Author : Asmaa Mandour
CoAuthors : Nada Nabil, Hala E. Zaazaa and Mohamed Abdelkawy
Source : Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Date of Publication : 08/2020
Abstract :
The heterocyclic compounds are extremely important with wide array of synthetic, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications. Heterocyclic-containing compounds have been reported for their broad spectrum of
biological activities including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiprotozoal, and anthelmintic activity.
Main text: Several techniques have been used for the quantitation of heterocyclic compounds in pharmaceutical samples such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) either equipped with UV-visible or fluorescence, in addition to liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy, UV-visible spectrophotometry, and electrochemical techniques. This article reviewed several published methods that have been applied to detect and quantify some pharmaceutical drugs containing heterocyclic compounds focusing on four drugs: brinzolamide, timolol maleate,
flumethasone pivalate, and clioquinol.
Conclusion: From literature reviews, HPLC is the most widely used analytical technique for the quantitative analysis
of the four selected drugs.
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