2024-09-05
Determination the Content of Acyclovir by High Performance Liquid Chromatography
The analytical method introduced in this article, with reference to the 2020 edition of the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China in Acyclovir test method, by using Wayeal high performance liquid chromatograph LC3200 series with a DAD detector.
1. Instrument Configuration and Experiment Method
1.1 Instrument Configuration
No | Name | Qty |
1 | P3210Q Quaternary Pump | 1 |
2 | CT3400 Column Oven | 1 |
3 | AS3210 Autosampler | 1 |
4 | DAD3260 DAD Detector | 1 |
5 | Nova Atom PC18 4.6x250mm 5μm | 1 |
6 | Chromatography Workstation | 1 |
1.2 Experiment Method
1.2.1 Reagents Preparation
Table 2 List of Reagents
No | Reagents | Purity |
1 2 3 4 5 |
Methanol Phosphoric acid Sodium hydroxide Acyclovir Guanine |
Chromatographic Purity(LC) GR MOS 98% 99% |
1.2.1.1 Test solution: Take 40mg of sample into a 200mL measuring flask, add 2mL of 0.4% sodium hydroxide to dissolve it, then add 25mL of 0.1% (V/V) phosphoric acid solution and dilute it with water to the scale, shake well.
1.2.1.2 Reference solution: Take 1mL of the test solution into a 100mL measuring flask, add 5mL of 0.1% phosphoric acid solution, dilute with water to scale and shake well.
1.2.1.3 Guanine control storage solution: Take 10mg of guanine reference into a 50mL measuring flask, add 5mL of 0.4% sodium hydroxide solution to dissolve it, then add 5mL of 0.1% phosphoric acid solution, dilute it with water to the scale, shake well.
1.2.1.4 Guanine reference solution: Take 1mL of guanine reference storage solution into a 100mL flask, dilute with water and shake well.
1.2.1.5 System suitability solution: Take appropriate amount of each of the reference solution and guanine reference solution, mix in equal volume and shake well.
1.2.2 Chromatography Condition
Table 3 Chromatography Conditions
Chromatography Column | Nova Atom PC18 Chromatography Column, 4.6*250mm, 5μm | ||
Mobile Phase | Mobile Phase A: Water | Mobile Phase B: Methanol | |
Flow Rate | 1mL/min | ||
Column Temperature | 35°C | Wavelength | 254nm |
Injection Volume | 20μL |
Table 4 Mobile Phase Ratio
Time (min) | Mobile Phase A | Mobile Phase B |
0 | 94 | 6 |
15 | 94 | 6 |
40 | 65 | 35 |
41 | 94 | 6 |
51 | 94 | 6 |
2. Experiment Result
2.1 System Suitability Solution
Fig 1 Test Chromatogram of System Suitability Solution
Table 5 Test Data System Suitability Solution
No | Compound | Retention Time | Peak Area | Theoretical plate number | Separation |
1 | Guanine | 5.698 | 138.675 | 17173 | 12.334 |
2 | Acyclovir | 8.425 | 139.902 | 15786 | n.a. |
Note: From the above graph and the data in the table, it can be seen that Acyclovir and Guanine have better peak shapes and high theoretical plate number. The degree of separation is more than 3.0, which meets the requirements in pharmacopoeia.
2.2 Repeatability
Fig 2 Repeatability Chromatogram of 6 Injections of System Suitability
Table 6 Repeatability Data of 6 Injections of System Suitability Solution Retention Time
Sample | No | Guanine | Acyclovir |
Retention Time |
1 | 5.698 | 8.408 |
2 | 5.701 | 8.415 | |
3 | 5.705 | 8.411 | |
4 | 5.701 | 8.405 | |
5 | 5.705 | 8.401 | |
6 | 5.705 | 8.398 | |
RSD (%) | 0.048 | 0.074 |
Table 7 Repeatability Data of 6 Injections of System Suitability Solution Peak Area
Sample | No | Guanine | Acyclovir |
Peak Area |
1 | 136.997 | 138.836 |
2 | 138.496 | 139.117 | |
3 | 137.783 | 139.505 | |
4 | 136.663 | 138.204 | |
5 | 137.755 | 137.968 | |
6 | 137.789 | 139.374 | |
RSD (%) | 0.475 | 0.452 |
Note: According to the data in the above table, the RSD of retention time of guanine and acyclovir in the system suitability solution is 0.048% and 0.074%, and the RSD of peak area is 0.475% and 0.452%, respectively. The reproducibility results are good and meet the experimental requirements.
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