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Polarography of penem carbapenem antibiotics and the azetidinone intermediate
Author(s) -
Bersier Pierre M.,
Bersier Jacques,
Sedelmeier Gottfried,
Hungerbühler Ernst
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
electroanalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1521-4109
pISSN - 1040-0397
DOI - 10.1002/elan.1140020508
Subject(s) - polarography , chemistry , cyclic voltammetry , hydrolysis , carbapenem , peak current , differential pulse voltammetry , combinatorial chemistry , chromatography , antibiotics , electrode , electrochemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry
Various penems, structurally closely related carbapenems, and the intermediate 4‐acetoxyazetidin‐2‐one were studied by direct current sampled dc, differential pulse polarography (DPP), cyclic voltammetry, and ac tensammetry. Optimum pH ranges for the determination of 4‐acetoxyazetidin‐2‐one and the various penems are discussed. In Britton—Robinson buffer (BRP) penems exhibit (pH 3) one stable reduction wave, which can be exploited analytically. Carbapenems exhibit stability problems in BRP (pH 3). They can be determined after conversion by hydrolysis into a stable imine form. Useful linear concentration ranges are 10 to 140 μg/mL for 4‐acetoxyazetidin‐2‐one and 20 to 170 and 0.5 to 70 μg/mL for penems using dc polarography and DPP, respectively. The precision of the proposed analytical methods is acceptable, with relative standard deviations around 2.5% for the assay of 4‐acetoxyazetidin‐2‐one and 2.5 and 2–5% for the penem and carbapenem, respectively.