title: Flow-injection chemiluminescence determination of enalapril maleate in pharmaceuticals and biological fluids using tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II).
abstract: A chemiluminescence (CL) method using flow injection (FI) has been investigated for the rapid and sensitive determination of enalapril maleate. The method is based on the CL reaction of the drug with tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II), Ru(bipy)3(2+) and acidic potassium permanganate. After selecting the best operating parameters, calibration graphs were obtained over concentration ranges of 0.005-0.2 microg/ml and 0.7-100 microg/ml with a detection limit (S/N=2) of 1.0 ng/ml. The average % found was 99.9 +/- 0.7 and 100.2 +/- 0.3 for the two concentration ranges respectively. %RSD (n=10) for 5.0 microg/ml was 0.44. The method was successfully applied to the determination of enalapril maleate in dosage forms and biological fluids without interferences.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, College of Science, Women Student-Medical Studies and Sciences Sections, King Saud University, PO Box 22452, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia. nalarfaj@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nawal A A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Alarfaj
mesh_terms: D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry*; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D004656:Enalapril / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D017022:Flow Injection Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011196:Potassium Permanganate; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds
chemical_list: D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D004656:Enalapril; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011196:Potassium Permanganate; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; C547232:tris(2,2-bipyridine)-ruthenium(II); D017975:Ruthenium Compounds