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Determination of thiocolchicoside in its binary mixtures (thiocolchicoside-glafenine and
N A El-Ragehy1, M M Ellaithy, M A El-Ghobashy
1Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El-Aini St., 11562 Cairo, Egypt. n.a.ragehy@mailcity.com
Abstract:
The proposed method is based on TLC separation of thiocolchicoside from its binary mixtures (thiocolchicoside-glafenine and thiocolchicoside-floctafenine) followed by densitometric measurement at 375 nm. Separation was carried out on silica gel plates GF(254) using ethyl acetate:methanol:acetic acid (84:13:3%, v/v/v). Various conditions affecting separation and measurement were studied and optimized. Calibration was performed using third-order polynomial equation. It was found superior to first-order with respect to quantification range (0.25-25 microg per spot), correlation coefficient and standard error of estimation. The proposed method was successfully applied for the determination of thiocolchicoside in its synthetic binary mixtures and commercial tablets. Results were compared with those obtained by reference methods and non-significant difference was obtained regarding accuracy and precision. Assay precision using two-way ANOVA was performed on results of inter- and intra-day applications of the method.
