Tetracycline, oxytetracycline and chlortetracycline determination by flow injection potentiometry

J Pharm Biomed Anal. 1998 Dec;18(4-5):527-33. doi: 10.1016/s0731-7085(98)00207-6.

Abstract

This paper describes tetracycline (TCH), oxytetracycline (OTCH) and chlortetracycline (CTCH) determination by flow injection potentiometry. In the flow system proposed TC samples are inserted in a carrier solution and converged with a Cu(II) solution of known concentration; the Cu(II) decrease due to its complexation with tetracyclines (TC) was monitored. The detector used was a homogeneous crystalline CuS/Ag2S double membrane tubular electrode with increased sensitivity. The present system allows tetracyclines determinations within a 48.1-4.8 x 10(3) ppm for TCH, 49.1-4.9 x 10(3) ppm for OTCH and 51.5-5.1 x 10(3) ppm for CTCH and a precision better than 0.4% for the three TC species. This procedure accomplishes 150-200 samples h(-1) with a Cu(II) consumption of about 13 microg determination(-1).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chlortetracycline / analysis*
  • Copper
  • Luminescent Measurements
  • Oxytetracycline / analysis*
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / chemistry*
  • Potentiometry / methods*
  • Tetracycline / analysis*

Substances

  • Pharmaceutical Preparations
  • Copper
  • Tetracycline
  • Chlortetracycline
  • Oxytetracycline