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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A STABILITY-INDICATING
RP–HPLC METHOD FOR ESTIMATION OF DAUNORUBICIN - A
CHEMOTHERAPIC DRUG IN BULK AND PHARMACEUTICAL
FORMULATIONS
Pallapati Suman1,2
, Tirukkovalluri Siva Rao*1, Kallam Venkata Siva Rama Krishna
Reddy2
1Department of Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-
530003, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2Laurus Labs Limited, Visakhapatnam- 531021, Andhra Pradesh, India.
ABSTRACT
Daunorubicin is a chemotherapy medicine used to treat cancer. A
simple, sensitive and specific stability indicating high performance
liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for the determination of
Daunorubicin was developed and validated by using Kromasil C18
column (250 mm x 4.6 mm, 5µm) using a mixture of methanol and
Acetonitrile in the ratio 75:25 (v/v) as a mobile phase and at a flow rate
of 1.0mL/min. Quantification was achieved with an UV detector at 254
nm over the concentration range of 5–30µg/mL. The applied HPLC
method allowed the separation and quantification of Daunorubicin with
good linearity (r2 = 0.999) in the studied concentration range. Limit of
detection and limit of quantification were found to be 0.3µg/mL and
1.0µg/mL, respectively. The method was validated as per the
International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines. Daunorubicin stock solution
was subjected to different stress conditions. The degraded product peaks were well resolved
from the pure drug peak with significant difference in their retention time values. Stressed
samples were assayed using developed HPLC method. Statistical analysis of the data showed
that the method is precise, accurate, reproducible, and selective for the analysis of
Daunorubicin. The method was successfully applied to the estimation of Daunorubicin in
tablet dosage form.
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Article Received on
30 April 2017,
Revised on 20 May 2017,
Accepted on 10 June 2017
DOI: 10.20959/wjpr20177-8791
*Corresponding Author
Tirukkovalluri Siva Rao
Department of Inorganic
& Analytical Chemistry,
Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam- 530003,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
Phone: +91-7702110459
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KEYWORDS: Daunorubicin, RP-HPLC, forced degradation, Daunotec©
- 20mg, Validation.
1. DRUG INTRODUCTION
Daunorubicin is a very toxic anthracycline aminoglycoside antineoplastic drug isolated from
Streptomyces peucetius.[1]
It is also known as daunomycin. Daunorubicin was approved for
medical use in the United States in 1979.[2-5] It is on the World Health Organization's List of
Essential Medicines.[1]
Specifically Daunorubicin is used for acute myeloid
leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), chronic myelogenous leukemia
(CML), and Kaposi's sarcoma. Daunorubicin is a cytotoxic agent, worked on preventing the
cancer cell from reproducing, which results in death of the cancer cell. The mechanism of
action of daunorubicin is as a Topoisomerase Inhibitor. It exhibits cytotoxic activity through
topoisomerase-mediated interaction with DNA, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and repair
and RNA and protein synthesis.[6-12]
Daunorubicin should only be administered in a
rapid intravenous infusion.[13-15] Common side effects with drug include hair loss,
vomiting, bone marrow suppression, and inflammation of the inside of the mouth.[1]
Other
severe side effects include heart disease and tissue death at the site of injection. Use
in pregnancy may harm the baby.Daunorubicin IUPAC name is (7S,9S)-9-acetyl-7-
[(2R,4S,5S,6S)-4-amino-5-hydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-6,9,11-trihydroxy-4-methoxy-
8,10-dihydro-7H-tetracene-5,12-dione,having molecular formula C27H29NO10 and molecular
weight 527.52 g/mol,structure is shown in figure-1.
Daunorubicin
Figure-1
There are various analytical methods have been developed reported for analysis
Daunorubicin. Among them Bio analytical methods[18-21]
, LC MS[22]
, HPLC[23, 24]
are
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analytical methods reported for analysis. Hence there is no stability indicating method was
reported with Daunorubicin, the present study was aimed for development and validation of
stability indicating RP-HPLC for Daunorubicin as well as formulation analysis.
2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
Chemicals
The reagents used in this work were methanol (HPLC grade- Lichrosolv), Acetonitrile
(HPLC grade- Lichrosolv), which were procured from Merck, India. The standard drug
Daunorubicin was obtained as gift sample from Chandra Bhagat Pharma Pvt Ltd, Mumbai.
The formulation injections of Daunorubicin (DAUNOTEC©
– 20mg) were purchased from
local pharmacy and the membrane filter was procured from Merck Milli Pour, India.
Equipment
Chromatography was performed using PEAK LC 7000 isocratic HPLC with PEAK 7000
delivery system, Rheodyne manual sample injector with switch (77251), Analytical column
Kromasil C18 column (250 X 4.6 mm, 5μ), Electronic balance-DENVER (SI234), manual
Rheodyne injector with a 20 μl loop was used for the injection of sample. PEAK LC software
was employed. UV 2301 Spectrophotometer was used to determine the wavelength of
maximum absorbance.
Chromatographic conditions
A number of HPLC systems were investigated to optimize the separation of Daunorubicin.
Separation was performed on a Kromasil C18 column (250 mm×4.6 mm i.d., 5 µm; at
ambient temperature. The mobile phase consisted of 750mL of HPLC grade methanol and
250mL of Acetonitrile of HPLC grade. The mobile phase was sonicated for 10 min and
filtered through a 0.45 μm membrane filter. The mobile phase flow rate was maintained at
1.0mL/min and eluents were monitored at 228nm. The samples were injected using a 20μL
fixed loop. All determinations were performed at ambient temperature for a run time of 10
min. The optimized chromatographic conditions are shown in Table 1.
Method development
Selection of mobile phase
Various mobile phases containing methanol, water, acetonitrile, and glacial acetic acid in
different ratios were tried with different flow rates. Good symmetrical peak was found with
the mobile phase comprising methanol and Acetonitrile in the ratio 75:25 (v/v).
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Preparation of standard stock solutions
The standard stock solutions of 100 μg/mL of the drug were prepared by dissolving 50 mg of
pure drug in the mobile phase in a 50 mL volumetric flask and the volume was made up to
the mark. Resulting solutions were further diluted with mobile phase to obtain a final
concentration of 100μg/mL and stored under refrigeration.
Preparation of calibration curve
Aliquots of standard stock solutions were put in a 10 mL volumetric flask and diluted up to
the mark with mobile phase. In such a way, the final concentrations of the drug were in the
range of 5–30μg/mL. Triplicate injections of 20 μL were made and analyzed by
chromatograph under the conditions as described above. Evaluation of the drug was
performed and peak areas were recorded. Calibration curves were constructed by plotting the
peak area on the y-axis against respective concentration of the drug on the x-axis. The
calibration curve was evaluated by its coefficient of determination.
Method validation
The developed method was validated by evaluating linearity, accuracy, precision, robustness,
ruggedness, detection limit, quantification limit and stability. Coefficients of variation and
relative errors of less than 2% were considered acceptable, except for the quantification limit,
for which these values were established at 2%, as recommended in the literature.
Linearity
A stock solution of Daunorubicin of 1000 μg/mL was prepared with mobile phase. From it,
various working standard solutions were prepared in the range of 5 to 100μg/mL and injected
into HPLC. It was shown that the selected drug had linearity in the range of 5–30 μg/mL. The
calibration plot (peak area of Daunorubicin versus concentration) was generated by replicate
analysis (n=9) at all concentration levels and the linear relationship was evaluated using the
least square method within Microsoft Excel® program.
Accuracy
The accuracy of the method was carried out using one set of different standard addition
methods at different concentration levels, 50%, 100% and 150%, and then comparing the
difference between the spiked value (theoretical value) and actual found value.
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Precision
The precision of the method was ascertained from the peak area obtained by actual
determination of six replicates of a fixed amount of the drug (15μg/mL). The precision of the
assay was also determined in terms of intra- and inter-day variation in the peak areas of a set
of drug solutions on three different days. The intra- and inter-day variation in the peak area of
the drug solution was calculated in terms of relative standard deviation (RSD).
Robustness
Robustness of the proposed method for Daunorubicin was carried out by the slight variation
in detector wavelength, pH and mobile phase ratio. The percentage change in each changed
condition was noted for Daunorubicin.
Ruggedness
The test solutions were prepared as per test method and injected under variable conditions.
Ruggedness of the method was studied by different analysts.
Detection limit and quantification limit
The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were established based on the
calibration curve parameters, according to the following formulas:
LOD=3.3SD/slope
LOQ=10SD/slope
or detection limit=3.3σ/s, quantification limit=10σ/s, where σ is the standard deviation of y-
intercept of regression line, and s is the slope of the calibration curve.
Forced degradation studies
The specificity of the method can be demonstrated through forced degradation studies
conducted on the sample using acid, alkaline, oxidative, thermal, photolytic, and ultra violet
(UV) degradations. The sample was exposed to these conditions, and the main peak was
studied for the peak purity, thus indicating that the method effectively separated the
degradation products from the pure active ingredient.
Hydrolytic degradation
Hydrolytic stress testing was performed to force the degradation of the drug substance to its
primary degradation products by exposure to neutral, acidic and basic conditions over time.
Functional groups likely to undergo hydrolysis are amides (lactams), esters (lactones),
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carbamates imides, imines, alcohols (epimerization for chiral center) and aryl amines.
Standard drug solution was prepared in aqueous, acidic (0.1N HCl) and basic (0.1N NaOH)
solutions. After the exposure time, the solution was neutralized and was diluted to get sample
concentration of 15μg/mL. The solution was analyzed in the optimized condition and the
degradation behavior was determined by comparing linear calibration curve results.
Oxidative degradation
Oxidative degradation of drug substances in pharmaceutical formulation is well documented.
Although exact mechanistic details about what promotes reaction between drug substance
and molecular oxygen in pharmaceutical formulations are not fully understood, such
reactions are generally thought to be in the category of auto-oxidation process. 3% Hydrogen
Peroxide solution was used for oxidative degradation study.
Photolytic degradation
For photolytic degradation, the drug was exposed to the direct sunlight and UV Light.
Sufficient amount of the drug was taken in a closed petri-dish and exposed to UV and
sunlight. After the exposing the drug to those stress condition the drug was taken out, diluted
appropriately and injected into HPLC to determine the amount of degradation of the drug.
Thermal degradation
To evaluate thermolytic pathways, evaluated temperature (80 °C) in the solid state and/or in
solution can be used. Many compounds began to degrade via different mechanisms above
80 °C, giving rise to degradation products. To solid-state stressing, the use of high and low
humidity atmosphere of the evaluated temperatures is appropriate. To evaluate stability under
the temperature the sample kept in a Petri dish and keep in oven at 80°C up to 24hours. After
expose of the samples and prepare sample solution and inject once. Evaluate the
degradedness in chromatogram and compare to Initial values.
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
Chromatographic separation
A number of HPLC chromatographic systems were investigated to optimize the separation of
Daunorubicin. Retention time for Daunorubicin as function of stationary phase (Kromasil
C18column), the mobile phase and the other optimized chromatographic conditions are
shown in Table 1. Chromatogram of blank and Standard were given in figure 2 and 3.
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Table 1: Optimized chromatographic conditions.
S No Condition Results
1 Mobile phase Methanol: Acetonitrile 75:25 (v/v)
2 Pump mode Isocratic
3 PH 5.7
4 Diluents Mobile phase
5 Column Kromasil C18column (250 X 4.6 mm, 5μ)
6 Column Temp Ambient
7 Wavelength 228nm
8 Injection Volume 20μl
9 Flow rate 1.0ml/min
10 Run time 10min
11 Retention Time 4.5min
Figure 2: Blank chromatogram.
Figure 3: Standard chromatogram for Daunorubicin.
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Method Validation
Validation of a stability-indicating analytical method should demonstrate the capability of the
method for the quantitation of the active pharmaceutical ingredient and the determination of
possible degradation products without any interference. To obtain the best chromatographic
conditions, the mobile phase was optimized to provide sufficient selectivity and sensitivity in
a short separation time.
Specificity
Specificity is the ability to accurately and specifically measure the analyte of interest in the
presence of other components that may be expected to be present in the sample matrix. It is a
measure of the degree of interference from other active ingredients, excipients, impurities,
and degradation products. Specificity in a method ensures that a peak response is due to a
single component only. In the present study, the ability of the method to separate the drug
from its degradation products and the non-interference of the excipients indicate the
specificity of the method. Values of peak purity index were higher than 0.9999. These results
indicated that the proposed method is specific and stability-indicating, and can be applied for
stability studies and QC analysis of Daunorubicin in pharmaceutical products, with
advantages when compared to the previously published methods.
Calibration curve
The coefficient of determination (R2), slope and intercept for Daunorubicin were 0.999,
15819 and -3993, respectively. The retention time for Daunorubicin was 4.59min. HPLC
chromatogram of Daunorubicin at 228nm and calibration curve is shown in Fig. 4. Linearity
results were given in table 2.
Figure 4: Linearity Graph for Daunorubicin.
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Table 2: Linearity results.
Level Concentration
in µg/ml Peak Area
1 5 78420
2 10 150074
3 15 234125
4 20 311745
5 25 390140
6 30 472516
Precision
The precision, evaluated as the repeatability of the method, was studied by calculating the
RSD for six determinations of the 15µg/mL sample of Daunorubicin performed on the same
day and under the same experimental conditions. The obtained RSD value was 0.71%. The
RSD values for repeatability study was found to be <1%, which indicate that the proposed
method is repeatable. Among analysts precision was determined by analyzing 15µg/mL
sample of Daunorubicin performed on the same day and under the same experimental
conditions. The obtained RSD value was 0.48%. The RSD values for repeatability study was
found to be <1%, which indicate that the proposed method is re-producible.
Table 3: Precision results.
S No Peak Area at 15µg/ml
Intraday Precision Interday Precision
1 231641 232338
2 231471 230805
3 231457 233970
4 232285 232734
5 230818 231397
6 235405 232823
RSD = 0.71 RSD = 0.48
Accuracy
The accuracy was assessed by the standard addition method for three replicate determinations
of three different solutions containing 15, 20, and 25µg/mL of Daunorubicin. The recoveries
were obtained in a range of 98.04–100.67% for Daunorubicin using the proposed HPLC
method. (Table 4) The high values indicate that the proposed HPLC method is accurate.
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Table 4: Recovery Results.
Level Target
In µg/ml
Amount of
spiked (µg/ml)
Total in
µg/ml
Amount of
Recovered (µg/ml)
%
Recovery
50 %
10 5 15 15.07 100.44
10 5 15 14.80 98.63
10 5 15 14.71 98.04
100%
10 10 20 19.89 99.47
10 10 20 19.82 99.11
10 10 20 20.13 100.66
150%
10 15 25 24.96 99.85
10 15 25 24.64 98.56
10 15 25 25.17 100.67
Limit of detection and limit of quantification
The LOD and LOQ were determined from slopes of linear regression curves. The limit of
detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) for Daunorubicin were found to be 0.13
and 1.00µg/mL, respectively. LOD and LOQ data show that Daunorubicin can be accurately
determined in the microgram quantity.
Robustness
Robustness of the method was studied by deliberate variations of the analytical parameters
such as detector wavelength, mobile phase ratio and different pH values. The results are
given in Tables 5. The % change was found to be less than 2% in all the changed condition.
Hence small variations in the method conditions don’t influence the results.
Table 5: Robustness results.
S. No Parameters
changes Change Peak Area % Change
1 Optimized …… 234125 ……
2 WL-change-1 232nm 235968 0.79
3 WL-change-2 222nm 230818 1.41
4 MP-change-1 Methanol: Acetonitrile
75:25 (v/v) 235086 0.41
5 MP-change-2 Methanol: Acetonitrile
75:25 (v/v) 238145 1.72
6 MP PH Change-1 5.8 232440 0.72
7 MP PH Change-2 5.7 236556 1.04
Forced Degradation studies
Forced degradation study of Daunorubicin was carried under different stress conditions. From
the neutral hydrolytic degradation study of Daunorubicin, it was found that two additional
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peaks were observed at a retention time of 3.94 and 5.28min. In this condition the % recovery
was found to be 97.92% and only 2.08% drug was degraded in this conditions. The results of
acidic hydrolysis showed degradation peaks at 0.76min, 5.37 and 5.89min along with the
drug peak. The peak area showed that 10.76% of degradation of the drug occurred when the
drug was kept in 0.1 M HCl up to 24 h. Daunorubicin upon alkaline degradation in 0.1 M
NaOH at 80 °C up to 24 h underwent degradation showing degradation peak at 5.37 and
5.89min in the chromatogram. The peak area of the drug showed that the percentage
degradation is 5.94% in the above condition. The degradation results of Daunorubicin were
given in table 6. The degradation chromatograms was given in figure 5-10 for Acidic, Base,
Light, Peroxide, Thermal and UV conditions respectively.
Table 6: Forced degradation results.
S No Condition No additional
peaks observed
Peak
Area % Obtained
%
degradation
1 Standard [15µg/ml] ...... 234125 100 0.0
2 Acidic 3 208929 89.24 10.76
3 Aqueous 2 229252 97.92 2.08
4 Base 2 220223 94.06 5.94
5 Light 2 222283 94.94 5.06
6 Peroxide 4 220530 94.19 5.81
7 Thermal 2 223909 95.64 4.36
8 UV 3 212189 90.63 9.37
Figure 5: Degradation chromatogram of Daunorubicin under Acidic condition.
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Figure 6: Degradation chromatogram of Daunorubicin under Base condition.
Figure 7: Degradation chromatogram of Daunorubicin under Light condition.
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Figure 8: Degradation chromatogram of Daunorubicin under Peroxide condition.
Figure 9: Degradation chromatogram of Daunorubicin under Thermal condition.
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Figure 10: Degradation chromatogram of Daunorubicin under UV condition.
Formulation analysis
The method was applied for the estimation of drug in marketed formulation. The prepared
formulation solution was analyzed in the method condition; the % assay was calculated by
comparing the peak area obtained in formulation analysis with the linear regression values.
The % assay was found to be 98.95. Hence the method was successfully applied for the
routine analysis of Daunorubicin in pharmaceutical formulations. Results were given in table
7 and formulation chromatogram was given in figure 11.
Table 7: Formulation analysis results.
S No Brand
Name Form Dosage
Amount
Prepared
Amount
Found
%
Assay
1 Daunotec©
Vial 20mg 15µg/ml 14.84µg/ml 98.95
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Figure 11: Formulation chromatogram of Daunorubicin.
4. CONCLUSION
This study is a typical example of the development of a stability-indicating assay following
ICH guidelines. The results of stress testing are undertaken according to the ICH guidelines
which reveal that the method is specific and stability-indicating. Based on the peak purity
results obtained from the analysis of forced degradation samples using the described method,
it can be concluded that there is no other co-eluting peak with the main peaks, and the method
is specific for the determination of Daunorubicin in the presence of degradation products.
A simple and rapid isocratic stability-indicating RP-HPLC method has been developed and
validated for the determination of Daunorubicin in tablet dosage form. The results of the
validation studies show that the RP-HPLC method is sensitive, accurate, specific, and
stability-indicating. It possesses significant linearity (r2 = 0.999), precision with a mean RSD
of <0.1%, high efficiency and resolution, and no interference from the excipients or
degradation products, as was demonstrated. The proposed method was successfully applied
and is suggested for the quantitative analysis of Daunorubicin in pharmaceutical formulations
for QC, where economy and time are essential and to assure therapeutic efficacy.
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