Abstract
Diaveridine (DVD) is used in combination with sulphachloropyrazine (SPZ) as an effective antibacterial agent and antiprotozoal agent, respectively, in humans and animals. To gain a better understanding of the metabolism of SPZ and DVD in the food-producing animals, a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method to determine and quantify sulphachloropyrazine (SPZ) and diaveridine (DVD) suspension residues from broilers is reported. Thirty healthy chickens were orally administered with sulphachloropyrazine-diaveridine (SPZ-DVD) suspension in water of 300 mg/l (SPZ) per day for seven successive days. Six chickens per day were slaughtered at 0, 1, 3, 5 and 7 days after the last administration. This procedure permitted SPZ and DVD to be separated from muscle tissue, liver, kidneys and skin with fat after extraction with acetonitrile and acetone under slightly acidic conditions. From the detected residuals in different tissues, we found that SPZ was quickly eliminated in liver and muscle, and slowly eliminated in kidney and skin with fat. DVD was quickly eliminated in liver and slowly eliminated in kidney. The withdrawal period of SPZ was 3.26, 3.72, 4.39 and 5.43 days in muscle, liver, kidney and skin with fat, respectively. The withdrawal period of DVD was 4.77, 4.94, 6.74 and 4.58 days in muscle, liver, kidney and skin with fat, respectively. Therefore, the suggested withdrawal period for SPZ-DVD suspension should be 7 days after dosing for seven successive days.
