Separation methods for camptothecin and related compounds
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1Pharmacy Department, University Hospital of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Abstract:
This paper reviews working procedures for the analytical determination of camptothecin and analogues. We give an overview of aspects such as the chemistry, structure-activity relationships, stability and mechanism of action of these antitumor compounds. The main body of the review describes separation techniques. Sample treatment and factors influencing high-performance liquid chromatography development are delineated. Published high-performance liquid chromatographic methods are summarized to demonstrate the variability and versatility of separation techniques and a critical evaluation of separation efficiency, detection sensitivity and specificity of these methods is reported.
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