Editor-in-Chief
Hatice Kübra Elçioğlu
Vice Editors
Levent Kabasakal
Esra Tatar
Online ISSN
2630-6344
Publisher
Marmara University
Frequency
Bimonthly (Six issues / year)
Abbreviation
J.Res.Pharm.
Former Name
Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal
Journal of Research in Pharmacy
2023 , Vol 27 , Issue 5
A novel fluorescent-based HPLC method for determination of urolithins
1Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, TRNC, via Mersin 10 Turkey
DOI :
10.29228/jrp.480
Urolithins are the bioavailable metabolites of ellagitannins, abundantly available in dietaries routinely
consumed. The number of research studies growingly enlarges on the beneficial effects of these natural chemicals on
human health. From this perspective, one aspect of scientific interest in urolithins covers the development of techniques
for their qualitative and quantitative analysis in diverse samples. UV-based and tandem-mass spectroscopic analyses
have been the major ones used and applied so far. However, the fluorescent characteristics of these molecules have not
received sufficient attention. Within the scope of this research study, major urolithins (Urolithin A and B) concomitant
to their methyl ether metabolites have been synthesized and their quantitative analysis has been investigated via an
HPLC system connected to fluorescence detection. The results displayed the superior and comparable characteristics of
the methodology developed against the previous techniques.
Keywords :
Urolithin A; Urolithin B; Urolithin methyl ethers; Fluorescence; HPLC; quantification