RP-HPLC Determination and Pharmacokinetic Comparison of Cinnamic Acid in Rat Plasma After Administration of Di-Gu-Pi Decoction and Pure Cinnamic Acid
LI Kang and BI Kai-shun 1.Department ofPharmacy,Shenzhen Hospital,Beijing University,Shenzhen 518036,P.R.China; 2.College of Pharmacy,Shenyang Pharmaceutical University,Shenyang 1 10016,P.R.China
A sensitive。simple.and accurate method was developed for the determination and pharmacokinetic comparison of cinnamic acid in rat plasma after the administration of a Traditional Chinese Medicinal preparation.Di—Gu—Pi de—coction.and pure cinnamic acid using RP.HPLC.Di.Gu.Pi was extracted with 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate。which was followed by purification with ion exchange column chromatography.The plasma samples taken from rats were deproteinized with methano1.The reversed—phase(HPI C)system with a Diamonsil Cl8 column and methanolacetonitrile—water(8:32:60,volume ratio)(adjusted to pH:3.0 with glacial acetic acid)as the mobile phase was employed for the separation of cinnamic acid in the plasma samples.The detection was set at 272 nm and 3一(p-fluorophenyl .2-propenoic acid was chosen as the internal standard.The calibration curve was linear in a range from 0.10to 25.0 g/mL (R =0.9988,n=9).The precision was 3.42%一10.10% ;the between—day precision was 2.84% 一8.91% :the accuracy was 一1.51% 一1.26% :the mean recovery was 99.9% .The method was found to be sensitive,simple.accurate and appropriate for the detemfination of cinnamic acid.