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Viozan (sibenadet HCl, AR-C68397AA) is a novel dual D2 dopamine receptor, beta2-adrenoceptor agonist that has been investigated for efficacy in alleviating the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The slowly progressive nature of this disease means that patients will require ongoing therapeutic management for many years, or even decades. With such long-term treatment, the safety profile of new agents will be of paramount importance. As part of the large-scale assessment of sibenadet, a 12-month safety study has been conducted. Following completion of a 2-week baseline period, 435 adults with stable, symptomatic, smoking-related COPD were randomized to receive either 500 microg sibenadet or placebo delivered via pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI), three times daily for 52 weeks. Sibenadet therapy was generally well tolerated, with the only notable differences seen in the incidence of tremor and taste of treatment (16.9% vs. 4.1% and 14.5% vs. 4.1% in the sibenadet and placebo groups respectively). There were a total of 79 patients with serious adverse events (SAEs), 43 (14.8%) in the sibenadet pMDI group and 36 (24.8%) in the placebo group. No clinically significant abnormal laboratory values or overall differences between treatment groups were noted. Similarly, there were no clinically significant differences between the two treatment groups for cardiac variables, or in vital signs. The secondary variables showed no notable differences with respect to lung function, exacerbations or health-related quality of life. Due to the effective beta2-agonist properties, patients in the sibenadet group did, however, report reduced rescue medication usage at all timepoints. While the results of this study show that, overall, sibenadet therapy was well tolerated, the lack of sustained benefit reported in large-scale clinical efficacy studies means that sibenadet development will not be continued.
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PMID:Long-term use of Viozan (sibenadet HCl) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results of a 1-year study. 1256 10

A method for determination of riboflavin in animal feeds using liquid chromatography (LC) was developed for feed samples fortified with riboflavin at 1 mg/lb or greater (up to 10,000 mg/lb). Feed samples were extracted in 0.1 N HCl with heating on a steam bath for 30 min, followed immediately by mechanical shaking for 30 min. Sample extracts were diluted to target volume with 2% acetic acid and filtered; riboflavin was determined by LC on a reversed-phase C18 column with 2% acetic acid-acetonitrile (85 + 15) mobile phase for separation and fluorescence detection with excitation at 460 nm and emission at 530 nm. The extraction was compared with that of the AOAC Official Method for riboflavin in food and feed premixes. The 2 method extractions were not significantly different from each other at the 95% confidence level. The developed method also had good linearity over 4 orders of magnitude, recovery of 95-99% from spiked feed samples, a limit of detection of riboflavin at 0.00034 microg/mL in solution, a limit of quantitation of 0.023 mg/lb in feed, and good ruggedness.
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PMID:Reversed-phase liquid chromatographic determination of riboflavin in feeds. 1272 5

A convenient method was developed for determination of sulfathiazole (STZ) in Type C medicated swine feed by reversed-phase liquid chromatography (LC) with post-column derivatization. Addition of extractant solution (0.2N HCl and 1.5% diethylamine in 25% methanol) and an internal standard (IS), sulfamethylthiazole (SMZ), to 5 g sample was followed by mechanical shaking for 1 h. The extract was clarified by chilling, centrifugation, and filtering before injection onto a C18 reversed-phase column. The mobile phase components were 2% acetic acid and 1:1 acetonitrile-methanol (83 + 17%, v/v). Run time was about 20 min. Determination and, largely, the method's selectivity were based on detection at 450 nm of the derivative formed by the post-column reaction of dimethylaminobenzaldehyde with the primary amine of the analyte and IS. The IS, SMZ, differs from STZ by a single substituent methyl group, is stable, and is readily resolved from STZ. Although SMZ is not commercially available, it can be synthesized with relative ease from purchased reagents and will be supplied by the authors to interested laboratories. In single-laboratory validation, linearity was demonstrated over the range of 0.055-550 microg/mL, well beyond the target concentration of 5.5 microg/mL. The estimated limit of detection was 0.04 microg/mL; the calculated limit of quantitation was 0.13 microg/mL (feed concentration of 2.4 g/T or 2.7 mg/kg). Wet-spiking trials with a variety of swine feed matrixes showed recovery to be 100-102% for the intended concentration range, 50-200 g/T, with coefficient of variation (CV) < 2%. The method ruggedness was verified with an overall CV of 2.9%.
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PMID:Determination of sulfathiazole in type C medicated swine feed by reversed-phase liquid chromatography with post-column derivatization. 1450 17

Precipitation experiments with aqueous solutions of the Kokubo's revised simulated body fluid (rSBF) equal to 2, 4, 8, and 12 times the ionic concentration of human blood plasma were performed. Instead of Hepes, solution pH was adjusted to the desired value of 7.40 +/- 0.02 by either bubbling of CO2 or addition of HCl. The experiments were performed in tightly closed plastic vessels kept at 37.0 +/- 0.2 degrees C for 72 h under permanent shaking. Afterward, the suspensions were filtrated, and the precipitates were collected and analyzed. The results revealed that increasing the concentration of rSBF resulted in great changes in both the structure and the chemical composition of the precipitates. Phosphate substitution for carbonate (although the amounts of calcium and magnesium remained unchanged) and crystallinity decreasing were the most important modifications found in the precipitates formed from the highly condensed solutions of rSBF.
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PMID:Structure and properties of the precipitates formed from condensed solutions of the revised simulated body fluid. 1456

This paper describes the adsorption of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions by oak (Quercus coccifera) sawdust modified by means of HCl treatment. Our study tested the removal of three heavy metals: Cu, Ni, and Cr. The optimum shaking speed, adsorbent mass, contact time, and pH were determined, and adsorption isotherms were obtained using concentrations of the metal ions ranging from 0.1 to 100mgL(-1). The adsorption process follows pseudo-second-order reaction kinetics, as well as Langmuir and D-R adsorption isotherms. The paper discusses the thermodynamic parameters of the adsorption (the Gibbs free energy, entropy, and enthalpy). Our results demonstrate that the adsorption process was spontaneous and endothermic under natural conditions. The maximum removal efficiencies were 93% for Cu(II) at pH 4, 82% for Ni(II) at pH 8, and 84% for Cr(VI) at pH 3.
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PMID:Heavy metal adsorption by modified oak sawdust: thermodynamics and kinetics. 1687 19

Hollow fiber supported liquid membranes were applied for the passive extraction of phenoxy acid herbicides from water samples. Polypropylene hollow fiber membranes (240 microm i.d., 30 microm wall thickness, 0.05 microm pore size, 30 cm length) were impregnated with 2.0% tri-n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO) in di-n-hexyl ether in the pores of the fiber wall to form a liquid membrane. They were then filled with basic solution in the lumen as acceptor and finally placed into the sample (donor). Complete extraction of phenoxy acid herbicides including 2,4-D, MCPA, dichlorprop, and mecoprop from an acidified sample (4 mL, adjusted to pH 1.5 with HCl) into basic acceptor (10 microL of 0.2M NaOH) was achieved after 4 h of shaking (100 rpm) resulting in an enrichment factor of 400 times. The acceptor was then neutralized by addition of HCl and injected into a HPLC system for the determination of the phenoxy acid herbicides. Environmentally relevant salinity (0-3.5% NaCl) and dissolved organic matter (0-25 mg/L of dissolved organic carbon) had no significant effect on the extraction. The method provided extraction efficiencies of more than 91%, detection limits of 0.3-0.6 microg/L, and combined extraction and clean up in one single step. This procedure was applied to determine aqueous concentrations of phenoxy acid herbicides in groundwater samples collected from an old dumping site (Cheminova, Denmark) with detected concentrations up to 5800 microg/L. Although the samples were very dirty with large amounts of suspended particles, non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) and dissolved organic matters, good spike recoveries (80-126%) were obtained for 10 of the 11 samples.
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PMID:Passive extraction and clean-up of phenoxy acid herbicides in samples from a groundwater plume using hollow fiber supported liquid membranes. 1744 52

A new tris(2-aminoethyl) amine (TREN) functionalized silica gel (SG-TREN) was prepared and investigated for selective solid-phase extraction (SPE) of trace Cr(III), Cd(II) and Pb(II) prior to its determination by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Identification of the surface modification was characterized and performed on the basis of FT-IR. The separation/preconcentration conditions of analytes were investigated, including effects of pH, the shaking time, the sample flow rate and volume, the elution condition and the interfering ions. At pH 4, the maximum adsorption capacity of Cr(III), Cd(II) and Pb(II) onto the SG-TREN were 32.72, 36.42 and 64.61 mg g(-1), respectively. The adsorbed metal ions were quantitatively eluted by 5 mL of 0.1 mol L(-1) HCl. Common coexisting ions did not interfere with the separation. According to the definition of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the detection limits (3sigma) of this method for Cr(III), Cd(II) and Pb(II) were 0.61, 0.14 and 0.55 ng mL(-1), respectively. The relative standard deviation under optimum conditions is less than 4.0% (n=11). The application of this modified silica gel to preconcentration trace Cr(III), Cd(II) and Pb(II) of two water samples gave high accurate and precise results.
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PMID:Tris(2-aminoethyl) amine functionalized silica gel for solid-phase extraction and preconcentration of Cr(III), Cd(II) and Pb(II) from waters. 1829 98

The retention profile of uranium (VI) as uranyl ions (UO(2)(2+)) from the aqueous media onto the solid sorbent date pits has been investigated. The sorption of UO(2)(2+) ions onto the date pits was achieved quantitatively (98+/-3.4%, n=5) after 15 min of shaking at pH 6-7. The sorption of UO(2)(2+) onto the used sorbent was found fast, followed by a first order rate equation with an overall rate constant, k of 4.8+/-0.05 s(-1). The sorption data were explained in a manner consistent with a "solvent extraction" mechanism. The sorption data were also subjected to Freundlich isotherm model over a wide range of equilibrium concentration (1-20 microgmL(-1)) of UO(2)(2+). The results revealed that, a "dual-mode" of sorption mechanism involving absorption related to "solvent extraction" and an added component for "surface adsorption" is most likely operated simultaneously for uranyl ions uptaking the solid sorbent. The thermodynamic parameters (-DeltaH, DeltaS and DeltaG) of the uranyl ions uptake onto the date pits indicated that, the process is endothermic and proceeds spontaneously. The interference of some diverse ions on the sorption UO(2)(2+) from the aqueous media onto the date pits packed column was critically investigated and the data revealed quantitative collection of UO(2)(2+) at 5 mLmin(-1) flow rate. The retained UO(2)(2+) was recovered quantitatively with HCl (3.0 molL(-1)) from the column at 5 mLmin(-1) flow rate. The mode of binding of the date pits with UO(2)(2+) was determined from the IR spectral date bits before and after extraction of uranium (VI). The height equivalent (HETP) and the number (N) of theoretical plates of the date pits packed column were determined from the chromatograms. Complete retention and recovery of UO(2)(2+) spiked to wastewater samples by the date pits packed column was successfully achieved. The capacity of the used sorbent towards retention of uranium (VI) from aqueous solutions was much better than the most common sorbents.
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PMID:Sorption profile and chromatographic separation of uranium (VI) ions from aqueous solutions onto date pits solid sorbent. 1876 Nov 52

Different steps for the fluorimetric determination of Se in urine have been investigated. A HNO(3)HClO(4) (4:1) mixture is useful for urine digestion, and reduction of Se(VI) to Se(IV) is effectively carried out with HCl (6M). Selenium(VI) present after the digestion process constitutes 14.5-36.6% of total Se. An optimum pH of 1.80+/-0.05 and the addition of 1 ml of 2,3-diaminonaphthalene (DAN) (0.1%, w/v) are established in the formation of Se-DAN complex. Heating to 60 degrees C, a time of incubation of 15 min is recommended to assure the complete formation of Se-DAN complex. A volume of 5 ml of cyclohexane and vigorous shaking for 45 sec is necessary for the extraction process. With this optimized method, the detection limit of selenium was 0.82 mug/l., within-day precision for a 50.0 mug/l. standard solution and urine (27.3 mug/l.) were 2.4 and 2.7% and between-day for the urine was 3.9% (33.9 mug/l.). Analytical recovery of 0.5 ml of Se standard (250 mug/l.) added to 1 ml of urine was 99.9+/-2.9% (95.8-104.4, n = 12). Normal levels of selenium excretion in urine obtained from healthy people were 27.9+/-8.7 mug/day (13.2-44.1), not observing significant differences (P < 0.05) between sexes.
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PMID:Critical study of fluorimetric determination of selenium in urine. 1896 66

The present work describes a novel method for the incorporation of Nile blue A into polyurethane foam matrix. This foam material was found to be very suitable for the extraction of metal ions from aqueous solutions. The characterization of Nile blue A grafted foam and the effect of halide concentration, pH, shaking time, extraction isotherm and capacity have been investigated. This foam material was found to be suitable for the separation and preconcentration of iron (III), zinc (II), cadmium (II) and mercury (II) from waste water. The extraction was accomplished in (15-20) minutes. Iron was separated from acid medium (2-4 M HCl), zinc from (3-5 M HCl), cadmium from (4-6 M HCl) as thiocyanate complexes and mercury was separated from (1-2 M HCl) as chloride.
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PMID:Preconcentration and separation of iron, zinc, cadmium and mercury, from waste water using Nile blue a grafted polyurethane foam. 1896 73


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