Electrochemical Determination of Minoxidil in Different Pharmaceutical Formulations by Flow Injection Analysis

Accession number;06A0028770
Title;Electrochemical Determination of Minoxidil in Different Pharmaceutical Formulations by Flow Injection Analysis
Author; PFAFFEN VALERIA (Universidad Nacional De Cordoba, Cordoba, Arg) ORTIZ PATRICIA I. (Universidad Nacional De Cordoba, Cordoba, Arg)
Journal Title;Anal Sci
Journal Code:G0673B
ISSN:0910-6340
VOL.22;NO.1;PAGE.91-94(2006)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.6, TBL.1, REF.26
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;English
Abstract;The electrochemical behavior and amperometric-FIA quantification of minoxidil at a glassy carbon electrode is described. The procedure is based on electrochemical oxidation at 0.800 V (vs. Ag/AgCl/NaCl(3 M) in a phosphate buffer solution. Minoxidil was determined over the range 1 * 10'-7'-1 * 10'-4' M. Different analytical parameters and electrode stability were analyzed to obtain the best electrode performance. The optimal conditions were: working potentials, 0.800 V; flow rate, 0.74 mL min'-1'; and solution pH 7.0. This system allowed a sampling rate of 120 samples per hour without any pretreatment. The proposed method was used for minoxidil quantification in pharmaceutical preparations with satisfactory results. The accuracy of FIA-amperometric method was established by a comparison with the conventional UV determination technique using a paired t-test indicating the absence of systematic errors. (author abst.)
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