title: Fluorimetric determination of some thiol compounds in their dosage forms.
abstract: A simple fluorimetric procedure was adopted for determination of three pharmaceutical compounds containing thiol groups namely, captopril, D-penicillamine and N-acetylcysteine. In this method, the drugs are treated with 1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulfonic acid. The latter is reduced to 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene-4-sulfonic acid which has a maximum fluorescence intensity at 480/318 nm (lambdaEm/Ex). The method is sensitive to 0.5-4.5 pg ml(- 1) with minimum detectability 0.05 microg ml(-1) (S/N = 2), and has been applied to determine these three thiols in their dosage forms. The results obtained are compared favourably with those obtained by their pharmacopeial methods.
mesh_terms: D004304:Dosage Forms; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004304:Dosage Forms; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds