions

Challenges with development of a pharmacokinetics assay to measure a variably glycosylated fusion protein

Aim: Development of recombinant fusion proteins as drugs poses unique challenges for bioanalysis. This paper describes a case study of a glycosylated fusion protein, where variable glycosylation, matrix interference and high sensitivity needs posed unique challenges. Results: Six different assay configurations, across four different platforms were evaluated for measurement of drug concentrations. Two platforms that achieved the assay requirements were Simoa HD-1 and immune-capture LC–MS/MS-based assay. Conclusion: Both, Simoa HD-1 and the mass spectrometry-based methods were able to detect total drug by providing the adequate matrix tolerance, required sensitivity and detection of all the various glycosylated fusion proteins to support clinical sample analysis. The mass spectrometry-based method was selected due to robustness and ease of method transfer.

Direct microfluidic antibiotic resistance testing in urine with smartphone capture: significant variation in sample matrix interference between individual human urine samples

Direct antibiotic susceptibility tests for urinary tract infections should be assessed using a wide range of individual urine samples to identify matrix interference.

Accurate correction for the matrix interference on laser ablation MC-ICPMS boron isotope measurements in CaCO3 and silicate matrices

Knowledge of the boron isotopic composition of natural samples has found wide ranging application in both low and high temperature geochemistry. More recently, the development of boron isotope measurements using...

A study of the application of graphite MALDI to the analysis of lanthanides and deconvolution of the isobaric species observed.

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry has always suffered from matrix interference at low-masses making it an unsuitable method for the analysis of low molecular weight analytes. In recent years, there...