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Rosie Le1, Joshua E Young, Joseph J Pesek
1Department of Chemistry, San José State University, San José, CA, USA.
Abstract:
Five ingredients (caffeine, L-arginine, creatine, β-alanine, and 1,3-dimethylamylamine) from a workout supplement were separated by HPLC with UV detection and LC-MS using an analytical column based on silica hydride operating in aqueous normal phase mode. While RP methods were observed to be inadequate for the analysis due to low retention, aqueous normal phase chromatography was able to readily retain and resolve the analytes. After method development on the HPLC-UV system, the conditions were successfully transferred to an LC-MS system for analysis. Based on calibration curve data, estimates of 63.5, 380.3, and 13.1 mg/serving (5.50 g) were obtained for creatine, l-arginine, and 1,3-dimethylamylamine, respectively. Standard addition data results were compared to those of the calibration curve study, and the two values differed by less than 1% in the case of creatine. The conditions are suitable for further development as a reliable means of quantitating the analytes in workout supplement formulations.
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