Objective:(Methods:Methanol extracts (ME) and ethanol extracts (EE) ofResults:ME had higher antioxidant activities compared to EE. Both extracts displayed a competitive inhibition of acetylcholinesterase; however, the inhibitory activity of ME was higher than EE. The inhibitory constant (KConclusions:Our results showed that

An efficient in vitro multiplication protocol was designed to , a subshrub and perennial herb growing naturally in the Northwest of Turkey. Of all basal media studied, Murashige and Skoog medium was found to be superior to the others, providing higher shoot formation and the maximum shoot length. Varying concentrations of cytokinins, i.e., 6-benzyladenine, thidiazuron, 2-isopentenyladenine and kinetin were supplemented in the nutrient media to observe their effects on shoot development and biomass. Rosmarinic acid content and volatile compositions of both naturally growing plants and in vitro multiplied plantlets were also evaluated. 6-benzyladenine (1.0 mg/L) and kinetin (0.5 mg/L) were found to be optimum for shoot number and shoot elongation, respectively. Thidiazuron (1.0 mg/L) was superior for biomass production. Rosmarinic acid content of in vitro multiplied plants was found to be higher than that of wild plants, reaching a maximum with 0.5 mg/L 2-isopentenyladenine, which yielded 10.15 mg/g dry weight. The highest thymol content was obtained with 1.0 mg/L kinetin (55.82%), while thidiazuron (0.1 mg/L) increased carvacrol production (12.53%). Overall, Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/L kinetin was determined to be the most favorable medium studied.

Concentrations of fluoroquinolones, which are used in the treatment of many bacterial infections, should be monitored in biological fluids as they exhibit concentration‐dependent bactericidal activity. In this study, a liquid chromatography method for the determination of levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin and gemifloxacin in human urine and plasma was developed for the first time. The efficiency of five different columns for the separation of these fluoroquinolones was compared. Experimental parameters that affect the separation, such as percentage of organic solvent, pH, temperature, gradient shape and detector wavelength, were optimized by a step‐by‐step approach. Using a pentafluorophenyl core–shell column (100 × 4.6 mm, 2.7 μm), the separation of four analytes was accomplished in <7.5 min. The developed method was validated for the determination of analytes in both urine and plasma with respect to sensitivity, specificity, linearity (r ≥ 0.9989), recovery (79.46–102.69%), accuracy, precision and stability (85.79–111.07%). The intra‐ and inter‐day accuracies were within 89.55–111.94% with relative standard deviations of 0.35–8.05%. The feasibility of method was demonstrated by analyzing urine and plasma samples of patients orally receiving levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin or moxifloxacin. The developed method is suitable for therapeutic drug monitoring of these fluoroquinolones and can be applied to pharmacokinetic and toxicological studies.

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A novel and rapid method was validated for the determination of phenolics in plants by high performance liquid chromatography coupled to photodiode array detection. The optimized method was employed for the quantification of phenolic acids and rutin present in Heliotropium thermophilum. Eight samples collected from two locations were analyzed. Additionally, temperature dependent changes in the phenolic composition of H. thermophilum samples was evaluated. A series of standards were used for identification that includedprotocatechuic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, chlorogenic acid, vanillic acid, caffeic acid, syringic acid, p-coumaric acid, rutin, ferulic acid, benzoic acid, 2-hydroxycinnamic acid, abscisic acid, and trans-cinnamic acid. Chromatographic separation was performed on C 8 column at 40 °C temperature with gradient elution. A phosphate buffer (20 mM, pH: 2.5) and acetonitrile mixture was used as the mobile phase with detection at 280 nm wavelength and a flow rate of 1.5 mL/min. The developed method was shown to be sensitive, accurate, and reproducible for the determination of phenolic acids and rutin in plants.