Stability Indicating Reversed-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography Method for Determination of Impurities in Ofloxacin Tablet Formulations

A gradient reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method was developed for separation and quantitation of impurities in pharmaceutical dosage form of ofloxacin tablets. The developed method was a stability indicating test method for estimation of related impurities generated during synthesis, formulation, and storage of ofloxacin tablets. Forced degradation studies were performed on ofloxacin tablets including acid hydrolysis (5.0 M hydrochloric acid), base hydrolysis (5.0 M sodium hydroxide), oxidation (30% hydrogen peroxide), heat (105°C) humidity degradation 25°C/92% RH/119 b & 40 min, and photolytic degradation (2600 Lux/119 h & 40 min). From the degradation study, the degradation was found between 0–15%. Limit of detection and limit of quantification were established in terms of percentage for all potential impurities. The recovery studies were conducted on finished dosage samples (tablets) for all potential impurities and the average percentage recovery was ranged from 90.8 to 104.2. Placebo interference was verified by taking the placebo (composition of excipients) equivalent to weight in portion of test preparation and no interference was observed. The method was validated and found to be linear, accurate, precise, specific, robust, and reliable. The developed method was established in accordance to ICH guidelines.     

Enantioselective analysis of ofloxacin and ornidazole in pharmaceutical formulations by capillary electrophoresis using single chiral selector and computational calculation of their inclusion complexes

A capillary electrophoretic method for the separation of the enantiomers of both ofloxacin and ornidazole is described. Several parameters affecting the separation were studied, including the type and concentration of chiral selector, buffer pH, voltage and temperature. Good chiral separation of the racemic mixtures was achieved in less than 16 min with resolution factors Rs = 5.45 and 6.28 for ofloxacin and ornidazole enantiomers, respectively. Separation was conducted using a bare fused-silica capillary and a background electrolyte (BGE) of 50 mM H₃PO₄-1 M tris solution; pH 1.85; containing 30 mg mL⁻¹ of sulfated-β-cyclodextrin (S-β-CD). The separation was carried out in reversed polarity mode at 25 °C, 18 kV, detection wavelength at 230 nm and using hydrodynamic injection for 15 s. Acceptable validation criteria for selectivity, linearity, precision, and accuracy were studied. The limits of detection (LOD) and limits of quantitation (LOQ) of the enantiomers (ofloxacin enantiomer 1 (OF-E1), ofloxacin enantiomer 2 (OF-E2), ornidazole enantiomer 1 (OR-E1) and ornidazole enantiomer 2 (OR-E2)) were (0.52, 0.46, 0.54, 0.89) and (1.59, 1.40, 3.07, 2.70) μg mL⁻¹, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied to the assay of enantiomers of both ofloxacin and ornidazole in pharmaceutical formulations. The computational calculations for the enantiomeric inclusion complexes rationalized the reasons for the different migration times between the ofloxacin and ornidazole enantiomers.     

荷移分光光度法测定氧氟沙星及其分析应用

研究了氧氟沙星与茜素红在水系中发生的荷移反应。确定了最佳反应条件,建立了一种快速简便测定氧氟沙星的荷移分光光度法。结果表明,荷移络合物的最大吸收波长是522nm,表观摩尔吸光系数是8.64×103L.mol-1.cm-1,络合比为1∶1,氧氟沙星的浓度在0.5—25mg/L范围内服从比耳定律,相对标准偏差为0.8%,检出限为0.38mg/L。用于氧氟沙星片剂含量的测定,回收率在97.0%—101.0%以上。此方法简单、灵敏度较高、选择性较强,结果令人满意。     

Chiral Separation of Ofloxacin Enantiomers by Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis with Capacitively Coupled Contactless Conductivity Detection

We describe a chiral separation method for ofloxacin enantiomers, levofloxacin and dextrofloxacin by microchip capillary electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection. The running buffer included 1 mmol L^?1 MES and 1 mmol L^?1 Tris (pH 8.0) with a separation voltage of 1.5 kV and an injection time of 10s. Under these conditions, the enantiomers were completely separated within 1 min. The linear calibration curves were A = 5.76 c — 0.00587 for levofloxacin and A = 5.41 c — 0.00551 for dextrofloxacin, in which the linear concentration of the components all ranged from 0.05 to 0.15 mg mL^?1 (regression coefficients were both 0.9996). The limits of detection (S/N = 3) were, respectively, 18 and 21 μg mL^?1. The relative standard deviations of migration time were both 2.0% (n = 6). The relative standard deviations of peak area were 3.4% (n = 6) for levofloxacin and 4.0% (n = 6) for dextrofloxacin. The effects of some factors on resolutions, such as separation voltage and injection time, concentration of running buffers, were studied. The method was simple, rapid, high‐efficient. Furthermore, the method could be applied to the chiral separation of the product containing these enantiomers, such as Ofloxacin Eye Drops.     

Analysis of ofloxacin in plasma samples by high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary A sensitive HPLC method has been developed for determination of ofloxacin (OFL) in biological fluids. Sample preparation was performed by adding phosphate buffer (pH 7.4, 0.1m) then extraction with trichloromethane. OFL and the internal standard, sarafloxacin (SAR), were separated on a reversed-phase column with aqueous phosphate solution-acetonitrile, 80∶20, as mobile phase. The fluorescence of the column effluent was monitored at λ_ex 338 and λ_em 425 nm. The retention times were 2.66 and 4.24 min for OFL and SAR, respectively, and the detection and quantitation limits were 8 and 15 ng mL⁻¹, respectively. Plots of response against ofloxacin concentration were linear in the range 8 to 2000 ng mL⁻¹. Recovery was 92.9% for OFL.     

Determination of ofloxacin and lomefloxacin in chicken muscle using molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction coupled with liquid chromatography

A new molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE) procedure combined with liquid chromatography was developed for the simultaneous selective extraction and determination of ofloxacin (OFL) and lomefloxacin (LOM) in chicken muscle samples. The water-compatible molecularly imprinted microspheres (MIMs) were synthesized by aqueous suspension polymerization using 2-hydroxy-3-naphthoic acid and 1-methylpiperazine as mimic templates. The MIMs applied as selective sorbents in SPE method showed high selectivity and affinity to OFL and LOM in complex biological matrices. Good linearity was obtained in a range of 0.025-2.0 μg/g, and the average recoveries of OFL and LOM at three spiked levels ranged from 94.4 to 96.9%, respectively, with the relative standard deviation ≤4.7%. The developed MISPE-HPLC method was successfully applied to the isolation of OFL and LOM in chicken muscles, which demonstrated the potential ability of the novel MIMs for selective extraction of fluoroquinolones in biological samples.     

CEC separation of ofloxacin enantiomers using imprinted microparticles prepared in molecular crowding conditions

Molecular crowding is a new concept to obtain molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) with greater capacity and selectivity, which could shift the equilibrium of a print molecule reacting with functional monomers in the direction of complex formation side. In this work, molecular crowding agent was first applied to the preparation of MIPs microparticles by precipitation polymerization. A new system of molecular crowding surrounding was developed, composed of polystyrene and tetrahydrofuran, in the presence of the template (S)-ofloxacin. Partial filling capillary electrochromatography (CEC) was utilized to evaluate imprinting effect of the resulting microparticles by chiral separations of ofloxacin. Some important parameters in the preparation, i.e. template to monomer ratio, influence of cross-linking monomers and functional monomer composition on the CEC separation of MIP microparticles were investigated. Baseline separation of ofloxacin (R(s) =1.53) was obtained under optimized conditions and the highest theory plate of the later eluent (S)-ofloxacin was 5400. The textural and morphological parameters for imprinted particles, such as Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface areas, pore volumes and pore size distributions have also been determined. Compared to the MIP microparticle prepared by conventional precipitation polymerization, the (S)-ofloxacin-imprinted particles formed under molecular crowding conditions showed higher selectivity (α=1.09) and separation efficiency (<25 min) in the CEC mode.     

荧光显微成像技术应用于生物样品中氧氟沙星的检测

应用毛细流自组装成环荧光显微成像技术,建立了溴化十六烷基三甲胺(Cet yhrimet hylammonium bromide,CTMAB)-Al3+ -氧氟沙星(Ofloxacin,OFLX)三元荧光体系(CTMAB-Al3+ -OFLX)测定氧氟沙星的方法,并实测鸡灌喂氧氟沙星药片后血液中药物浓度、人体尿液中氧氟沙...     

Graphene quantum dots for enhancement of fluorimetric detection coupled to capillary electrophoresis for detection of ofloxacin

A new CE method with fluorescence detection is reported on the determination of ofloxacin in milk samples using graphene quantum dots (GQDs) for sensitivity enhancement. Injection of GQDs prior the standards/sample is crucial to increase the antibiotic fluorescence response. Clean‐up and preconcentration steps allowed for a good linear correlation in a concentration range between 50 and 1000 ng/mL for the ofloxacin, detection and quantification limits being 10.7 and 35.5 ng/mL, respectively. Optimal CE conditions for the seven‐fluoroquinolone separation method were assessed in terms of buffer type, pH, and voltage. The selective interaction of GQDs with ofloxacin as model analyte was subsequently studied finding a significant sensitivity improvement; therefore, the analytes would be detected at low concentrations by means of a commercial CE device equipped with a multi‐wavelength photoluminescence detector. Due to the different maximum emission wavelengths of the target compounds and the limitations shown by the single‐wavelength photoluminescence detector coupled to the CE system, we demonstrated the usefulness of the GQD‐assisted sensitivity‐enhanced CE method to determine ofloxacin in milk samples. This work opens an interesting possibility of using GQDs in separation techniques combined with photoluminescence detectors for lowering sensitivity levels typically provided by the mere device.     

氧氟沙星和左氧氟沙星与DNA的相互作用研究

采用紫外光谱、荧光光谱、荧光偏振以及K₃Fe(CN)₆荧光猝灭实验研究了氧氟沙星(Ofloxacin,OFLX)和左氧氟沙星(Levofloxacin,L-OFLX)与小牛胸腺DNA(ctDNA)的相互作用差异性与作用模式。紫外光谱的结果表明,当向OFLX和L-OFLX溶液中加入ctDNA并且浓度增大时,OFLX和L-OFLX的吸收光谱都呈现略微的减色效应,但吸收峰位置没有发生偏移,L-OFLX的减色效应略强于OFLX的减色效应;从荧光光谱以及OFLX和L-OFLX的Scatchard方程,获得其键合常数分别为1.15×105 L·mol-1,3.75×105 L·mol-1,表明L-OFLX与ctDNA的相互作用要略强于OFLX与ctDNA的相互作用;荧光偏振实验、单双链ctDNA与药物作用实验、K₃Fe(CN)₆荧光猝灭实验都表明OFLX、L-OFLX与ctDNA的作用模式可能是沟槽结合。