Stability of ricobendazole in aqueous solutions
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The chemical stability of ricobendazole (RBZ) was investigated using a stability-indicating high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) assay with ultraviolet detection. The degradation kinetics of RBZ in aqueous solution was evaluated as a function of pH, buffer strength and temperature. The oxidation reaction in hydrogen peroxide solution was also studied. Degradation products were analyzed by mass spectroscopy and degradation pathways are proposed. Degradation of RBZ followed pseudo first-order kinetics and Arrhenius behavior over the temperature range 24-55 degrees C. A V-shaped pH-rate profile over the pH range 2-12 was observed with maximum stability at pH 4.8. The shape of the pH-rate profile was rationalized by catalytic effects of various components in the solution on each RBZ species. At pH 11 the activation energy for hydrolysis was 79.5 kJ/mol, and phosphate catalysis was not observed. Oxidation occurred in hydrogen peroxide solutions and was catalyzed by the presence of copper (Cu(2+)) ions. Ricobendazole amine and albendazole sulfone were identified by MS assay to be the degradation products of hydrolysis and oxidation respectively.
- University of Otago New Zealand
Anthelmintics, Molecular Structure, Hydrolysis, Hydrogen Peroxide, Buffers, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Albendazole, Oxidants, Models, Biological, Catalysis, Mass Spectrometry, Solutions, Kinetics, Drug Stability, Cations, Linear Models, Least-Squares Analysis, Oxidation-Reduction, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Copper
Anthelmintics, Molecular Structure, Hydrolysis, Hydrogen Peroxide, Buffers, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Albendazole, Oxidants, Models, Biological, Catalysis, Mass Spectrometry, Solutions, Kinetics, Drug Stability, Cations, Linear Models, Least-Squares Analysis, Oxidation-Reduction, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Copper
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