Application of curve resolution algorithms in the study of drug photodegradation kinetics -- the example of moclobemide

J AOAC Int. 2012 May-Jun;95(3):708-12. doi: 10.5740/jaoacint.sge_skibinski.

Abstract

The photodegradation of moclobemide was studied in methanolic media. Ultra-HPLC (UHPLC)/MS/MS analysis proved decomposition to 4-chlorobenzamide as a major degradation product and small amounts of Ro 16-3177 (4-chloro-N-[2-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino] ethyl]benzamide) and 2-[(4-chlorobenzylidene)amino]-N-[2-ethoxyethenyl]ethenamine. The methanolic solution was investigated spectrophotometrically in the UV region, registering the spectra during 30 min of degradation. Using reference spectra and a multivariate chemometric method (multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares), the spectra were resolved and concentration profiles were obtained. The obtained results were in good agreement with a quantitative approach, with UHPLC-diode array detection as the reference method.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Benzamides / chemistry
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Kinetics
  • Moclobemide / chemistry*
  • Photolysis*
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Benzamides
  • Ro 16-3177
  • Moclobemide