Validation of Capillary Electrophoresis Method for Determination of N-Methylpyrrolidine in Cefepime for Injection

The present study relates to a new capillary electrophoresis method for the determination of N-methylpyrrolidine, an impurity considered to be toxic and also potential degradation impurity in cefepime hydrochloride drug substance. The newly developed capillary electrophoresis method for determining...

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Published in:Journal of chromatographic science 2010-11, Vol.48 (10), p.830-834
Main Authors: Prasanna, S. John, Sharma, Hemant Kr, Mukkanti, K., Kumar, V. Jagadeesh, Raja, G., Sivakumaran, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Biological and medical sciences
Cefepime
Cephalosporins - analysis
Drug Contamination
Electrophoresis, Capillary - methods
General pharmacology
Medical sciences
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Pyrrolidines - analysis
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Summary:The present study relates to a new capillary electrophoresis method for the determination of N-methylpyrrolidine, an impurity considered to be toxic and also potential degradation impurity in cefepime hydrochloride drug substance. The newly developed capillary electrophoresis method for determining the content of N-methylpyrrolidine in cefepime for injection has been validated as per International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines to prove the selectivity, sensitivity, suitability, robustness, and ruggedness of the method. This simple, efficient, and rapid methodology may be used by pharmaceutical industry for routine analysis as well as during stability studies. The newly developed capillary electrophoresis method to determine the content of N-methylpyrrolidine in cefepime for injection requires 10 min for data acquisition, and uses an indirect UV photometry method to detect the analyte signal at 240 nm against the reference signal at 210 nm. The electrophoretic system is optimized to get stable base line, higher signal to noise ratio and peaks with narrow peak width. The method employs bare fused silica capillary with extended light path, effective length of capillary is 56 cm and inner diameter of capillary is 50 µm, 5 mmole of imidazole buffer adjusted to pH 5.1 with 3 molar acetic acid solution is used as background electrolyte. The sample is introduced in hydrodynamic mode employing pressure of 50 mbar for 5 s, and the desired separation is achieved with constant applied voltage of 25 kV at ambient temperature (∼25°C).
ISSN:0021-9665
1945-239X
DOI:10.1093/chromsci/48.10.830