title: Optimization of an HPLC method for determination of gabapentin in dosage forms through derivatization with 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene.
abstract: A rapid, sensitive and accurate high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection method was developed and validated for the quantification of gabapentin in dosage forms. Gabapentin was quantified after pre-column derivatization with 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene. Amlodipine was used as an internal standard. The chromatographic separation was carried out on a Nova-Pak C(18) column using a mixture of acetonitrile-sodium dihydrogenphosphate (pH 2.5; 0.05 M) (70:30, v/v) as mobile phase with UV detection at 360 nm. The method was linear over the range of 10-500 microg/ml of gabapentin (r(2)>0.999). The within-day and between-day precision values were in the range of 0.86-1.11%. The method was successfully used for quantitative determination and dissolution rate study of Neurontin capsules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Iran. souri@sina.tums.ac.ir
authors.forename: Effat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Souri
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jalalizadeh
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shafiee
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000032:analysis*; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000032:analysis*; D002138:Calibration; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D004139:Dinitrofluorobenzene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry*; D004304:Dosage Forms; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D004304:Dosage Forms; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin; D004139:Dinitrofluorobenzene