A Novel Visible Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of Methanol Using Sodium Nitroprusside as Spectroscopic Probe

A novel, rapid and reliable method has been established for the determination of methanol using sodium nitroprusside as a spectroscopic probe. This method indicates that the sodium nitroprusside can react with the methanol to form a colored product in the basic solution. The absorbance of the product is measured at the maximal absorption wavelength of 481 nm, and the amount of methanol can be calculated based on this absorbance. A good linear relationship of the concentration of methanol versus absorbance is observed with a linear range of 0.02‐6.0 mg mL^?1. The linear regression equation is A = 0.02484 + 0.29457C (mg mL^?1), with a correlation coefficient of 0.9991. The detection limit (3σ/k) is 0.012 mg mL^?1, while its R.S.D. is 1.5% and the recovery rate is 97.5‐102.5%. The parameters with regard to determination are optimized, and the reaction mechanism is discussed. This method has been successfully applied to determine methanol in variety of samples. Analytical results obtained by this new method were very gratifying.     

An LC–MS/MS method for the quantification of diclofenac sodium in dairy cow plasma and its application in pharmacokinetics studies

An LC–MS/MS method with internal standard tolfenamic acid for determining diclofenac sodium (DCF) in dairy cow plasma was developed and validated. Samples were processed with protein precipitation by cold formic acid–acetonitrile. Determination of DCF was performed using LC–ESI⁺–MS/MS with the matrix‐matched calibration curve. The results showed that the method was sensitive (LOD 2 ng mL^?1, LOQ 5 ng mL^?1), accurate (97.60 ± 5.64%), precise (<10%) and linear in the range of 5–10,000 ng mL^?1. A single intravenous (i.v.) or intramuscular (i.m.) administration of 5% diclofenac sodium injection at a dose of 2.2 mg kg^?1 was performed in six healthy dairy cows according to a two‐period crossover design. The main pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters after a single i.v. administration were as follows: t_1/2β, 4.52 ± 1.71 h; AUC, 77.79 ± 16.76 h μg mL^?1; mean residence time, 5.16 ± 1.11 h. The main PK parameters after a single i.m. administration were as follows: T_max, 2.38 ± 1.19 h; C_max, 7.46 ± 1.85 μg mL^?1; t_1/2β, 9.46 ± 2.86 h; AUC 67.57 ± 13.07 h μg mL^?1. The absolute bioavailability was 87.37 ± 5.96%. The results showed that the diclofenac sodium injection had PK characteristics of rapid absorption and slow elimination, and high peak concentration and bioavailability in dairy cows, and that the recommended clinical dosage of diclofenac sodium injection is 2.2 mg kg^?1.     

A Novel Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of Levodopa with the Detection System of Potassium Ferricyanide‐Fe(III)

In this paper, a novel method has been established to determine levodopa with the detection system of potassium ferricyanide‐Fe(III). In the presence of potassium ferricyanide, it has been demonstrated that Fe(III) is reduced to Fe(II) by levodopa at pH 4.0. In addition, the in situ formed Fe(II) reacts with potassium ferricyanide to form soluble prussian blue (KFe^III[Fe^II(CN)₆]). Beer's law is obeyed in the range of levodopa concentrations of 0.01–4.00 μg mL^?1 at the maximal absorption wavelength of 735 nm. The linear regression equation is A = 0.0082 + 0.61365 C (μg mL^?1) with a correlation coefficient of 0.9996. The detection limit (3σ/k) is 9 ng mL^?1, and R.S.D. is 0.73% (n = 11). Moreover, the apparent molar absorption coefficient of indirect determination of levodopa is 1.2 × 10⁵ Lmol^?1cm^?1. The parameters with regard to determination are optimized, and the reaction mechanism is discussed. This method has been successfully applied to determine levodopa in pharmaceutical, serum and urine samples. Analytical results obtained with this novel assay are satisfactory.     

Study on the Interaction between a Novel Ionic Liquid Probe and Anionic Surfactants Using Resonance Light Scattering Spectra and Its Analytical Application

The interaction between anionic surfactants (AS) and 1‐hexadecyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bromide [C₁₆mim]Br was studied by using resonance light scattering (RLS) technique, UV‐Vis spectrophotometry and fluorometric methods. In Britton Robinson (BR) buffer (pH 6.0), [C₁₆mim]Br reacted with AS to form supermolecular complex which resulted in enhancement in RLS intensity. Their maximum RLS wavelengths were all at 390 nm. Some important interacting experimental variables, such as the solution acidity, [C₁₆mim]Br concentration, salt effect and addition order of the reagents, were investigated and optimized. Under the optimum conditions, quantitative determination ranges were 0.001–7 μg·mL^?1 for dodecyl sodium sulfate (SDS), 0.001–6 μg·mL^?1 for sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) and 0.005–7 μg·mL^?1 for sodium lauryl sulfonate (SLS), respectively, while the detection limits were 1.3 ng·mL^?1 for SDS, 1.0 ng·mL^?1 for SDBS and 5.1 ng·mL^?1 for SLS, respectively. Based on the ion‐association reaction, a highly sensitive, simple and rapid method has been established for the determination of AS.     

Determination of Iodate in Iodized Salt by Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV Detection

A method for the determination of iodate was developed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection. Iodate was converted to iodine, which was separated from the matrix using a reversed-phase Ultrasphere C₁₈ column (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) with methanol-1 mmol L^?1 H₃PO₄ (20:80, v/v) as mobile phase at 1.00 mL min^?1 and UV detection at 224 nm. The calibration graph was linear from 0.05 μg mL^?1 to 5.00μg mL^?1 for iodine with a correlation coefficient of 0.9994 (n=7). The detection limit was 0.01 μg mL^?1. The method was successfully applied to the determination of iodate in iodized salt. The recovery was from 96% to 101% and the relative standard deviation was in the range of 1.5% to 2.9%.     

Quantitation of Diltiazem Hydrochloride in Commercial Dosage Forms by Visible Spectrophotometry

A selective and sensitive visible spectrophotometric method has been described for the quantitation of diltiazem hydrochloride in commercial dosage forms. The method is based on the reaction of the tertiary amino group of the drug with sodium hypochlorite to form the chloro drug derivative, followed by the destruction of the excess hypochlorite by sodium nitrite and the subsequent development of blue color takes place by the reaction of chloro derivative of drug with starch and potassium iodide in sodium bicarbonate medium. The maximum absorbance of the resulting blue solution is read at 540 nm. Under the optimized experimental conditions, Beer's law is obeyed in the concentration range of 2.5–25.0 μg mL^?1 with a linear regression equation of A = 9.85 × 10^?4 + 4.90 × 10^?2 C and coefficient of correlation, r = 0.9999. The molar absorptivity is found to be 2.26 × 10⁴L mol^?1 cm^?1. The limits of detection and quantitation of the proposed method are 0.12 and 0.37 μg mL^?1, respectively. The proposed method has been successfully applied for the quantitation of diltiazem hydrochloride in commercial dosage forms. The results of the proposed method compared with those of Abdellatef's spectrophotometric method presented good mean recovery with acceptable true bias of all pharmaceutical samples within ± 2.0%.     

Selective spectrophotometric determination of paracetamol with sodium nitroprusside in pharmaceutical and biological samples

A novel simple method to determine paracetamol with good selectivity has been established by using sodium nitroprusside as the chromogenic reagent. The experiment indicates that sodium nitroprusside can react with paracetamol in a basic solution to form a product with colored O-nitrosamines. The maximal absorption wavelength (λ_max) and the apparent molar absorption coefficient of the product are 700 nm and 3.4 × 10³ L/mol cm, respectively. A Good linear relationship is obtained between the absorbance and the concentration of paracetamol in a wide range of 0.19–96 μg/mL. The linear regression equation is A = 0.01695 + 0.02240C (μg/mL), with a correlation coefficient of 0.9993. The detection limit (3σ/κ) is 0.10 μg/mL, and the relative standard deviation (RSD) is 0.90% (n = 11). The parameters with regard to determination are optimized, and the reaction mechanism is discussed. The method has been successfully applied to the selective determination of paracetamol in pharmaceutical and biological samples.     

New methods for the detection of cyanide based on displacement of the glutathione ligand of glutathionylcobalamin by cyanide

Glutathionylcobalamin (GSCbl) is a vitamin B₁₂ derivative that contains glutathione as the upper axial ligand to cobalt via a Co–S bond. In the present study, we discovered that cyanide reacted with GSCbl, generating cyanocobalamin (CNCbl) and reduced glutathione (GSH) via dicyanocobalamin (diCNCbl) intermediate. This reaction was induced specifically by the nucleophilic attack of cyanide anion displacing the glutathione ligand of GSCbl. Based on the reaction of GSCbl with cyanide, we developed new methods for the detection of cyanide. The reaction intermediate, violet-coloured diCNCbl, could be applied for naked eye detection of cyanide and the detection limit was estimated to be as low as 520 μg L^?1 (20 μM) at pH = 10.0. The reaction product, CNCbl, could be applied for a spectrophotometric quantitative determination of cyanide with a detection limit of 26 μg L^?1 (1.0 μM) at pH = 9.0 and a linear range of 26–520 μg L^?1 (1.0–50 μM). In addition, the other reaction product, GSH, could be applied for a fluorometric quantitative determination of cyanide with a detection limit of 31 μg L^?1 (1.2 μM) at pH = 9.0 and a linear range of 31–520 μg L^?1 (1.2–20 μM). These new GSCbl-based methods are simple, highly specific and sensitive with great applicability for the detection of cyanide in biological and non-biological samples.     

Indirect Determination of Sodium Cefotaxime with N‐Propyl Alcohol‐Ammonium Sulfate‐Water System by Extraction‐Flotation of Cuprous Thiocyanate

A novel method for the indirect determination of sodium cefotaxime by the extraction‐flotation of cuprous thiocyanate is described in this paper. The experiment indicated that the degradation of sodium cefotaxime took place in the presence of 0.20 M sodium hydroxide in a boiling water bath for 40 min. At pH 4.0, the thiol group (‐SH) of the degradation product of sodium cefotaxime could reduce Cu(II) to Cu(I) for the formation of the emulsion CuSCN precipitation in the presence of ammonium thiocyanate. By determining the residual amount of Cu(II) in the solution and calculating the flotation yield of CuSCN, the indirect determination of sodium cefotaxime can be achieved. When the concentration of Cu(II) was 5.0 μg mL^?1, a good linear relationship was obtained between the flotation yield of CuSCN and the amount of sodium cefotaxime in the range of 0.50～20 μg mL^?1. The linear equation is E = 1.329 + 2.654C with a correlation coefficient r = 0.9988. The detection limit of sodium cefotaxime of this proposed method evaluated by calibration curve (3σ/k) was found to be 0.39 μg mL^?1. Every parameter has been optimized and the reaction mechanism has been studied. This method has been successfully applied to the determination of sodium cefotaxime in pharmaceutical formulations, human serum, and urine samples, respectively. Analytical results obtained with this novel method are satisfactory.     

Automated Sequential‐injection Chemiluminescence Determination of Glucosamine Sulphate via Luminol‐Hydrogen Peroxide System

A highly sensitive automated sequential‐injection chemiluminescence (SIA‐CL) method for determination of glucosamine sulphate (GLS) was developed. The goal of the present work is the evaluation of the enhancement effect of the investigated drug glucosamine sulphate on the chemiluminescence reaction between luminol and H₂O₂ in alkaline medium of 1.0 × 10^?2 mol L^?1 sodium hydroxide at pH 11. The experimental conditions affecting the CL reaction such as the sequence of the reagents, concentrations, flow rate and aspirated volumes of reactants were systematically investigated and optimized. Under optimum conditions 50 μL of 1.0 × 10^?3 mol L^?1 luminol, 30 μL of a GLS test solution and 50 μL of 1.0 × 10^?2 mol L^?1 H₂O₂ were used and the luminescing zone was pushed into the detector at a flow rate 100 μL s^?1. The proposed method recorded high sensitivity, accuracy and simplicity that could be clarified as linear concentration range 1.0‐2000 ng mL^?1 with rectilinear part (r = 0.9992, n = 9) and limit of detection 0.3 ng mL^?1, along with relative standard deviation 1.3%. It was found that the developed method can be used directly to determine the investigated drug GLS in its pharmaceutical dosage forms and in spiked serum and urine by diluting the samples for a 1000 fold. The obtained results were statistically analyzed and compared with those obtained by the reported method.     

Determination of phenols in waters using micro-pumped multicommutation and spectrophotometric detection: an automated alternative to the standard procedure

An automated and greener spectrophotometric procedure has been developed for the determination of phenol in water at 700 nm. The method uses the reaction between phenol, sodium nitroprusside, and hydroxylamine hydrochloride in a buffered medium at pH 12.3. The flow manifold comprises four solenoid micro-pumps employed for sample and reagent introduction into the reaction coil and to transport the colored product formed to the detector. The linear dynamic range was 50–3,500 ng mL⁻¹ (R = 0.99997; n = 6) and the method provided a limit of detection (3σ) of 13 ng mL⁻¹. The sampling throughput was estimated to be 65 measurements per hour and the coefficient of variation was 0.5% (n = 10) for a 1.0 μg mL⁻¹ phenol concentration. Recoveries of 92–105% were obtained for phenol determination in spiked water samples at concentration levels from 50 to 5,000 ng mL⁻¹. The use of multicommutation reduced the reagent consumption 25-fold, the sample consumption 225-fold, and the waste generation 30-fold compared with the batch procedure. The proposed method is an environmentally friendly alternative to the official 4-aminoantipyrine method since it avoids the use of chloroform.     

A validated HPLC method for assay of morphine hydrochloride and hydromorphone hydrochloride in pharmaceutical injections

Summary A sensitive and rapid routine HPLC method is proposed for quantitative estimation of morphine hydrochloride and hydromorphone hydrochloride in pharmaceutical dosage forms. The drugs were chromatographed on a C₁₈ reversed-phase column; the mobile phase was acetonitrile-water, 35:65 (v/v), containing sodium dodecyl sulphate (0.5%, w/v), as ion pairing reagent, and acetic acid (0.4% v/v). Detection was at 230 nm. The optimized method was validated and linearity (r>0.999), precision, and accuracy were found to be acceptable within the concentration ranges 86–124 μg mL⁻¹ for morphine hydroloride and 60–180 μg mL⁻¹ for hydromorphone hydrochloride. The method is being used to investigate the stability of morphine hydrochloride and hydromorphone hydrochloride in solution used for intramuscular injection.     

Flow injection spectrophotometric determination of ascorbic acid in soft drinks and beer

Two spectrophotometric methods, a photochemical and a non-photochemical, for the determination of ascorbic acid in soft drinks and beer using a flow-injection system are proposed. The non-photochemical method is based on the redox reaction that takes place between ascorbic acid and Fe(III), yielding dehydroascorbic acid and Fe(II). Fe(II) reacts with 1,10-phenantroline, originating the reddish orange Fe(phen)₃ ²⁺ complex (ferroin). This complex is spectrophotometrically monitored at 512 nm, and the signal is directly related to the concentration of ascorbic acid in the sample. The photochemical method has the same basis, nevertheless, uses the irradiation with visible light to enhance the redox reaction and so achieve higher sensitivities in the analysis. The non-photochemical method shows a linear range between 5 and 80 μg mL^?1, with a relative standard deviation of 1.6% (n = 11), a detection limit of 2.7 μg mL^?1 and a sample throughput of ¶60 samples h^?1. The photochemical method shows a linear range between 1 and 80 μg mL^?1, with a relative standard deviation of 1.0% (n = 11), a detection limit of 0.5 μg mL^?1 and a sample throughput of 40 samples h^?1.     

Development and validation of a generic RP‐HPLC PDA method for the simultaneous separation and quantification of active ingredients in cold and cough medicines

A novel generic reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP‐HPLC) method is developed and validated for simultaneous determination of seven pharmaceutically active ingredients, namely, acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, doxylamine, phenylephrine, guaifenesin, caffeine and aspirin. All seven ingredients were quantified in soft gel, syrup and tablet formulations of the over‐the‐counter US‐marketed products, as per the guidelines of the International Conference on Harmonization. The separation was achieved in a 16 min run time on an Agilent Zorbax Phenyl column using a gradient method with two mobile phases. Mobile phase A was 0.15% trifluoro acetic acid in purified water and while mobile phase B was a mixture of acetonitrile and methanol (750:250 v/v) with 0.02% trifluoro acetic acid. The flow rate was 1.0 mL min^?1 and injection volume was 10 μL. Detection was performed at 280 nm using a photodiode array detector. As part of the method validation, specificity, linearity, precision and recovery parameters were verified. The concentration and area relationships were linear (R² > 0.999), over the concentration ranges 20–120 μg mL^?1 for acetaminophen, 75–450 μg mL^?1 for dextromethorphan, 31.25–187.5 μg mL^?1 for doxylamine, 25–150 μg mL^?1 for phenylephrine, 25–150 μg mL^?1 for aspirin, 6.5–39 μg mL^?1 for caffeine and 12–72 μg mL^?1 for guaifenesin. The relative standard deviations for precision and intermediate precision were <1.5%. The proposed RP‐HPLC generic method is applicable for routine analysis of cold and cough over‐the‐counter products.     

Drug screening in human plasma by cloud-point extraction and HPLC

Cloud-point extraction (CPE) with RP-HPLC/DAD detection was used to develop a screen for six model basic drugs (paracetamol, promazine, amitriptyline, nortriptyline, clomipramine and chlorpromazine) in human plasma. These drugs’ varied hydrophobicities entail different affinities for the micelle-rich phase and CPE extraction efficiencies. Extraction recovery (except paracetamol) was above 80% and reproducibility (RSD%) ranged from 2.88 to 10.26 intraday and from 3.12 to 12.33 interday. The limits of detection were: 0.125 μg mL^?1 (promazine and chlorpromazine), 0.25 μg mL^?1 (amitriptyline and nortriptyline) and 0.5 μg mL^?1 (paracetamol and clomipramine). The method was linear over the ranges: 0.125–1.0 μg mL^?1 (promazine and chlorpromazine), 0.25–1.0 μg mL^?1 (amitriptyline and nortriptyline), 0.5–1.0 μg mL^?1 (clomipramine) and 0.5–10 μg mL^?1 (paracetamol). The procedure is a good alternative to the SPE or LLE sample preparation usually used.     

Optimization of dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction with central composite design for preconcentration of chlordiazepoxide drug and its determination by HPLC‐UV

A simple, rapid, and sensitive method based on dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction combined with HPLC‐UV detection applied for the quantification of chlordiazepoxide in some real samples. The effect of different extraction conditions on the extraction efficiency of the chlordiazepoxide drug was investigated and optimized using central composite design as a conventional efficient tool. Optimum extraction condition values of variables were set as 210 μL chloroform, 1.8 mL methanol, 1.0 min extraction time, 5.0 min centrifugation at 5000 rpm min^?1, neutral pH, 7.0% w/v NaCl. The separation was reached in less than 8.0 min using a C₁₈ column using isocratic binary mobile phase (acetonitrile/water (60:40, v/v)) with flow rate of 1.0 mL min^?1. The linear response (r² > 0.998) was achieved in the range of 0.005–10 μg mL^?1 with detection limit 0.0005 μg mL^?1. The applicability of this method for simultaneous extraction and determination of chlordiazepoxide in four different matrices (water, urine, plasma, and chlordiazepoxide tablet) were investigated using standard addition method. Average recoveries at two spiking levels were over the range of 91.3–102.5% with RSD < 5.0% (n = 3). The obtained results show that dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction combined with HPLC‐UV is a fast and simple method for the determination of chlordiazepoxide in real samples.     

Kinetic Analysis of Cobalt in Veterinary Products

A novel kinetic method for the determination of trace amounts of Co(II) has been developed. The proposed method based on the catalytic effect of Co(II) on the oxidation of xylenol orange tetra sodium salt by H₂O₂ in the presence of cationic surfactant (N‐dodecylpyridinium chloride). Co(II) at μg.mL^?1 was determined spectrophotometrically by measuring the decrease in the absorbance of xylenol orange at 577 nm by the differential method. The method is precise, selective, and sensitive. The detection limit of the procedure was 0.058 μg.mL^?1. The relative standard deviation for the replicate determination (n = 6) of 0.7 μg.mL^?1 was 1.285%. The results compared satisfactorily with those of atomic absorption spectrometry. The method was successful for the analysis of Co(II) in veterinary and synthetic samples.     

Simultaneous Determination of Three Flavonoids in Rat Plasma by RP-LC After Oral Administration of the Total Flavonoids of Scutellaria barbata

A liquid chromatographic method for the simultaneous determination of three flavonoids, scutellarin (SCU), isoscutellarein-8-O-glucuronide (ISO) and luteolin (LUT) in rat plasma was developed and validated. Following a single-step liquid–liquid extraction with ethyl acetate, the analytes and internal standard (IS) (rutin) were successfully separated on a Diamonsil C₁₈ column using a mobile phase composed of acetonitrile (A)–0.2% phosphoric acid aqueous solution (B) (0–5 min, 20% A–29% A; 5–25 min, 29% A, v/v) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min^?1. The linear range was 0.044–2.20 μg mL^?1 for SCU, 0.042–2.08 μg mL^?1 for ISO, and 0.056–2.80 μg mL^?1 for LUT, with the correlation coefficients of 0.9995, 0.9989 and 0.9963, respectively. The limit of quantification of SCU, ISO and LUT were 44, 41.6 and 56 ng mL^?1, respectively. The accuracy of assay was between 88.4 and 103.0%. The inter-day and intra-day precisions (RSD) were less than 10.5%. The developed method was simple, rapid and applied successfully to study the pharmacokinetics of SCU, ISO and LUT after oral administration of the total flavonoids of Scutellaria barbata.     

A Novel Method for the Determination of Streptomycin Using Sodium Nitroprusside as a Chromogenic Reagent by Spectrophotometry

Abstract

A rapid and simple spectrophotometric method for the determination of streptomycin has been developed and validated. The method was based on the reaction of streptomycin with sodium nitroprusside in the alkaline medium forming a red product measured at the maximum absorption of 495 nm. The stoichiometric ratio of the product is 1:1. Beer's law is obeyed in a range of 1.87 µg mL^?1 ～ 279.8 µg mL^?1 of streptomycin and ?₄₉₅ is 6.0 × 10³ L·mol^?1 cm^?1.Under the optimum condition, the equation of linear regression is A = 0.00742 + 0.05683 C (× 10⁵ mol·L^?1), with a linear correlation coefficient of 0.9990. The detection limit (3σ/k) is 0.96 µg mL^?1, the relative standard deviation (RSD) is 2.40%, and the average recovery rate is 98.3%–102.7%. Every parameter has been optimized, and the reaction mechanism has been studied. The proposed method has been successfully applied to the determination of streptomycin for injections and tablets of pharmaceutical preparation. Analytical results obtained by this new method were very gratifying.