Qualitative and quantitative reversed-phase liquid chromatography of a new bisisoxazolylnaphthoquinone

J AOAC Int. 2002 Mar-Apr;85(2):349-54.

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to develop and test the applicability of a sensitive, accurate, and precise liquid chromatographic (LC) method for evaluating the stability characteristics of a new bisisoxazolylnaphthoquinone, 2-(3,5-dimethyl-4-isoxazolylamino)-N-(3,5-dimethyl-4-isoxazolyl)-1,4-naphthoquinone-4-imine compound 1. The method was shown to be selective and stability-indicating. Isocratic elution with a mobile phase of methanol-water (75 + 25, v/v) on a reversed-phase column with UV detection at ambient temperature completely resolved compound 1 from its degradation products. The LC system was calibrated by plotting peak responses versus known concentrations of a reference standard by using an internal standardization procedure. Complete elution occurred after 12 min with a peak symmetry factor of 0.95 for the drug peak. The kinetic degradation of compound 1 was studied over a pH range of 0.88-14.00 to determine the kinetic parameters involved in its decomposition path in aqueous solution.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calibration
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Drug Stability
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Kinetics
  • Naphthoquinones / analysis*
  • Naphthoquinones / chemistry
  • Osmolar Concentration
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Naphthoquinones