Simple Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Sulfamethaxazole in Pharmaceuticals Using Folinciocalteau and Orcinol as Reagents

Two simple, sensitive and reproducible spectrophotometric methods (Method A and Method B) were developed for the determination of sulfamethaxazole in bulk and in dosage forms. Method A is based reduction of phosphomolybdic acid present in Folin Ciocalteau reagent by the drug sulfamethaxazole in the...

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Main Authors: G. Vijaya Raja, C. Bala Sekaran, D. Winnie Teja, B. Madhuri, B. Jayasree
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:E-Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/457130
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description Two simple, sensitive and reproducible spectrophotometric methods (Method A and Method B) were developed for the determination of sulfamethaxazole in bulk and in dosage forms. Method A is based reduction of phosphomolybdic acid present in Folin Ciocalteau reagent by the drug sulfamethaxazole in the presence of sodium carbonate to form a blue colored chromogen having maximum absorption at 760 nm. Method B is based on the diazotization of the drug by sodium nitrite in acidic medium at 5 °C followed by coupling with orcinol to form yellow colored species (λmax 390 nm). Beer’s law is obeyed in the range of 5-25 μg/mL for method A and 2-10 μg/mL for method B. Results of analysis were validated statistically and by recovery studies. These methods are successfully employed for the determination of sulfamethaxazole in various pharmaceutical preparations and biological fluids.
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spelling doaj-art-5a4c753d808b409393e44db5096513a92025-08-20T02:05:29ZengWileyE-Journal of Chemistry0973-49452090-98102009-01-016235736010.1155/2009/457130Simple Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Sulfamethaxazole in Pharmaceuticals Using Folinciocalteau and Orcinol as ReagentsG. Vijaya Raja0C. Bala Sekaran1D. Winnie Teja2B. Madhuri3B. Jayasree4Department of Biotechnology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology, P. B. Siddhartha College of Arts & Science, Vijayawada – 520 010, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology, P. B. Siddhartha College of Arts & Science, Vijayawada – 520 010, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology, P. B. Siddhartha College of Arts & Science, Vijayawada – 520 010, IndiaDepartment of Biotechnology, P. B. Siddhartha College of Arts & Science, Vijayawada – 520 010, IndiaTwo simple, sensitive and reproducible spectrophotometric methods (Method A and Method B) were developed for the determination of sulfamethaxazole in bulk and in dosage forms. Method A is based reduction of phosphomolybdic acid present in Folin Ciocalteau reagent by the drug sulfamethaxazole in the presence of sodium carbonate to form a blue colored chromogen having maximum absorption at 760 nm. Method B is based on the diazotization of the drug by sodium nitrite in acidic medium at 5 °C followed by coupling with orcinol to form yellow colored species (λmax 390 nm). Beer’s law is obeyed in the range of 5-25 μg/mL for method A and 2-10 μg/mL for method B. Results of analysis were validated statistically and by recovery studies. These methods are successfully employed for the determination of sulfamethaxazole in various pharmaceutical preparations and biological fluids.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/457130
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Simple Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Sulfamethaxazole in Pharmaceuticals Using Folinciocalteau and Orcinol as Reagents
E-Journal of Chemistry
title Simple Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Sulfamethaxazole in Pharmaceuticals Using Folinciocalteau and Orcinol as Reagents
title_full Simple Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Sulfamethaxazole in Pharmaceuticals Using Folinciocalteau and Orcinol as Reagents
title_fullStr Simple Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Sulfamethaxazole in Pharmaceuticals Using Folinciocalteau and Orcinol as Reagents
title_full_unstemmed Simple Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Sulfamethaxazole in Pharmaceuticals Using Folinciocalteau and Orcinol as Reagents
title_short Simple Spectrophotometric Methods for the Determination of Sulfamethaxazole in Pharmaceuticals Using Folinciocalteau and Orcinol as Reagents
title_sort simple spectrophotometric methods for the determination of sulfamethaxazole in pharmaceuticals using folinciocalteau and orcinol as reagents
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