Sub-Minute Method for Determination of Naphazoline in the Presence of Diphenhydramine, Pheniramine or Chlorpheniramine by Capillary Electrophoresis

This paper presents a simple and low-cost capillary electrophoresis method for ultra-fast simultaneous determination of naphazoline (NPZ) and one of the following active ingredients: diphenhydramine (DIP), pheniramine (PHEN) or chlorpheniramine (CPHEN). The proposed method is based on capillary elec...

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Published in:Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society 2018-09, Vol.29 (9), p.1959-1964
Main Authors: Ribeiro, Michelle, Marra, Mariana, Costa, Brenda, Oliveira, Thiago, Batista, Alex, Muñoz, Rodrigo, Richter, Eduardo
Format: Article
Language:English
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CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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Summary:This paper presents a simple and low-cost capillary electrophoresis method for ultra-fast simultaneous determination of naphazoline (NPZ) and one of the following active ingredients: diphenhydramine (DIP), pheniramine (PHEN) or chlorpheniramine (CPHEN). The proposed method is based on capillary electrophoresis with capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (CE-C4D) equipped with a short length capillary column (10 cm). One sample can be analyzed every 35 s (ca. 100 injections per hour) with resolutions between peaks greater than 1.4. The optimized background electrolyte (BGE) was composed by 20 mmol L-1 histidine and 10 mmol L-1 3,4-dimethoxycinnamic acid (pH = 9.5, adjusted with NaOH). Limits of detection were 25 µmol L-1 for NPZ, DIP, and PHEN and 13 µmol L-1 for CPHEN. The results obtained with the developed procedure were compared to those obtained by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and no statistically significant differences were observed (95% confidence level).
ISSN:0103-5053
1678-4790
1678-4790
DOI:10.21577/0103-5053.20180073