A simple method for the spectrophotometric determination of cephalosporins in pharmaceuticals using variamine blue



Document title: A simple method for the spectrophotometric determination of cephalosporins in pharmaceuticals using variamine blue
Journal: Ecletica quimica
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000366955
ISSN: 0100-4670
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Mangalore University, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Chemistry, Karnataka. India
Year:
Season: Abr-Jun
Volumen: 33
Number: 2
Pages: 41-46
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental
English abstract A simple spectrophotometric method for the determination of cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, cefadroxil and cephalexin with variamine blue is presented. The determination is based on the hydrolysis of β-lactam ring of cephalosporins with sodium hydroxide which subsequently reacts with iodate to liberate iodine in acidic medium. The liberated iodine oxidizes variamine blue to violet colored species of maximum absorption at 556 nm. The absorbance is measured within the pH range of 4.0-4.2. Beer's law is obeyed in the range of 0.5-5.8 µg mL–1, 0.2-7.0 µg mL–1, 0.2-5.0 µg mL–1 and 0.5-8.5 µg mL–1 for cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, cefadroxil and cephalexin respectively. The analytical parameters were optimized and the method is successfully applied for the determination of cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, cefadroxil and cephalexin in pharmaceuticals
Disciplines: Química
Keyword: Química analítica,
Química farmacéutica,
Determinación,
Cefalosporinas,
Espectrofotometría,
Azul de variamina
Keyword: Chemistry,
Analytical chemistry,
Medicinal chemistry,
Determination,
Cephalosporins,
Spectrophotometry,
Variamine blue
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