“…polyphenols) instead of liposolubility (log P=6.03), as depicted for 4-NRC (Freitas, 1999). Therefore, in response to the need for a sensitive method to quantify 4-NRC, we examined methods using liquid chromatography coupled to electrochemical detection (Cai et al, 1999;Stremetzne, Jaehde, Schumack, 1997;Holmes, Eisenhofer, Goldstein, 1994;Lunte, 1987;El-Shafae, El-Domiaty, 2001) and ultraviolet detection (Romanova et al, 2000;Rouseff et al, 1992;Ruperez et al, 1999;Castagnetta et al, 1992), as primarily options. Such methods generally show suitable sensitivity for plasma samples, even when compared to more selective ones (Lee et al, 1993;Stecher et al, 2001).…”