Exploiting iminoquinone free radical production for thiol based drugs determination in pharmaceutical formulations
A spectrophotometric flow analysis procedure to determine Captopril (CPT) and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) in pharmaceutical formulations was developed based on the reaction with iminoquinone radical produced from the N,N-dimethyl-p-phenilenediamene (DMPD) oxidation in acid medium. The reagents additio...
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Published in | Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society Vol. 20; no. 9; pp. 1646 - 1652 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Portuguese |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Química
2009
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Summary: | A spectrophotometric flow analysis procedure to determine Captopril (CPT) and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) in pharmaceutical formulations was developed based on the reaction with iminoquinone radical produced from the N,N-dimethyl-p-phenilenediamene (DMPD) oxidation in acid medium. The reagents addition order was evaluated and analytical parameters were optimized. The linear concentrations ranges were 2.5-90 and 5.0-50 mg L-1 for CPT and NAC, respectively. Limits of detection (3σ) were calculated at 0.22 and 1.8 mg L-1 and the relative standard deviation (N = 10) were lower than 1.0 and 2.1% for CPT and NAC, respectively. The procedure was employed for CPT and NAC determination in diverse pharmaceutical formulations and by applying paired t-test the results were in agreement with those obtained by reference methods for 95% confidence level. |
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ISSN: | 0103-5053 1678-4790 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0103-50532009000900012 |