title: Studies of carbon-13 n.m.r. spectroscopy in pharmaceutical analysis: the composition of commercial samples of gentamicin sulphate.
abstract: Two procedures for applying 13C n.m.r. spectroscopy to the quantitative analysis of the C1, C1a, and C2 components of gentamicin sulphate samples are described. One is based on the use of calibration plots of peak height ratios of analyte to standard (dioxan) resonance intensities recorded under conditions of full relaxation, the other upon a steady-state experiment and the use of weighting factors. Spectrometer operating conditions are discussed, and the need for measurement of longitudinal relaxation time (T1) data described. Results for seven commercial samples are given and comparisons made between the two n.m.r. methods and an h.p.l.c. procedure in terms of accuracy, specificity and convenience.
mesh_terms: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000032:analysis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D005839:Gentamicins