Supercritical fluid (carbon dioxide) based ultra performance convergence chromatography for the separation and determination of fulvestrant diastereomers
Ganipisetty Venkata Narasimha Rao,G. Gnanadev,Bellam Ravi,D. Dhananjaya,P. Manoj,B. Indu,R. Venkata Nadh
Analytical Methods Pub Date : 07/16/2013 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C3AY40802G
Abstract

UltraPerformance convergence chromatography (UPC2 ™) is a new category of separation science which utilizes the unrealized potential of the supercritical chromatography phenomenon. UPC2™ is a stand-alone, viable technique that is cost effective, sustainable, and uses green technology that lowers the use of organic solvents. Based on this advantage, we explored a simple and robust supercritical liquid-based UPC2 method in order to increase sample throughput and productivity to quantify the diastereomers of fulvestrant. The two isomers of fulvestrant were well separated on a chiral column (150 mm × 4.6 mm, I.D.) by applying a mixture of methanol and acetonitrile (9.5 : 0.5) as the co-solvent of the mobile phase of carbon dioxide (75%). The detection was carried out at 280 nm. We were able to achieve a three-fold reduction in retention with an isocratic mode as compared to the United States Pharmacopoeias (USP) normal phase method. This new method was validated in accordance with the ICH guidelines; it exhibited good intra- and inter-day accuracy, precision, and the results were linear over a range of 25% to 150% of the target concentration. The method could be successfully applied for the determination of the diastereomeric ratio of fulvestrant as an API and in fulvestrant injectable finished products.

Graphical abstract: Supercritical fluid (carbon dioxide) based ultra performance convergence chromatography for the separation and determination of fulvestrant diastereomers